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The term of a tablet device has become more and more popular in our society since Apple unveiled “iPad”. However, the idea for a tablet PC has appeared for a long time. Let’s have a look at the photos as follows to see the failure as well as the success in the history of tablet computing.
Microsoft Tablet PC (2000)
The idea for a tablet PC was teased by Microsoft during his speech at the 2000 Comdex. The tablet was described as a PC that is virtually without limits and predicted to become the most well-known form of PC in America within just five year.
However, tablets have become famous worldwide due to the success of the iPad, not a Tablet PC which runs Microsoft Windows.
GRiDPad (1989)
Designed and built by the GRiD Systems Corporation, this tablet PC ran MS-DOS. It was also equipped with a 10-inch monochrome screen and could remain for about 3 hours of battery life.
However, the iPad’s high cost of $ 2,370 was among the reasons resulting in its failure.
Apple Newton MessagePad (1993)
Newton MassagePad features an ARM 610 processor ambling along at 20MHz, a 336 x 240 display and 640K of RAM.
Apple Newton MessagePad is said to be a product that marked the beginning of the PDA era.
Amazon Kindle (2007)
While people were waiting for a usable tablet, Amazon appeared and disappointed gadget fans when it released the Kindle.
Allowing customers to buy an ebook and read it, the device was considered as one of Amazon’s best-selling products.
Motorola Xoom (2011)
Featuring 10-inch display, 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor and impressive cameras as well as running Android 3.0, Motorola Xoom is expected to be the most dangerous wannabe Ipad-killer
The Dynabook (1968)
It is said that the idea for a tablet computer appeared in the 1960s when Alan Kay and the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center created the “Dynabook”, a hand device that allows children to access to digital media easily.
“Dynabook” is described as a combination of a paper and pencil, artist's easel, typewriter, musical instrument and so on.
Tandy Zoomer (1992)
After the failure of GRiDPad, GRiD engineer Jeff Hawkins had an idea to build a new tablet. Together with Tandy and Casio in Palm Computing, Hawkins has released a touchscreen device called the Zoomer.
Although Zoomer is also high appreciated, the price still limited its popularity.
Compaq TC1000 (2003)
In 2003, Compaq TC1000, a silver tablet with a detachable 10.4-inch touchscreen appeared, leading the thought that the tablet PC’s time had come.
However, Compaq TC1000 was regarded as a product just for surfing the Internet
Apple iPad (2010)
Appearing the first time in April 2010, Apple iPad was powered a 9.7-inch display, 10-hour battery life, and powerful 1GHz A4 processor and so many other applications.
iPad 2 (2011)
It is rumored that iPad 2 will be released at the beginning of April 2011. The device is expected to power a 9.7 inch display, two cameras, an USB port, gyroscope, 512MB RAM and a “wide-range speaker“.
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