With touch screens almost becoming ubiquitous it is not that surprising to see it hit the mainstream media too. Today, while on my travels in China I caught a story on �CNN in Asia� tracking the recent success of touch screen technology in gadgets today. Because of the relevance to the Tablet PC space I thought I�d post it for you as it came back on a rerun.
Recently I was having a conversation with Nicholas White regarding Ultra-Mobile PC and the role it plays in convergence. I explained that no longer do we hold Pen Based Computing as the primary intention of a Tablet PC but rather portability and mobility seem more common descriptions. With that in mind it seems that monikers and keywords associated with these devices are changing too.
What I am seeing is a real move from Ultra-Mobile PC being described in terms of �form factor� as opposed to �pen based computing.� It will become more common to hear things like PDAs and Mobile Phones described as Tablets than the traditional description of these devices today (�big call I know, but I believe true). Think about it, Tablet Edition is now embedded in Vista! When you think of Tablet PC, do you think of the pen anymore, or is it now just a small PC? I�m interested. If your new to these devices then perhaps all you know of Tablet PC is it�s a small handheld.
Touch Screen Sexy
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