# Integrated Tablet Smart integration moves beyond ubiquity to design necessity for consumers. By [Michael Hemsworth](https://www.trendhunter.com/Michael.Hemsworth), Contributing Researcher | Published May 19, 2014 | Category: [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/pro/category/technology-trends-and-gadgets) Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/extreme-tabletification ## Key Figures - Trend score: 3.3/10 - Evidence articles: 5 ## What is the Integrated Tablet trend? **Integrated Tablet:** A dependency on smartphones and immediate knowledge is being soothed with innovations that ensure that no aspect of everyday life need go without access to the web and social media via tablet. As tech-integrated home design becomes more pervasive in consumer's homes, brands in various industries will scramble for ways to make it past the welcome mat and inside homes. ## At a Glance - Evidence: 5 featured examples - Articles from: Jan 31 to Sep 17, 2014 - Published: May 19, 2014 - Patterns: [Convergence](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/convergence) - Megatrends: [Multisensation](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/multisensation), [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/artificial-intelligence) ## Audience - Gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Themes within the Integrated Tablet trend ### Tech-Integrated Home Design As consumer's homes become more integrated with technology, brands in various industries can innovate new ways to integrate technology into everyday activities, like cooking, for greater convenience. ### Display-Centric Design Designers, developers, and businesses across all industries can integrate more displays into everyday objects for greater interactivity and ease of use. ### Personalized Fitness Equipment Fitness brands can offer personalized workouts via technology and integrate it into fitness equipment to enhance user experience and performance. ## What the Integrated Tablet trend means for industry ### For Home Design Consider incorporating technology into home design; innovative furniture and appliances can be developed to make people's lives easier and more convenient. ### For Consumer Electronics Developers can create more diverse smart technology to integrate into everyday objects for a more connected and interactive experience. ### For Fitness Equipment Fitness equipment manufacturers can enhance user experience and performance, and differentiate their products by creating personalized and interactive technology. ## Trend signals for Integrated Tablet Trend score 3.3 out of 10, from popularity 56%, activity 35%, freshness 8%. - Popularity: 56% - Activity: 35% - Freshness: 8% ## Examples of the Integrated Tablet trend 5 featured examples from Jan 31 to Sep 17, 2014. - [Tablet-Integrated Treadmills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/technogym-unity): The Technogym Unity Offers an Interactive Surface at Your Fingertips (Category: Tech) Implication: Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate tablet integration and interactive features into fitness equipment to meet the demands of tech-savvy consumers. - [Socially Connected Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multitouch-coffee-table): This Sleek Multitouch Coffee Table Helps You Stay Connected (Category: Art & Design) Implication: The furniture industry can explore integrating technology into their products, like creating socially connected coffee tables. - [Display-Centric Worlds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-smart-display): The Samsung Smart Display Concept Creates a World at Our Fingertips (Category: Tech) Implication: Consumer electronics companies can explore the development of interactive displays and integrated health monitoring devices. - [Tablet Chopping Boards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Kitchen-Board): The Big Chop Holly Oak Kitchen Board Has an Integrated Tablet Display (Category: Art & Design) Implication: Innovative opportunity for home appliance manufacturers to create kitchen devices that integrate with mobile devices and apps to enhance the cooking experience. - [Ergonomic Extended Device Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/device-stand): This Device Stand Has an Ergonomic Angled Usability (Category: Art & Design) Implication: Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop specialized device stands for different technology devices to enhance usability and convenience. ## Recent trend clusters - [Delegated Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/delegated-interfaces) (Tech) - [Adaptive Controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/adaptive-controls) (Tech) - [Desk Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/desk-systems) (Tech) - [Spatial Refinement](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/spatial-refinement) (Tech) ## Trending in Tech - [Decor-Led Home Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/decor-led-home-projectors) - [Accessible Fintech Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chequing-account) - [Dual-Wavelength Recovery Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joint-therapy) - [Pop-Culture WiFi Routers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-culture-wifi-routers) All articles: [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech)