• Things you can do with a Tablet

    Things you can do with a Tablet

    Prasad Naik, Sep 30, 2010 1555 hrs IST

    It's no replacement for a PC or notebook, but it can do some things equally well if not better

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Ever since the iPad was launched, I've heard people ask the same question countless number of times; what can you do with it and why would anyone need it? Initially I wasn't sure about it myself but after spending some time with the iPad I got a fair idea of what one could do with the device, and more specifically what I could do with the device.

Now the iPad is no longer the only tablet around with several variants from the Android camp crawling out of the woodwork almost every other day. Even BlackBerry announced its very own tablet, the PlayBook, which plans to take the iPad head on. All this is good reason for people to know what these devices are meant for and what they can be used for. So here are a few things that you can do with a tablet.

Note that many of the things here can be one on a smartphone as well as on a notebook PC. But what sets a tablet apart is the way it does those same things. Also, contrary to what some people might think, the tablet is not a replacement for the notebook PC but rather is a device that complements it.



Browse the Web

When Steve Jobs announced the iPad, he described browsing the web on the iPad as "magical". Knowing Apple, I was quick to dismiss it as one of their marketing tactics but when I used the iPad myself I must say I was blown away. I have a smartphone, notebook and a desktop computer at home, and I love to browse the web on all of them. But there's something amazing about browsing the web on the tablet. I could just sit on my couch or anywhere else and have this device in my hand, which was almost as portable as a smartphone and provided a browsing experience that could put a notebook to shame.

Scrolling through images with your fingers, tapping on the links, pinching to zoom is way better than using a mouse or a trackpad. The tablet quickly became my favorite medium to browse the web. Of course, the iPad lacks Flash support, which is a rather big omission, considering how much of the online content is in that format, but that's something the new crop of tablets have taken care of, with full Flash 10.1 support.

Trust me; unless you are a hardcore PC nut, you would not want to browse the web on any other device once you experience it on a tablet.


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(11) Comments
Sreekanth
,mysore, on Mar 15, 2011 03:05 AM
I indeed wondered why people buy tablets. That's the past. Now, I understood their importance with this excellent article. I think no one can review Apple products (from the perspective of a common user) better than Prasad than any one else. My loads of appreciations to the writer.
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JAY
,Bangalore, on Oct 01, 2010 10:57 AM
Change the title to "Things you can do with a Tablet". Another fanboy reporter - if you have guts review other tablets also and then write a review.
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Prasad Naik
,Mumbai, on Oct 01, 2010 11:47 AM
Sure. Why don't you go and get me a Samsung Galaxy Tab and a BlackBerry PlayBook. I'll review it for you. Of course, only if you have "the guts".
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Vijay
,Mumbai, on Oct 01, 2010 01:18 PM
Good One Prasad. :)
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Suresh
,Chennai, on Oct 01, 2010 07:35 PM
Lol Pwnd!
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niladri
,agartala, on Oct 05, 2010 03:14 AM
i think the biased person here is YOU! apple ipad is the only tablet available officially, yeah, except olive pad!
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niladri
,agartala, on Oct 05, 2010 03:11 AM
i find this article great, specially the music and painting capabilities of ipad are awesome. but there are a few mistakes. i have a vaio W and a HP DV6, the vaio one is really pathetic in gaming, but DV6, it just flies with a i5 and 1GB GPU, there is NO game in the world that i cant play in HD. so there's no compromise here, yeah, the mouse part is true, playing a 1st person shooter with a pad is just impossible, but that has a solution, pair a bluetooth mouse! i heard of mouse that dont need a surface below to work, those are just perfect for it! remember, all these tabs have mere 1GHz processor with no standard GPU, so definitely a notebook with a fine GPU will be a better gaming device
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vins
,Bengaluru, on Oct 01, 2010 02:16 PM
Thanks Prasad Naik ..i gained some knowledge..Good One..Keep it up..
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JAY
,Bangalore, on Oct 01, 2010 10:58 AM
Change the title to Things you can do with an IPAD
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Udit
,Delhi, on Sep 30, 2010 11:51 PM
Excellent Article. I suddenly want to buy a tablet now !!
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Suresh
,chennai, on Oct 01, 2010 09:02 AM
I have been wanting to get a tablet since more than 6 months now :( but it is best to wait till march 2011 when tabs will become more affordable and feature packed. - Don suree
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