Tablets - The Future Of Computing
In modern life, computer has become an integral part of everyone's life. Most of us are dependent on computers for our work and livelihood. The immense development in technology has led to the emergence of whole new range of gadgets similar to computers such as laptops, tablets, and ipads with diverse applications, specifications, and price range. When we look at all these different gadgets, we will find that tablets has been around us for a long time but still people are not ready to replace their desktops or laptops with a tablet. If we look at the current trend in computer sales, we will observe that the demand for tablets is far more greater than PC and laptops but still people consider it as medium which consumes content rather than creates it. The main advantage of a tablet over a PC is that, you can use a tablet in the sheer convenience of your comfortable couch but while working with a PC, you can't never be in a comfortable position but this is not the only advantage. These are some of the aspects of a tablet which makes it stand an inch taller than PC and laptops.
1. Gaming
Laptops and PC's are utterly helpless when they are compared with tablets in the gaming field. If you don't compare tablet gaming with Xbox and PlayStation, then tablets are the future of gaming. The trend in gaming industry signifies an immense growth in hand-held games in the future and tablets are the best possible option to play hand-held games because of their peppy processors. There are thousands of platforms which offer great cult games for tablets and most of them are absolutely free or at a very low price. The compelling gaming experience offered by the awesome screen space of tablets had already made tablets the primary screen for gamers. If you are a die hard game addict, then you should definitely opt for the latest razor sharp 10-inch tablets, otherwise a seven or eight-inch tablet will be fine.
2. Videos And Movies
Tablets are the best option for watching movies and videos, especially if you spend a lot of time on the road. The battery life of a tablet lasts longer than the battery life of most of the latest laptops and smartphones. You can watch your favourite movies and songs any time by moving them into the in-built storage memory of your tablet. You can also watch latest movies by buying or renting them from tablet platforms and you can also download codecs and additional media player apps to support a variety of different media file formats. Tablets don't come with an expendable memory option, but this shortcoming will in no way affect movie lovers. Movie addicts can easily store their top ten movies in a tablet because the in-built storage capacity of tablets is up to 64 GB and cloud storage facility is also provided.
3. eBooks
It was in the past that book lovers used to admire the smell of their new paperback edition but today a majority of the bibliophiles from different parts of the world had switched to ebooks. The first ebook reader that became a trend among book worms was the Amazon's Kindle but the emergence of tablets created a whole new revolution in the field of ebook readers. With an ebook reader, you can only read ebooks but a tablet offers a wide range of functions apart from comfortable reading. This uniqueness of tablets had overshadowed even the most feature rich ebook readers. The cost of ebooks is also comparatively lower than paperback editions and if you are travelling, it is not possible to carry all your books collection but in a tablet, you can store all your favourite books and can read them any time at your convenience. The immense success of tablets in the ebooks market is mainly due to the perfect size of its screen which is exactly similar in size to that of paperback books. Apart from reading ebooks, you can also read magazines, newsletters, and periodicals.
4. Web Browsing
Tablets offer a unique web browsing experience with a wide range of apps available for data searching. If you are not satisfied with your tablet's in-built web browser then you can also install other user friendly browsers in your tablet. They are also a powerful tool for enhancing your productivity and online experience for business purposes. Apart from browsing the Internet, you can also create and share presentations and can also indulge in video conference with your clients or friends with the help of a tablet. Some of the tablets may not support flash videos, but that is not a concern for a tablet user because a lot of popular websites are adapting tablet friendly technology by using hassle-free browsing instead of flash. If you want to experience hi-speed browsing then the solution lies in Android tablets.
5. Social Media And E-mail
Today, all the major social media platforms have apps optimised for tablets. Wherever you go, you can use email, instant messaging, and VoIP services such as Skype from your tablet. You can also share your interests, information, and activities with your friends and families through a wide range of apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, YouTube, and Linkedin that are installed in your tablet. Tablets are far more handy than Smartphones when you are typing long messages or emails because of their perfect screen size and on-screen keyboard feature. If you are addicted to sites like Pinterest and Tumbler, then you should definitely own a tablet because of the high resolution image quality offered by tablets when compared to Smartphones.
6. News And Other Apps
If you are the kind of a person who always wants to stay on the cutting edge of technology and news world, then tablets are specifically designed for this purpose. You can directly install a wide range of newspaper, magazine, and life style related apps such as recipes or gadgets in your tablet for free from different tablet platforms. While using a tablet you will never get bored because of its enormous collection of apps for each and every need of yours.
Tablets started as a sidekick for PC and laptops but today they have become technically powerful enough to carry out most of your computing needs. If you want the world to be in your finger tips then you should opt for a tablet because the future of computing are tablets.
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