Tablets, Tablets and more Tablets

I was amused by the number of Tablet PCs or Tablet Computers coming out in the market and thought that it required a mention in my blog.

According to the wikipedia definition, "A tablet PC is a laptop PC equipped with a stylus or a touch screen. This form factor (a form factor specifies the physical dimensions of a major system components) is intended to offer a more mobile PC. Tablet PCs may be used where notebooks are impractical or unwieldy, or do not provide needed functionality."

The term tablet PC was made popular by Mircrosoft, where it was defined as a pen-enabled computer conforming to hardware specifications devised by Microsoft.
"A tablet computer or simply a tablet is defined as a complete computer contained entirely in a flat touch screen that uses a stylus, a digital pen, or finger tip as the primary input device instead of a key board or a mouse which may or may not be included".

The Tablet PCs are the hottest commodity in town and are grabbing headlines everywhere. There are a number of established players like Microsoft and Apple that have launched Tablet PCs and there are lesser known ones, even from Hyderabad hitting the markets soon. A quick look at some of them:

Microsoft Tablet PC:





Runs operating system based on Windows XP professional, offers advanced handwriting and speech recognition features that let you create, store and transmit handwritten notes and voice input.

Apple iPad Tablet PC:

Apple's iPad, the best way to see the web, email and photos. With its multi-touch screen and its ability to run thousands of apps, iPad can do thousands of things a tablet PC or e-reader can't.

For a full list of features, go here.

HP Tablet PC:


Asustek Eee Pad:

Acer Tablet PC:

Dell Tablet PC:


Lenovo Tablet PC:


Sony Tablet PC:





Neofonie's We Pad:
Neofonie's We Pad aimed at the European markets


Cynovo's C7 Tablet:
Targeting the China market


Adam Tablet PC:
Our own Hyderabad based Notion Ink's Adam Tablet PC which is winning rave reviews including comments like "better than iPad". Notion Ink is headed by young IIT grad Rohan Shravan. Pricing could be in the range of US$399 to US$498.

Check out the wiki page and the official blog of Adam Tablet PC. Bravo, all Hyderabadi's would be proud of the achievement.

Last, but not the least:

Sakshat Tablet PC:

Sakshat (meaning Embodiment) is a tablet computing device to attempt to bridge the digital divide.

India's Education Minister, Mr. Kapil Sibal releasing the $35 tablet PC in India.

One Laptop Per Child

Headed by Nicholas Negroponte, OLPC is a non-profit organization set up to oversee the creation of an affordable educational device for the developing world.


OLPC Xo-1 is mainly targeted for children in the developing countries.

After looking at all the tablets available in the market, one really has to wonder - what do they really cure apart from your curiosity!!!

Let's wait and watch.