Most people haven't heard of tablet computers. If you are one of them, this article will shed some light for you. A tablet computer in its most simple form is a laptop computer with a touch screen. Touch input is becoming very popular on electronic devices of all types these days. Whether it's a cell phone or video game, touch screens are appearing on all sorts of electronic gadgets. If you remember watching science fiction movies like Star Trek and seeing the crew members tapping away on a small notebook like electronic device, you have a pretty good idea of what the tablet PC looks like.
Early tablet computers came equipped with keyboards but the tablets that are being revealed in the major trade shows, are missing the keyboard. Some are what they call convertible. This basically means that they can be used with or without a keyboard.
Netbook Convertible Tablet
Traditionally tablet PCs have been used with an electronic pen that is used to write on the screen or make input selections. The latest craze is called "multi touch" input. This means that a user can use their fingers to touch in more than one place on the screen at a time.
This type of computer is most often used like a notepad. The user makes all of his or her input selections with either an electronic pen, a stylus, or even fingers. These types of PCs are most commonly used by technicians in the field. In situations where setting a computer down and typing is impractical, the user can simply can input their selections directly on the screen.
Another very popular item at the electronic trade shows is an electronic reader. This is basically a device used for reading books in their electronic form. The books are simply downloaded onto the electronic reader. Hundreds of electronic books can be stored on one device. Tablet PCs are being manufactured smaller and thinner to resemble these electronic readers. Basically they are crossing over so that an electronic reader can be used as a tablet PC and a tablet PC can be used as an electronic reader.
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