No wires, no delay in starting up, always connected to the Internet, touch-based the tablet is the future
When Steve Jobs unleashed the iPod and the iPhone upon the world, many thought they were revolutionary. His third creation, the iPad, received a lukewarm reception. Yet, in all probability, this will be the product that will change the world of technology much more than Apple’s previous two products.
Though in the last two decades our lives changed because of the personal computer, we haven’t been able to establish an emotional connect with it. For years consumers have been struggling to understand why using a computer is so tough. Think about the oddity called “computer literacy”. There is no refrigerator literacy, microwave literacy, or LCD TV literacy.
(This story appears in the 06 May, 2011 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)