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Tablet Computing: A History Of Failure

Jay Yarow | Jan. 25, 2010 in Silicon Alley Insider

Tablet computing has a long history, and none of it is particularly great. From the Newton to the CrunchPad, tech companies have tried to sell a simple slab that can access the web, deliver email and maybe some gaming. On paper it sounds great, but the execution to date has been disappointing.

Check out 16 tablets through the years →

When Apple takes the wraps off its entry into the market this week, it’s expected Steve Jobs will produce a product that undoes over a decade’s worth of tablet flops.

How can Apple get it right, when others have gotten it wrong? Read the full article and see.

• Focus on building great software. The iPhone’s revolution was its brilliant software which made using the phone a pleasure. (The iPhone’s software serves as the base for the tablet, according to a report from Boy Genius Report.)

• Get the user interface right. So far, tablet computer has either been a bad extension of an operating system built for a desktop computer, or has required an awkward input device, such as a stylus. Apple’s multi-touch “gesture” based user interface may be a breakthrough.

• Redefine the tablet computing ecosystem. The Wall Street Journal reported a bunch of details about the tablet last week. The essence of the report: The tablet is supposed to be a new way to consume media, not just a touchscreen edition of your laptop. Apple can complement its hardware with digital movies, TV shows, magazines, books, music, games, third-party apps, and other media — which prior tablets haven’t done.

Right now, we picture it sitting on the coffee table — good for web surfing, reading and gaming. Or on the plane. It sounds nice, but it’s hard to envision that being worth $700-$1,000 to mainstream buyers.

So that’s the last detail we are all waiting for with the tablet — the price. We have an idea about what it looks like, how we might type on it, what media will be available for it, but we’re still not sure about how it’s going to be marketed or how much it’s going to cost.

Who is this thing for? Apple tells us on Wednesday. If it gets it right, then it has a success. If it gets it wrong, it joins the list of failed tablet devices

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Who knew? It turns out that free tools online can help you achieve your personal, financial, and practice goals. Below you’ll find the 10-step plan to do it.

1.  Get the big-picture of what you want do to using software like mindjet.

2. Develop task lists via Remember the Milk, Google Tasks, etc.

3.  Use services like Bing and Hunch that give suggestions.

4.  Record your progress via Springpad and like services.

5.  Use tools like Diigo, Zotero, and Laterloop, to save work.

6. Searchpad can help integrate the results of your research.

7. Calendar and organize using services like Ning and Meetup.

8. Build or participate in communities of goal-oriented people.

9. Review content-sharing sites like WordPress, YouTube, etc.

10. Refine, reconfigure, repeat.

Sites to Checkout

Geezeo tracks personal finances in a community of like-minded people. The site just launched a Facebook application.

Mint: the more famous and earlier financial website recently purchased by Intuit, the makers of Quicken. Imagine the possibilities.

Goalmigo is an online community that helps you set, track and find supporters to reach your goals.

112 Apps that help you Get Things Done (GTD) is a great list, but of course who has time when you’re getting things done?

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