So what’s so great about this new tablet computer? Apple’s new tablet computer promises to be more than just a gigantic iPhone, if anyone can get the e-book reader correct, it will be Apple. This means devices like the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, and many other devices like them will likely have a lot of catching up to do. Steve Jobs has reportedly been working on the project for several years and, as known for his requirement of absolute perfection, the device wouldn’t be released until it was up to his standards. Mr. jobs is finally happy with the device, which will be announced in a January 27th conference.
Amazon’s Kindle uses e-ink technology, which means that the black-and-white screen accomplishes low power consumption with an ability to stay in an on or off state without using power. The only time power is consumed is when the page is turned where the pixels need to be turned to an opposite on/off state.
Apples iPad computer is likely to use the same operating system as the iPhone or a hybrid between Mac OS X and the iPhone operating system, all of which have the same core UNIX code base. Perhaps the most innovative feature of that the iPhone brought was not its phone capabilities or its iPod capabilities, but in fact it’s mobile Safari web browser. Apple’s tablet computer with has the potential to also redefine how we interact with the web, especially when consuming content that is web-based.
