| In the computing world, year 2009 was the year | | | | Apple might use more complex finger gestures |
| of netbooks and mini laptops. Most of the | | | | with the tablet, which would of course increase |
| traditional computing companies together with not | | | | the learning time but might just do the trick of |
| so well companies came out with small computing | | | | making the tablet PCs the main computer in the |
| devices within the range of 300-500$. Year 2010 | | | | house. |
| on the other hand, is expected to be the year of | | | | 2010 might also see companies launching various |
| tablet PCs. Mini Laptops are a category of laptops | | | | internet and consumer entertainment devices. This |
| that are lighter and smaller than regular laptops | | | | could include tablet PCs, some touch screen based |
| and are not suitable for processing intensive | | | | mobile internet devices or some kind of |
| applications like movie playing. Tablet PCs are | | | | smartphone or ebook readers. Overall the mobile |
| more like mini laptops with touchscreen | | | | internet device market would become more |
| technology. | | | | crowded. There would be lot of companies with |
| Few big companies like HP, Sony and lenovo have | | | | different models of e-book readers, tablet PCs |
| already disclosed there plans for Tablet PCs in | | | | and smartphones, confusing the user much more. |
| CES(Consumer Electronics Show) 2010. | | | | All this competition among companies might also |
| Furthermore, Microsoft has put behind its weight | | | | prove to be a silver lining in the cloud as it would |
| on HP's model because it supports Windows 7 | | | | make sure that the prices of the new devices do |
| Operating System. Moreover, Apple is also | | | | not go through the roof. One thing is sure, that |
| rumored to come out with its own version of the | | | | these technological inventions would have a |
| device. This device is expected to be able to | | | | definite shift in the way we work and manage |
| perform more complex computing as Apple would | | | | our daily life. One of these technologies might also |
| like the tablets to be used for normal computing | | | | be the future of how we compute and |
| requirements and not only for reading books or | | | | communicate. |
| as a multimedia device. | | | | |