Computer Tablets

The evolution of computer technology, having its humble beginnings in the last few decades of the previous millennium, while rapid, and revolutionary has been rather gradual. The advancing technology has been following the principle known as the Moore's Law, which describes the doubling of processing power of computers every 18 to 24 months. This law has proven to be a valid prediction of the trend for the last 40 years, and is expected to continue until either the physical and thermal limitations of the silicon cores are reached, or the computer field experiences a technological breakthrough equaling the development of the first transistor in the 20th century. However, simply because the advancements in this field have followed a rather rigid equation, it certainly does not mean that the world of computers was in any way stagnant, but to the contrary, it has been a center of innovation and ingenuity. What began as a classroom-size impractical device reserved for governments and other large institutions, is now being offered to general customers making their lives easier every step of the way. Currently, computer devices are no longer viewed as these large, metal boxes but are offered in the form of touch screen computers, known as tablets. These devices, with their greatly improved user interface, are far more intuitive and far easier to use than their older counterparts

The introduction of touch screen operated devices occurred way before they began to be used for computer interface control. However, it was not until their emergence in the multimedia phone market that they had become widely accepted by the public. What soon followed, was the introduction by Apple of the first generally available computer tablet, known as the iPad (now iPad 2). The device was officially announced in 2010, and within a few months it ignited a new computer revolution with many different manufacturers trying to develop and release their own version of a touch screen computer. The iPad offered an innovative experience to the user, with a computer interface controlled by the same technology that most consumers had already become accustomed to through their music players and smartphones. Today, the concept has become widely accepted and rather elementary, but there are countless company executives who are kicking themselves for not pursuing it, only a few years ago

The majority of early tablet computers had a fairly limited set of functions. The ability to browse the internet, as well as access to simple internet communication applications was universally included, but there were a lot of other limitations not present in standard laptop computers. A year later after the release of the iPad, its second version, the iPad 2 was announced. This tablet, with its expanded the list of functions, and the extended battery life, proved to be a far superior device to its first-generation older brother. Currently, the tablet technology is still evolving expecting to eventually reach the potential of laptop computers, while still offering their intuitive and user-friendly interfaces.