The history of tablet computers and the associated special operating software is an example of pen computing technology, and thus the development of tablets...
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Trek: The Next Generation featured tablet computers which were designated as PADDs, notable for (as with most computers in the show) using a touchscreen...
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Microsoft Tablet PC is a term coined by Microsoft for tablet computers conforming to hardware specifications, devised by Microsoft, and announced in 2001...
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This is a list of tablet computers, grouped by intended audience and form factor. Multimedia tablets are compared in the following tables. The following...
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graphics tablet (also known as a digitizer, digital graphic tablet, pen tablet, drawing tablet, external drawing pad or digital art board) is a computer input...
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EO Personal Communicator (redirect from EO (computer))
The EO is an early commercial tablet computer that was created by Eo Inc. (later acquired by AT&T Corporation), and released in April 1993. Eo (Latin...
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2-in-1 laptop (redirect from 2 in 1 Tablet)
tablet, laplet, tabtop, laptop tablet, or simply 2-in-1, is a portable computer that has features of both tablets and laptops. 2-in-1 PCs consist of portable...
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Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with skill levels ranging from elementary...
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The Salamis Tablet is a marble counting board (an early counting device) dating from around 300 BC, that was discovered on the island of Salamis in 1846...
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personal computer (PC), in the 1970s. The cost of computers gradually became so low that personal computers by the 1990s, and then mobile computers (smartphones...
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GridPad (category Tablet computers)
The GridPad (stylized as GRiDPad) is a discontinued family of pen-enabled tablet computers and hybrid laptops built by Grid Systems Corporation. The GRiDPad...
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deployed in the majority of smartphones and tablet computers amongst a vast collection of other devices. The current personal computer market is about the...
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as an overview of and topical guide to computers: Computers – programmable machines designed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical...
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The RAND Tablet is a graphical computer input device developed by The RAND Corporation. The RAND Tablet is claimed to be the first digital graphic device...
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Fire HD (category Tablet computers)
HD prior to 2014, is a member of the Amazon Fire family of tablet computers. Fire HD refers to Amazon Fire family tablets with HD resolution displays....
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Dynabook (category Tablet computers)
now supplied via a laptop computer or (in some of its other incarnations) a tablet or slate computer with the exception of the requirement for any Dynabook...
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tablet computer developed and manufactured by Microsoft. Announced in June 2012, it was released in October 2012, and was the first personal computer...
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GO Corporation (category Defunct computer companies of the United States)
concerning user interfaces for pen computers. Apple Newton PenPoint OS Pen computing History of tablet computers Jerry Kaplan interviewed on the TV show...
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ThinkPad 700 (category Computer-related introductions in 1992)
tag and lower battery life. History of tablet computers § Early tablets Even though the 700 and 700C notebooks are part of the ThinkPad series, they were...
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The Shield Tablet, later relaunched as the Shield Tablet K1, is a gaming tablet, developed by Nvidia and released on July 29, 2014. It was Nvidia's second...
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Sony Tablet (ソニー・タブレット) is a discontinued series of Android based tablet computers, produced from 2011 to 2012 by Sony Corporation. Two models were released:...
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constitute personal computers (including desktop computers, portable computers, laptops, all-in-ones, and more), mainframe computers, minicomputers, servers...
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The usage share of an operating system is the percentage of computers running that operating system (OS). These statistics are estimates as wide scale...
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Windows for Pen Computing (category Tablet computers)
History of Pen Computing contains a history of pen computing, including touch and gesture technology, from approximately 1917 to 1992. About Tablet Computing...
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LeapPad (category Computer-related introductions in 1999)
The LeapPad is a range of tablet computers developed for children, specifically of the ages 3-9. Various models of the LeapPad have been developed by...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 (category Tablet computers introduced in 2021)
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 is a budget Android tablet computer and part of the Samsung Galaxy Tab series designed by Samsung Electronics. The Galaxy Tab...
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Post-PC era (category Tablet computers)
in the sales of personal computers (PCs) in favor of post-PC devices; which include mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers as well as other...
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Computers can be classified, or typed, in many ways. Some common classifications of computers are given below. Microcomputers became the most common type...
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Nexus 7 (2012) (category Tablet computers)
mini tablet computer co-developed by Google and Asus that runs the Android operating system. It is the first tablet in the Google Nexus series of Android...
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allowing them to be used similarly to a mobile tablet. Like most laptops, some all-in-one desktop computers are characterized by an inability to customize...
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