Hi Tech Gadgets Developments: How The Ipad And Android Made Tablets Sexy

In 2009, the year 2010 predicted that the tablet, just like what Netbooks made some years earlier. In fact it was with the explosive popularity of Apples IPAD and a rush of Android tablet PCs to market. Now, experts are predicting that 2011 is still the year of the tablet as iPads sale is still on a roll while the other big names in the mobile device and the PC manufacturing market expanding their development efforts in the Tablet PC arena.

The following provides a brief overview of how tablet PCs into personal and mobile computing arena, and how IPAD and Android returned tablets from geek to sleek and sexy and literally thrown these units into the top of hi tech gadgets market and in people's hands.

A Brief History of the Tablet PC

People may not know it, but the tablets did not start with IPAD but actually dating back to 1989 in the form of Gripper tablet. This early version was still running on DOS and was using an inductive pen as an input device. It basically has the same size as an IPAD but weighs over 10 kg.

Palm Pilot is another early version but this time it weighs only 160 grams, or 5.6 6 ounces and already has a touchpad, but requires a stylus or a sharp point for the input. Of these two early versions of the tablets later versions, people are now enjoying finally come. But there were several problems with using these early versions, since these gadgets were only functioning satisfactorily in an area of mobile computing solutions, but failed miserably in others. This did not work well with the audience.

The emergence of the iPad, however, changed public perception of the tablet device, and reinvigorated the tablet PC market and changed the way people communicate with each other and with the world. Android tablets have taken this trend one step further by providing features and capabilities that compensated for the iPads missing. These tablets provided to the growing need of people for mobile computing applications: Internet access, video on demand, social networking, instant messages, video chat and e-mail in a slim, but very convenient package everything they ever needed in a mobile computing device.

IPad tablet devices on the Android Market

Apples iPad tablet dominated the market when it was launched, representing over 19.5 5 million tablets sold in the year 2010. More OEM manufacturers wanted a piece of the pie tablet and introduced their own versions of the tablet, most of which make use of Android operating system. Some of these new marquee products include:

* Fusion Garage JooJoo
* Archos Tablet
* Dell Streak
* Augen GenTouch78 Android Tablet
* Samsung Galaxy Loss Android Tablet
* Toshiba Folio 100
* LG Optimus Pad
* ViewSonic ViewPad 100
* Dell Looking Glass
* ASUS EeePad
* Cisco cius tablet
LG UX10 *
* Lenovo LePad
* Sony Tablet
* Best Buy Rocket Fish
* BlackBerry Tablet
* MSI Android Tablet
* HP Slate
* Verizon Google Tablet
Nokia Tablet *
* OpenPeak OpenTablet7

Popularity of tablets exploded all over the world much longer, with the entry of Chinese merchants brands and manufacturers to introduce their own versions of the iPad, but instead of using an Apple OS, these tablets make use of Android operating system.

One of the more prominent specimens attracted considerable buzz in the tablet market P88 from Shenzhen Great Loong Brother Industrial Co. That looks like an IPAD clone with the exception of the USB ports that iPads lacks. Manufacturers of P88 claimed that their aircraft was released three months before Apple iPad was released and accused of copying Apple's multi-touch tablet. Aside from the P88, there was other Android-based China tablets on the market, and slowly make the whole world through different online stores and retailers dropship. Some of these Chinese tablets contain:

* Epad Tablet PCs
* Eken M005 Tablet PC
* Monkeyed iRobot Telecommunications Chip TCC8902 Android 2.1 A Tablet PC
* Utopia Apad iMX515 Android 2.2 2 Tablet
* Haipad M701-R APAD HDMI Chip Tele Android Tablet
* Wopad capacitive touchscreen CT7001 RK2818 Android 2.1 1 Apad Android Tablet
* Gome Flytouch APAD Android 2.1 1 Tablet
* Malata Zpad T2 2.2 2 Capacitive Tablet
* Zenithink ZT-180 10 "A105 Android 2.1 Tablet 1
* Gpad 9.7 7 'capacitive multi-touch screen Android 2.2 2
* Witstech A81-E 7 "Android 2.2 2 tablet with removable battery Free Case
* C901 WiFi 7.0 0 inch Touch Screen MP4 Player with Android, MID, & E-Book Reader
* IMito IM7 7 "Touch Screen MID E-Book Reader & Remote Tablet PC Chips Android 2.1 1
* SmartQ SmartQ T7 and T7-3G Android 2.1 1 tablets
* Opad A1 7 "Android 2.1 Tablet PC 1
* Flytouch Epad Ep07 seven Google Android 1.6 6 EPad Tablet Slate
* Moonse E7001 7 Aluminum Edition Android 1.5 5 MID Slate Tablet Device

Future Trends in Tablet Devices Market

Experts in the mobile computing industry are synonymous to declare that the manufacture and sale of tablets in the next 12 months would remain attractive to grow now that more and more manufacturers from around the world jump into the tablet bandwagon. Android will continue to gain popularity as more features like video calls are added for flagship devices. Apple iPads will continue to see strong sales and analysts expect new releases and some updates to their units this year.