Tablet PCs Finally Taking Off
September 29th, 2003
Wired thinks Tablet PCs are finally taking off.
The idea for the tablet PC — a portable device to allow users to enter data with a penlike stylus — had been percolating quietly ever since chipmaker National Semiconductor announced a design in the dot-com boom years for a simple Web-browsing pad that manufacturers could use to make the devices.
Unlike price-pressured desktops, tablet PCs are able to command premium pricing — ranging from about $1,000 to about $2,300. They are now sold by major PC manufacturers such as Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Toshiba, NEC, Fujitsu and Gateway.
Still lacking in apps (even if the underlying operating system is Windows).
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