# Portable PC Tablets The UBQT Home Web Appliance Makes Computing More Accessible By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-08-11 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ubqt-home-web-appliance References: [industrialdesignserved](http://www.industrialdesignserved.com/gallery/UBQT-Web-Service-Appliance/1007673) The concept of the home office is dissolving with the prevalence of [laptops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultra-mini-laptop), and the UBQT Home Web Appliance takes portable computers to the next logical step. Notebooks have been beaten out by [iPads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/maghub-3) in terms of portability, but this invention suggests a logical interface for bridging the gap. Caught somewhere between a PC and a [tablet](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ktc-inch-android-display) in terms of convenience and function, this device provides the user with means to access information quickly to enhance a task at hand. The idea is that such a gadget can become incredibly affordable so that you could even place one in each room of the house. Designed by Stiven Kerestegian, the UBQT Home Web Appliance can become a baby monitor, a cookbook, an alarm clock and so much more. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 7% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Portable PC Tablets:** The UBQT Home Web Appliance is a disruptive innovation opportunity that combines the convenience and function of a PC and a tablet for enhanced accessibility. - **Home Office Dissolution:** The prevalence of portable PC tablets like the UBQT Home Web Appliance is disrupting the concept of the traditional home office. - **Affordable Multi-room Integration:** The UBQT Home Web Appliance presents a disruptive innovation opportunity as an affordable gadget that can be placed in each room of the house for various purposes. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Technology Manufacturing:** The technology manufacturing industry can embrace the disruptive innovation opportunity of portable PC tablets like the UBQT Home Web Appliance to cater to the growing demand for convenience and accessibility. - **Smart Home Automation:** The smart home automation industry can leverage the disruptive innovation opportunity of the UBQT Home Web Appliance as a versatile, multi-purpose device to enhance household tasks and daily routines. - **Baby Monitoring:** The baby monitoring industry can capitalize on the disruptive innovation opportunity presented by the UBQT Home Web Appliance, which can serve as a convenient and cost-effective baby monitor. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Multipurpose Lifestyle Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iscream-homelearn-book.md) - [Pocket Computing Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pokepad.md) - [Keyboard PC Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hp-eliteboard-g1a.md) - [Ultra-Portable Desk Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-desk-design.md) - [Touch-Based Portable PCs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gole-1.md) - [Computer-Equipped Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-coffee-table.md) - [Keyboard PC Hybrids](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1999-keyboard-pc.md) - [Portable High-Power All-in-One PCs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allinone-mini-pc.md) - [Smart Hub Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-pixel-tablet.md)