Technology change very fast nowadays. i still remembered during the time i knew the word ‘computer’. They were extremely difficult to use, cumbersome and were very large and expensive machines. Those days, the computers were only used by technical specialist, for example engineers, who were familiar with off-line and logic programming.
Computers are now change from being huge machine, housed in large , air-conditioned rooms to much smaller machines, including some that can easily be carried around by children. Consequently, instead of being use by highly experience programmers, people from all walks of life – commerce, education, manufacturing and entertainment, begin to use computer system.
Today’s computers have become much affordable – less expensive.
From the mainframe size, to personal computer to laptop to notebook. While our PC or notebook or laptop sits on a desk at the office or on a coffee table at home, smartphones go everywhere with us and integrate into every part of our lives. But despite getting smarter and smarter, phones are too small to replace PCs completely. We need a device that bridges the gap between what PCs do and what mobile phones do. That device has arrived, welcome to the age of the tablet.
The concept of a tablet PC isn’t new. Before, it was just a laptop with a screen that swiveled around and folded back. And of course, it was quite uncomfortable to carry as a slate and awkward to use as a laptop. When the Apple iPad hit the market, critics quickly called it a giant iPhone without the phone. The iPad evolution has altered everything we thought we knew about tablets, and other hardware manufacturers are following up on Apple’s success quickly.
Today’s tablet is exactly a thin slab, dominated by its screen. The software for tablets has changed, as well. Instead of struggling to run a full-fledged version of Windows, which requires a significant amount of processing power and isn’t optimized for use with a touchscreen, most new tablet models released nowadays run a relatively lightweight, touchscreen-focused mobile operating system such as Apple iOS or Google Android.
Are tablets very necessary to have ?
For me, at this point of time, tablets aren’t necessary devices, at least not at the present time with their current capabilities. They certainly are popular, but they are just another ways to access the internet. Tablets are best for those who are always moving and find that mobility is and portability is extremely important to them. Used most often as entertainment devices, the tablet isn’t for serious computing, and when thought of as a toy, it definitely isn’t cheap.
These changes in technology have opened up a wide range of new possibilities for the new way in which computers can be used. For computers technology to be widely accepted and used effectively, they need to be well designed – how to fit the technology to people’s need and their work. Producing computer system that are straightforward to use means, that system designers have to think beyond merely what capabilities the system should have. They need to consider the interaction that goes on between users and a computer system, and how the use of computers might enrich the work and personal lives of people.
Technology is going to fast, but how fast is the fast ?…
JoeRahman 