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Mighty Tablets Rock! (computers, not Moses)

[  Originally written for 979Represent.com  ]

Tablet computers have been around for a long time now, but it seems that everyone has suddenly become aware of their majesty with the release of the iPad. Tablets in general are great for someone who needs to use a computer while standing up or for someone who likes to draw alot or take notes. The HP TouchSmart is a great example of an exceptional Tablet PC. You have the full touch screen when its folded flat and if you get tired of that it folds around like a regular laptop with actual keys and buttons. Also because its not a mac you can actually play games on it. (Have YOU ever tried playing Chrono Trigger on a touch screen?)

The iPad is a giant cell phone that doesn’t fit in your pocket. Period. It’s main purpose is to browse the internet and look pretty. Because of the OS that it uses, it can only run one program at a time.. Sorry not program, I meant app. .from their fancy pants app store. It does look really pretty i’ll give it that. It also looks super thin; I bet if I saw one in person, I could break it over my knee with the first or second try. Oh you have an iPad you say? May I hold it?

I am sure there will soon be a way to hack the iPad to make them usefull somehow, but for now I just see it as a way to show your friends how much of a douchebag you are. I’m not buying into the hype and if your in the market for a actual computer I strongly recomend doing your research.

(P.S. Research involves more then watching youtube videos and reading Ashton Kutcher’s twitter feed)

Speaking of Research, Google is currently in the process of creating their own “iPad killer” Tablet PC. Some images were released of a mockup prototype which appeared to be running the beautifull Google Chrome OS. These mockups appear to have been put together by Glen Murphy, Google Chrome’s designer therefore it is resonable to beleve that this design will be fairly accurate. It will be interesting to watch Google crush the mac empire. (At least thats how I envision it every time I close my eyes..)

I love Google.

As far as the Tablets go, I am still favoring the ACTUAL Tablet PC’s that are already out there. I don’t know about you but I like my computers to be usefull and have the ability to multitask. I Like to play video games, and for now I enjoy the freedoms associated with the Windows systems.