It supposedly transforms a normal stylus into something more responsive with a finer point and better stroke control. HP just announced a new tablet based on this reference design called the HP Slate 7 Extreme, which also features Nvidia's DirectStylus.DirectStylus on the HP Slate 7 Extreme, however, delivers a more familiar writing and drawing experience that offers the precision most want. Of the many tablets I have used over the years, including the original Microsoft pen-based tablets and the more recent Windows and Android versions, this is by far the best stylus experience.
It
will be interesting to see how consumers respond to this new type of
device. For the first time there's a powerful Tegra 4-based tablet to
choose from in a 7-inch form factor, allowing users to write and draw on
it in a natural manner.Even with a better stylus I'm not sure pen-based
tablets will take off, but it certainly brings to market solid
alternatives. It is worth watching whether HP's Slate 7 Extreme and
other tablets with more precise styluses gain market acceptance. I see a
great potential to meet a real need in the marketplace and drive more
tablet makers to include precise styluses on more models in the
future.bf2DSs2dThe vast majority of consumers who use cheap kids tablet also own a host of other web-enabled devices. From laptops to game consoles to smart TVs, tablet owners overindex in tech device usage—particularly smartphones—compared to the average consumer, according to a new eMarketer report, “Tablet Users' Multidevice Habits: Connected Morning, Noon and Night (But On Different Devices).”
Given their penchant for web-enabled devices, this cohort is rarely “off the
grid.” While that makes them highly accessible to marketers, tablet users are a slippery bunch that frequently shifts attention from one device to another.The increasing popularity of tablets has many questioning the future of other digital devices, including desktop computers, laptops and even televisions. However, research suggests that tablet users are a device-dependent group that is not abandoning legacy devices as they add new technology to the mix.
Based on an analysis from multiple sources, eMarketer estimates more than 73 million tablet users—57% of the US tablet-using population and 30% of US internet users—will also use a smartphone at least once per month this year. And in 2017, the number of dual tablet/smartphone users will top 126 million and represent nearly 80% of all tablet users—almost half of US internet users.
The vast majority (90%) of tablet owners polled in May 2012 by research firm GfK MRI said they simultaneously used their tablet while doing other activities, like eating a meal, getting dressed, exercising and perhaps most interestingly, while using other digital devices. Thirty-six percent of those polled said they talked on a mobile phone or smartphone while using their tablet, and 28% used a tablet and traditional computer at the same time. By far, the most common pairing was the tablet with the TV: Some 63% said they used the two devices together.
During the second quarter of 2013, Android-powered tablets as a collective overtook the iPad and iPad mini in terms of market share, according to ABI's Media Tablets, Ultrabooks and eReaders Research Service. The figures mirror previous findings from other market research firms.
Perhaps more importantly, ABI's research found that tablet q88 running Android are finally approaching Apple's offerings in terms of revenue generated. The overall tablet market for the second quarter of 2013 reached $12.7 billion in value. Of that, the iPad represented 50 percent of worldwide end-user revenues, the first time that has happened, according to ABI.
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