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High-Tech Tablets

With laptops getting smaller and faster, consumers seek new functionalities

Implications - Consumers are craving a new way to interact with technology and although tablets are not a new invention, capabilities, aesthetic, functionality and interest in them has skyrocketed to a new high. Tablet concepts are running rampant all over the Internet and at prices credit-crunched tech-lovers will love.
Trend Themes
1. Rise of Tablets - Tablets are becoming more popular as consumers crave a new way to interact with technology.
2. Versatility in Technology - Consumers want technology that can be used for multiple purposes.
3. Faux Apple Leaks - Leaked videos and rumors continue to keep tech-lovers guessing about the upcoming Apple tablet.
Industry Implications
1. Technology - The rise of tablets has disrupted the technology industry, creating opportunities for companies to develop more innovative and versatile devices.
2. Cooking - Smart cooking devices like the QOOQ touchscreen tablet are disrupting the cooking industry and creating opportunities for companies to develop similar coaching and instructional products.
3. Design - Versatile laptops like Victor Bivol's keyboard concept are disrupting the design industry by providing all-in-one solutions for artists and designers.
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Megatrends
7 Featured, 43 Examples:
568,923 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Mar 09 — Jan 10
Trending:
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Featured Examples

play_circle_filled Laptops for Designers
Laptops for Designers
Victor Bivol's Keyboard Concept Turns Into a Tablet
As far as an artist/designer is concerned, there are different avenues when it comes to translating art from paper to a computer. This concept laptop by Victor Bivol is the perfect all-in-one solution… MORE
Portable Touchscreen Tablets
Portable Touchscreen Tablets
The Microsoft Courier is Unveiled with No Word from Apple
While we still don’t know whether Apple is actually releasing a touchscreen tablet, which has had techies and the rest of the world buzzing for quite some time now, Microsoft has! The Microsoft Courier… MORE
Touchscreen Tablet Netbooks
Touchscreen Tablet Netbooks
Always Innovating 'Touch Book' Features Detachable Monitor
The 'Touch Book' from Always Innovating is a nifty little netbook that features a detachable tablet-style touchscreen monitor. It weighs less than 2 pounds and has an astounding battery life of 10 to 15… MORE
play_circle_filled $200 Tablet Computers
$200 Tablet Computers
TechCrunch Creates the CrunchPad for Lightweight Study
TechCrunch has released the prototype of their CrunchPad web tablet, and the design is sleek, slim and stylish! The CrunchPad by TechCrunch is 18 mm thick and sits flush. The other great part is the price… MORE
Cooking Coach Tablets
Cooking Coach Tablets
The QOOQ Touchscreen Device is a Must-Have for the Kitchen
Not everyone is able to move around the kitchen like Rachel Ray; I, for one, have yet to graduate from pizza pops and instant noodles. But now, with the French QOOQ touchscreen tablet, I might just be… MORE
play_circle_filled Faux Apple Leaks
Faux Apple Leaks
Apple Tablet Videos Keep Tech Lovers Guessing
When computer nerds really want to see a product that isn't on the market, they make it--or, in the case of these two leaked videos of what's purported to be the Apple Tablet--they fake it. While TechCrunch… MORE
Disguised Tablets
Disguised Tablets
The Ideapad U1 Hybrid is the Touchscreen Computer of Your Dreams
There are regular laptops and then there is the Ideapad U1 Hybrid concept from IBM’s PC division. What looks like a regular (but devilishly handsome) computer is actually a 11.6-inch touchscreen tablet.… MORE

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