Apple iOS
iPad
Apple introduced the iPad in 2010 which re-invigorated the tablet computer market. The device is similar to the iPhone and larger, it is capable of accessing the web, viewing photos and videos, gaming, word processing and printing wirelessly, reading with iBooks and subscribing to newspapers and magazines.
Axiotron introduced the Modbook, a heavily modified Apple MacBook, Mac OS X-based tablet computer at Macworld in 2007.[27] The Modbook used Apple's Inkwell for handwriting and gesture recognition, and used digitization hardware from Wacom. To get Mac OS X to talk to the digitizer on the integrated tablet, the Modbook was supplied with a third-party driver called TabletMagic. Wacom does not provide driver support for this device.
Popular models
To compare various Tablet PCs, visit the Tablet PC comparison page.
Screen size trends
Many tablet PC makers have standardized on a 12" widescreen format, with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels. The Fujitsu T5010 has a larger 13.3" display, but still runs at the 1280x800 pixel resolution.[28] The Acer TravelMate C300 has a 14.1" screen at 1024x768.
The 12" form factor is optimal for the power, size and weight considerations required for portability.[citation needed] Although there is some demand for larger Tablet PC screen sizes from consumers, larger screens add significant weight and bulk to Tablet PCs. They also require more power, therefore larger, heavier batteries or shorter battery life.
For current tablet computers, (non tablet PCs) the general size is 10" (Used by the iPad) or 7" (Used by many Android tablets).
Timeline of tablet PC history
The following timeline list gives some of the highlights of this history:
* Before 1950
o 1888: U.S. Patent granted to Elisha Gray on electrical stylus device for capturing handwriting.[29]
o 1915: U.S. Patent on handwriting recognition user interface with a stylus.[30]
o 1942: U.S. Patent on touchscreen for handwriting input.[31][32]
o 1945: Vannevar Bush proposes the Memex, a data archiving device including handwriting input, in an essay As We May Think.[33]
* 1950s
o Tom Dimond demonstrates the Styalator electronic tablet with pen for computer input and software for recognition of handwritten text in real-time.[34]
* Early 1960s
o RAND Tablet invented.[35][36] The RAND Tablet is better known than the Styalator, but was invented later.
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