Where it all Began.

History of the Tablet• 1989 – GridPad is first released.

– considered the first Tablet Computer, it inspires Jeff Hawkins to create the Palm platform.

• 1992 – Apple releases the Newton, coins the phrase “PDA”.• 1996 – USRobotics releases the Pilot running Palm OS, name later

changed to Palm Pilot.• 1996 – Microsoft Releases Windows CE 1.0

– Microsoft’s first OS for mobile devices.• 2000 – HP Releases the iPaq Pocket PC

– “Pocket PC” comes from Windows CE 3.0 Pocket PC Edition– iPaq product line becomes the longest running and highest selling PDAs

of all time.• 2007 – Apple relases the iPhone, its first entry into mobile

computing in over 14 years.• 2010 – Apple releases the iPad, and the tablet age is born!

Grid Computer

Apple Newton

Palm Pilot

Compaq iPaq Pocket PC

Tablet GUI Evolution

Newton OS

Palm OS

Pocket PC

The modern Tablet• Runs on an ARM class CPU• 128Mb to 1Gb of RAM• 128Mb – 2Gb ROM• 2Gb to 64 Gb SSD Storage• 7” to 11” Touch Screen• iOS or Android OS

iOS

Android OS

So what changed?

• Ease of use

• Industry acceptance of a standard hardware platform

• Open sdk development

• App store

What made all this work

Difference between eBook Readers And Tablets

• The Bad…– eBook readers do not have standard

platforms (CPU, OS)– Locked OS functionality– Limited multimedia functions

• The Good…– Much better battery life– Can do most basic functions on the web– Muuuccchhh cheaper

Not all tablets are made the same.

What you get for the money

$150-200

$300-400

$400-500

$500 and above

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