| Mobile computing is becoming a vital part of many | | | | The keyboard is an on-screen touch one, and all |
| people's lives. Those that are on the go are | | | | of the other functions are done through the touch |
| constantly using their mobile phones or laptop | | | | screen. This changes how people are going to be |
| computers to get things done whether it is for | | | | doing mobile computing in the sense that they can |
| personal reasons or work. This growing | | | | pull out an iPad and quickly browse what they |
| dependence on this form of technology is allowing | | | | want or send information on the go. These have |
| many companies to dominate the market with | | | | already had massive success in terms of sales, |
| products that can do amazing things while on the | | | | and people love the convenience of this product. |
| fly. People are loving these more efficient and light | | | | It obviously doesn't have the functions of a laptop |
| computers that can still function at a high level. | | | | computer, but for those that want to only |
| With the birth of the laptop people were able to | | | | browse or watch movies, this works perfectly. |
| take their computing with them and do things like | | | | What is interesting about the iPad is it is really just |
| write up reports or browse the web. Then we | | | | a giant iPhone. There isn't much originality to the |
| had smart phones released that allowed for all | | | | concept; the creator just thought maybe the |
| these to be done on a tiny screen, something | | | | functions of a touch-screen mobile phone would |
| that made having on in your pocket even more | | | | do better if the thing was larger. |
| important. | | | | This market has already proven to be very |
| There has been a new approach to the whole | | | | lucrative and other companies are already |
| mobile concept of computing. While many | | | | beginning to imitate. Research in Motion, the |
| companies look to release the next best laptop or | | | | creator of the Blackberry, already has plans to |
| mobile smart phone, Apple has attempted to | | | | release their own similar looking version of the |
| revolutionize the way people go about computing. | | | | iPad. Dell has the same plans as well, with what |
| This is typical of Apple, as they are always looking | | | | they call the Dell Streak. Companies are seeing |
| for ways to change current products and make | | | | why people want an iPad and are already |
| people more excited about the simple things. | | | | beginning to tackle this market. The question is, is |
| There most recent invention is called the iPad. It is | | | | this a good thing for mobile computing? With this |
| a mobile tablet computer that has made mobile | | | | new direction of computers people are going to |
| computing even more convenient. It is basically | | | | be doing more browsing and viewing and less of |
| just a screen, and considering it is tablet (touch | | | | what they would be doing on a laptop. Do we |
| screen) it has all the basic functions of a laptop | | | | want these to over-run the laptops? |
| computer but without the keyboard. | | | | |