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5 Ways Your Laptop Could Be Transformed by Kinect
Matt Hickey at The Daily reported last Friday that Microsoft plans to bring its popular Kinect motion-sensing device onto laptops in the near future. The preview laptops, which appeared to be ASUS netbooks running Windows 8, feature a number of sensors running across the top of the screen where the webcam would normally be positioned. The Kinect will be able to function at such close distances thanks to the device’s new ”Near Mode,” which allows it to detect movement from a distance as close as 40 centimeters. Although Steve Ballmer announced Kinect for Windows at CES, this is the first time that a device has been integrated directly into the hardware of a notebook.
Since the Kinect was first released in 2010, hackers have been devising ingenious ways to transform the device into everything from a virtual fitting room to a robotic, lightsaber-wielding “Jedibot”. As astoundingly creative as these projects may be, however, ordinary users may be less thrilled about how – for instance – surgeons are using the hands-free motion controls of the Kinect to manipulate images, speeding up operations and reducing the risk of contamination. So what kind of practical applications can the average user expect? Here are five ways the Kinect can be used to enhance your daily laptop experience:
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1. Hands-free browsing – browse the Internet by swiping aside windows and tabs, Minority Report-style. Tablet users already enjoy the sensation of whisking away windows with the flick of a wrist; imagine being able to do the same on a laptop, without touching anything at all. Moreover, users would be able to use multi-touch gestures such as pinch-to-zoom and four-finger flick to quickly and easily navigate websites, without dealing with obnoxious clickpads. British websiteElectricpig goes a step further, theorizing that one day we’ll be able to browse the Web without our hands at all, using eye-tracking software developed for the Kinect.
2. Hands-free media control – Xbox owners quickly fell in love with the Kinect’s ability to let them fast forward and rewind movies just by moving their hands through the air or speaking aloud to the device. Laptop users should enjoy the same capabilities, as well as greater possibilities. For instance, the Kinect could be used to navigate PowerPoint slides without needing to stand by the computer or use a remote control, skip or queue up songs without getting up from the couch, or manipulate photos without using a cumbersome mouse.
3. Hands-free typing – Windows already features voice commands and dictation for visually impaired users, but the software can be difficult to set up and use. With its sophisticated voice recognition capabilities, the Kinect could make dictation more accessible to mainstream laptop users. Imagine being able to write a Word document using nothing more than your voice, and quickly editing it with little more than a flick of your wrist.
4. Enhanced security – Ice Cream Sandwich already boasts a Face Unlock security feature for smartphones and tablets, but the tool can be easily fooled. Facial recognition software on the Kinect, which can detect the skeletal frame of a user, may be much harder to beat – particularly if the facial recognition software is paired with the Kinect’s voice recognition capabilities. For an added layer of security, laptop manufacturers could support gesture-based lock screens.
5. Social network integration – In an age of instantaneous status updates and photo-sharing, nothing could be more instantaneous than a person’s voice. Laptops featuring an integrated Kinect could allow users to tweet using their voice, use the device’s motion sensors to drag and drop photos into their Flickr albums, or “like” a YouTube video or a Facebook post by giving a thumbs-up in front of the camera.
Source: LaptopMag.com
Microsoft integrates Kinect technology into Windows 8 laptops!
Kinect system from Microsoft gives Xbox 360 the ability to use a game controller body player. Device has become quite popular, so it is not surprising that the software giant will begin delivery in February Kinect for Windows for the price $ 249. The system will add the new entry form for Windows.
Now there is information that Microsoft is also working on the system Kinect, which will be embedded in laptop computers. Journalists have The Daily opportunity to test some of the first prototype netbook with integrated sensors Kinect.
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Instead of connecting external controllers, prototypes, apparently owned by Asus, have built-in sensor places where you can find a web camera. This notebook can be used not only for gaming but also for better interoperability with other applications.
Microsoft expects to license its technology Kinect for portable computers. Therefore, we will soon be able to see the notebooks from various manufacturers with embedded controllers Kinect.
The spread of this technology in computers would lead to finding new ways to use them. Who knows, maybe these input methods will be able to press the mouse which is now standard for users to interact with computers.
Online friends are not the ones who can be relied on.
A recent made survey by Macmillan Cancer Support showed that the average young person has 237 friends on Facebook, but for real support may apply to only two of them.
The survey of 1,000 people aged 18 to 35 years, it was found that two thirds of the respondents have only two or fewer close friends.
Also one of the eight, which represents 13% of respondents answered that in the event of serious problems they do not where to go.
For men, the problem is even more serious - 16% admitted that they have no one to help them in trouble, for women the figure - 12%.
Jenny Vikinson representative charity fight cancer, said on this subject: "It is surprising and even alarming, that people can trust such a small number of relatives and friends, and even more worrisome that some in general there is no one to trust."
Then she added: "The heartfelt support of loved ones, the opportunity to talk openly with them in difficult moments of life can not be overestimated, if the person is so dangerous diagnosis, such as cancer, support for loved ones - is that essentially can support the patient.
YouTube reached four billion page views per day!
As Reuters reports, with reference to service representatives, YouTube is registered a new record - more than 4 million hits every day. This figure rose by a quarter over the past eight months. This growth is due to the promotion of mobile versions of the service and the involvement of professional-level videos, according to YouTube.
In this service earns only three billion page views per week. As pointed out by Reuters, in just the past year on the display advertising Google, which owns YouTube, has earned $ 5 billion
Representatives of the service indicate that users upload every minute for 60 hours of video. In May 2011 this value was 48 hours.
December 20, 2011 the number of hits on YouTube for the year reached a trillion. If the current number of daily hits to continue, then a trillion in 2012 will be reached in August.
YouTube was acquired by Google in 2006 for $ 1.65 billion, one billion daily views of service achieved in the summer of 2009.
550k apps available in Apple App store!
The number of applications in the store AppStore reached 550,000. This was reported by Apple.
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In IT corporation noticed that 170,000 applications are available in online store - Tablet PC iPad.
"Until then, Apple has already paid out $ 4 billion to software developers for the iPhone and iPad", - added the company.
As previously reported, analysts of Global Equities Research estimated that in three days visitors of bookstore iBooks purchased 350,000 "digital textbook" for the tablet iPad.
“Smart house” for an apartment.
Today, the cost of "smart house" in the apartment is still high, housewives and amateurs of technical innovations in one voice say that the most expensive in their apartment is an electronic brain, which takes care of all of the engineering networks and support systems, such as heating, air conditioning, electrical, lighting, multimedia and other equipment.
It should be noted that, despite the fact that the price of "Smart House "is still high, it is not comparable to the one that was ten years ago. And the reason is - the revised views of suppliers of automated systems and a slightly different approach to its customers. Today, intelligent hardware to market not as a means of luxury, but as a way to automate your home to fit your specific needs, where, depending on financial ability, you can select a set of functions.
Nevertheless, some wealthy sections of the population acquire expensive automation system only to emphasize their individuality and high social status. For them, there are no restrictions in the financial plan, so they can afford the most advanced technical proposals for the automation of their homes.
Still, most fans of technical equipment of the apartment prefer a more practical things. Among them are the access control system in a country house , lighting, utility networks. This allows them to reduce the cost of possible repairs and save money on electricity, the cost of which has recently been growing steadily.
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Now I would like to mention one thing in intelligent control systems in a flat, that excites everyone, regardless of social background or financial means, - convenience and ease of use and management of system elements. In this connection it must be said that despite the variety of equipment, manage the "smart home" is simple. Element management system is usually a smart touch panel or via conventional push-button switches, which can be located anywhere in the apartment or on the control panel.
In addition, elements of the system can be programmed and autonomous control, for example, depending on weather conditions, street lighting and other factors.
One of the largest file exchangers Megaupload is closed!
Founders of the web site Megaupload.com were arrested in New Zealand at the request of U.S. authorities. The site, hosting, which was located in the U.S., while it was closed. The reason for the arrest - accused of copyright infringement. Total losses from the site's activity estimated by prosecutors in a $ 500 million
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The closing took thirteenth place Megaupload.com attendance of all file-sharing services on the Internet. A month before the closing of the creators of the site spread the video with the song Mega Song, whose purpose was to draw public attention to anti-piracy law SOPA, which next week can make in the U.S.. Clip gained popularity, especially after the publication of his first on YouTube has been banned in connection with claims Universal Music. Later in the popular movie restored video sharing, as the rights to it belong entirely to Megaupload.
Despite the fact that Megaupload, as well as file services, was used to transfer music, movies and other non-licensed content, the bulk of its traffic was completely legal. Many people, especially owners of premium accounts, used to store their website files, and now it is unclear how and when they can get access to their data.
Windows 8 will receive a file system with improved fault tolerance ReFS
Apparently, Microsoft is preparing for its future software platform of Windows 8 , the final release is expected later this year, a new file system called ReFS (Resilient File System, translates roughly as "fault-tolerant file system"). This development specialists Redmond company, as it was reported in the official blog of MSDN Building Windows 8 is in its core elements of the existing NTFS file system for backward compatibility and at the same time offers the advantages of next-generation storage technology information.
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Well-known for today features a new file system can be attributed ReFS realized in her ability to handle large volumes of data, files and directories, additional mechanisms to prevent data corruption and resistance to such failures, as well as technology pooling and virtualization make it easier to create and manage file the system. At the same time at first ReFS will be presented only in Windows Server 8, but then, obviously, it will support and client editions of Windows.
Convenient Method to Put YouTube Videos on Amazon Kindle Fire
The new Amazon Kindle Fire has become more and more people’s choice when purchasing a Android Tablet, its low price and excellent performance. We can read eBooks, play games, music, and browsing news, read magazines, watch movies, etc.
Amazon Kindle Fire
Since the discharge of Kindle Fire place, it has become many individuals decision when purchasing a supplement PC, because of its low price and fantastic performance. With Kindle Fireplace, users can study eBooks, engage in games, listen to music, search the Internet for browsing news, study newspapers, check out movie clips, etc. You can check out your favorite movie clips online, or obtain your needed films to Kindle Fireplace. Putting downloadable films from pc to Kindle Fireplace for playing is also the best option.
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A former trainee told why Android-smartphone will never be faster than iPhone!
Student Andrew Mann (Andrew Munn), student software development in a U.S. university and past internship at Google, explained why the touch interface Android-smartphone and tablet continues to slow down even after the transition to 2 - and 4-core, and why he will never be faster than iOS.
Android-smartphone will never be faster than iPhone
The fact that iOS all tasks associated with processing applications and drawing of the interface have the highest priority. In other words, when an operating system click "throws" all tasks to a single and directs resources for drawing graphics. And after it returns to the interrupted business.
In the same drawing Android interface has the same priority as any other processes. The fact that the company Google, said Mann, started to develop a platform in 2005-2006. (Ie, before, was announced iPhone), intending to compete with BlackBerry. Therefore, the source Android does not have any touch screen - but only a keyboard and trackball.
It is noteworthy that failed to correct the situation and the appearance of graphics hardware acceleration in Android 3.0 (Honeycomb): device interface still works in much the same as the iPhone three years ago, sums up the future developer. To solve this problem you must change the approach to programming Android and rewrite all the applications for the platform, says Cult of Mac. It may take at least a year - in other words, do not ever happen.
iPad 3 Rumored to be Launched on Steve Jobs’ Feb 24 Birthday
A new rumor from the Far East claims Apple is looking to launch the iPad 3 as soon as February 24, 2012, to celebrate what would have been the late Steve Jobs’ birthday.
The news comes via Focus Taiwan and the Chinese Economic Times newspaper, which states that Apple has this very special anniversary celebration in mind. According to the newspaper,its information comes from Taiwanese manufacturers in Apple’s supply chain, who say that the first iPad 3 shipment could break the four million unit mark.
Component makers for the third-generation iPad(ipad video converter) will reportedly need to keep working during the Lunar New Year holiday to meet Apple's approaching deadline. Launch of the "iPad 3" is expected to exceed 4 million units.
"Because it is a new gadget, it is taking time for makers in the supply chain to raise their yield rates," the report said. "The sources said all OEM and ODM makers have exercised great caution in ensuring the smooth operations of their product lines."
If the iPad 3 actually does go on sale on February 24, that must mean that Apple will be holding an event to launch it fairly soon. Other clues that point to a February launch are reports that Apple’s preferred iPad manufacturer, Foxconn, has told its workers that they can only have five days leave during the Lunar New Year in 2012, and case manufacture CatcherTechnology has also told its employees that they will have to do overtime during the Lunar New Year celebrations.
So there is a concludes on a hopeful note by saying that Apple has a track record of releasing products on Steve Jobs’ birthday in previous years, such as the Thunderbolt MacBook Pros this year, and the new Safari 4 beta in 2009. Up until now, rumors have pointed toward an early 2012 launch of the next iPad(related: free video converter for ipad), but no specific dates have been given.
Free Christmas songs For Christmas Day
The delicious dinner is in the oven, the house is clean and you are almost ready to receive your guests. Do you have enough holiday music to keep the Christmas spirit flowing today?
Who doesn't love Christmas songs on Christmas Day? Christmas Music is a gift in itself. It’s a simple, fun and completely free way for people of all ages to create the perfect Christmas mood during the holidays, whatever the occasion
You can find numerous Christmas albums in electronics, department and even some grocery stores during the month of December. You may not be interested in paying for any more Christmas music, or you might be looking for versions of Christmas songs that you haven't yet heard. So, are you looking for some ways of downloading free Christmas songs? Fortunately, there is a variety of Christmas songs that you can download onto your computer for free. These free Christmas songs can be a way for you to hear a new artist for the first time or introduce a young child to your favorite Christmas song.
First, you can Visit the Free Christmas Music website. Scroll down the page to find a few dozen links. Click on a link to listen to the song or right click and select “Save Link As” to download the Christmas song to your computer.
Then find tons of free Christmas music on I Love Wavs. On the home page, you will see links for different categories of Christmas songs (they have been categorized alphabetically). Click on a link and you will be taken to a Web page with numerous songs. Again, click on a song to listen to the file or right click and choose “Save Link As” in order to download the song.
Next, you need to go to Feels Like Christmas. Scroll down to find four links: “Traditional Vocal,” “Traditional Instrumental,” “Contemporary Vocal” and “Contemporary Vocal.” Select one of these links and you will be taken to a page of songs. Click the green “Download” tab next to a Christmas song to download the file to your computer.
After that, you can search for and download Christmas songs on A-M Classical. Just as with the other websites, click on the song to listen to the file. If you want to download the Christmas song for free, simply right click and select “Save File As” to download the file to your computer.
Finally, you can use Uncle Dave's Xmas Tunes to download Christmas midi files for free. Scroll down and browse through the listed songs. When you find one you wish to download, right click on the blue “MIDI” link and select “Save Link As” to download the song.
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Mini Touch Golf for iPad
Do you like to watch the Golf? “The Golf’s games” with more interesting than you expected. Are you a golf fan? Maybe you play golf very well in the real world, but have you ever experienced to play golf on iPad? This is a Mini Touch Gold for iPad that you may interest in. Now let's have a look at it.The aim of the game is to sink the golf ball in as few shots as possible. You aim the ball by tracing a line backwards from the ball.
Concerning with the apple’s product became popular in the world, the ipod is know many people. Because of this ipod function is very mini, large space and beautiful shell. There is no doubt that this ipod popular in our life. Today, we share mini Touch golf For ipad.
You'll see a line appear in the opposite direction to show the path the ball will take. The shorter the line, the lighter the shot will be. The longer the line, the harder you'll hit the ball.
The holes get harder as you work your way through them, with a lower par.
There are obstacles you have to avoid as you attempt to sink the ball in as few shots as possible.
Corner panels appear in most scenarios and they change the direction of the ball if you hit them - some play to your advantage, others don't. I think this is ipad not enough your to stream dvd to ipad in the full times but also can help your relax time with the super manner games.
Other hazards include water, sand and ramps that make your ball go in the opposite direction to the way you're aiming.
The game is modeled after the popular online mini golf games that have swept the internet gaming world. As in a real mini golf course, each hole has a wild and wacky theme. Putt through windmills, haunted houses, castles and more. And each hole gets progressively trickier. For example, the first couple of holes start out pretty easy and basic, but the farther you go the more obstacles and tricks you'll have to avoid.
Mini Touch Golf for iPad is a good little mini golf game that has been created and you will be pleasantly surprised with how user friendly it can be. Though it is a simple game, it still becomes addictive. Enjoy yourself with this Mini Touch Golf for iPad game.
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Why I Don’t Want an iPad for Christmas
It is expected that ipad will reach a new high sales this Christmas. In fact, many people wants an iPad this Christmas. Apple's tablet computer is this year's hottest adult toy. Sales are booming. James Cordwell, an analyst at Atlantic Securities, expects the company to sell six million this quarter, half of them here in the U.S. It's driving the company toward what will probably be yet another blowout Christmas period.
Apple is expected to sell millions of its popular iPad tablet computer this holiday season but in my opinion, I am not willing to join the masses and buy one for Christmas. you can count me out. I don't want an iPad for Christmas, Why? Here are my reasons.
1. It's going to be better next year.
The next iPad will have new features—allegedly including video conferencing and maybe a better screen. This year's model will be so over. When Steve Jobs unveiled the second iPhone in 2008 he actually made fun of the slow first model—the same product that he had hailed a year earlier as the eighth wonder of the world. The audience yukked it up. Me? I'm not a fan of buying a product for $500 from a guy who's going to deride it a few months later.
Reason 5: Kindles are much less expensive
2. Kindles are much less expensive
If you want to use the iPad as an ebook reader, you may want to consider a Kindle or a color Nook. Kindles can be had for as little as $139 and the color for $249. Compare this to the iPad, which starts at $499 and goes all the way up to $829. Plus, the Kindle comes with a free data plan. If you choose the more expensive iPad 3G models, you’ll have to pay for a separate monthly data plan. And the kindle fire as a tablet pc sold just $199, it also have wonderful functions.
3. Competitors are coming.
Right now the iPad has just one serious rival, the Samsung Galaxy Tab. So no wonder it's doing so well. But all that will change in just a few months. New tablets, many running on the Android platform, are expected to hit the market as soon as March. These will give you a much wider choice of size, style and operating system. And when these companies duke it out for market share, you know you'll be able to get a deal. So why would I buy now?
4. The cost of the add-ons.
The iPad starts at $499 plus tax. That's nearly twice as much as a netbook. And I know if I get the cheapest iPad I'll regret it. It has only 16 gigabytes' storage. And it can only go online when you are in a WiFi hotspot, like at home or in Starbucks. A lot of the iPad's best features need an Internet connection. So if I want to use them wherever I go, I'll want the model with a 3G data plan that works everywhere. And those start at $629, plus at least $15 a month. Total cost: at least $809, plus tax, in the first year, and $989 over two years. This I don't need.
5. You can only run software approved by Apple
unless you want to go out and jailbreak your iPad, you’re forced to run software that Apple has approved for sale in its own app store.
Apple is notoriously capricious about what applications it approves and doesn’t approve, often denying publishing rights to software that’s otherwise excellent — except for the mere fact of competing with Apple’s mediocre equivalent applications. And if you want to download some books and songs from ituns, sometimes, you have to remove drm from itunes. It is very trobluesome.
You should have the freedom to run whatever software you want, and developers should have the freedom to sell or give you the software they make. But in the case of the iPad you’re locked in, so much so that members of the GPL community are considering pulling applications because of Apple’s restrictive policies.
6. The whole Apple cult is starting to creep me out.
OK, I already knew about the fans. Last summer, three-quarters of the people standing in line so they could buy the new iPhone the moment it went on sale already owned an iPhone. But now it's the company, too. Look at how it reacted last spring, when a Silicon Valley blogger scooped an early iPhone 4: Next thing he knew he was being handcuffed on his lawn in front of his wife while police ransacked his house. And think of Steve Jobs, complaining that news coverage of the iPhone 4's troubled aerial had been "blown so out of proportion that it's incredible." Hmmm, out-of-proportion media coverage—you sure you want to go there, Steve? This is the guy marketing a new telephone under the slogan "This changes everything. Again." Maybe this stuff shouldn't matter to me, but I have to confess it's turning me off.
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Apple will face Five big challenges in 2012
According to foreign media reports, Apple's business has been booming over the years, but after from the loss of a leader Steve jobs who has a great foresight, the performance will may decline next year. The upcoming iPhone 5 may gradually mature, which will be adopted with the reduced power consumption of the 4G chip set, but such as iPhone,iPad or MacBook Air with a breakthrough product hardly appear. However, not entirely Apple's prospect is bleak, the situation of Apple's rivals is very poor, may more decline next year. Therefore, the iPad could still occupy a dominant position on the Tablet market. Here are some of Apple's bold predictions for next year will be faced with opportunities and challenges:
1. Apple's enterprise strategy comes into operation
CIO looks forward to the new Apple CEO Tim-Cook to become moderate after taking office, industry analyst Rob Enderle said that in the past, Apple does not pay attention to users is to a large extent because jobs think that IT managers are all idiots, but Cook's attitude to the enterprise is still very modest, he expects Apple will finally accept the business strategy.
2. Whether Apple can launch powerful new products?
Currently all eyes are clustered on the iPhone5 in the next year, Cook seemingly it is unlikely to introduce excellent products like the iPhone and iPad as Steve jobs does, because he is not good at this. Though the iphone and ipad still has some shortcomings, such as ipad can only support mov file and mp4, so if you want to play other videos on ipad, the best way is to use a dvd to ipad mac converter, however, they still get a greater success. Under the John Sculley and Gil Amelio in the past, Apple's operations were very confused, which means that business leadership in charge of origin may not operate well Apple. So why was Cook selected as CEO of Apple? Enderle said because Steve Jobs thought he was once rehabilitation can return back to the CEO's seat. The results was that they had choose the wrong leader, Apple faces two choices now, one is designed around the Cook to redefine the reformed company to compensate for the lack of ability of Cook, the second is to find a leader that can really take over jobs. Otherwise the company will be in a situation of falling into, as the continuation of the mismatch of technology, the pace of decline will be faster and faster.
3. The management is in a terrible mess
As the condition of Steve Jobs was deteriorated, forlorn hope returned to post. Apple's superior talent began to leave the company, such as the head of retail Rob Johnson and Vice President of global marketing Alison Johnson. Enderle predicted that this trend will continue next year.
4. The competitors can't keep up with Apple
Whether Apple is experiencing these problems, one thing is for sure, Apple's competitors do not grasp this opportunity. While Apple may be meet stumble in the coming year, while his rivals are more likely to fail. On the Tablet market dominance on the biggest challenge comes from Amazon Kindle Fire. However, the Kindle will Fire like HP TouchPad not escape?
5. Would Android be affected by the impact of security problems?
Benefit from the support of many mobile phone manufacturers, Android platform phones has sold more than Apple's iPhone this year, but there could be some trouble to Android system next year. Enderle said that Android has serious security problems, which are reminiscent of the late 90 's Microsoft. There are rumors that Android tablets will use 3D technology, so in that time, Android tablets can play 3d videos without using a 3d movie converter. It is likely to lead to a catastrophic event to occur, Android platform has completely failed. Google need to learn Microsoft's warning to support Android platform more powerful. Or the Android will be very badly, and this is undoubtedly good news for Apple.
Wintel should specialize in Ultrabook
The hot-selling of Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle fire Tablet has just passed in the shopping season, which is also proved that the Tablet is a potentially vast market space. The competitor of eye covetously people also never quit anything, even the two companies begin to collaborate with their competitors. The most typical manifestation is Intel's chips in addition to supporting Microsoft Windows, it can support Google Android. However, the next official release of Microsoft's Windows8 also open door to ARM. In this regard, industry think it marks had been established in the PC market Wintel Alliance to Smartphones and Tablet PCs for the mobile Internet era has completely collapsed. So can this strategy “to fly their imminent disaster” help Intel and Microsoft to make gains in the Tablet market?
Perhaps some may think that Intel supports Android, isn't this a more accurate action anyway? After all, in addition to Apple iPad iOS, the Android system is second-largest system in the tablet computer. At first glance, this reasoning is very logical, but people don't know whether people pay attention to the front I have just mentioned that today's Tablet have formed two factions, Android only has the development opportunities, or its price can be recognized by the market and customers. That is, it has much lower price than Apple's iPad, such as the $ 199 Amazon's Kindle Fire. What is more, Kindle Fire has another big advantage, it can convert 2d video to 3d by using a 2d to 3d converter. If this reasoning could prove, the price is the final competition for other Android manufacturers, and it will be reflected to each Android Tablet manufacturers ' costs ultimately. So now ARM+Android and the upcoming Intel X86+Anroid, whose cost is high?
In my view, on the premise of a free Android system, there is no doubt that Intel X86 chip is expensive than the chips that is based on ARM architecture, even a few dollars is enough to determine the fate of an Android Tablet manufacturers. To know the cost structure of the Tablet, the proportion of chips is the second except touch screens. So, I want to say that due to the competition of Android manufacturers are focused on price, and cost decides price, but from manufacturers control cost of angle considered, Intel X86 schema chip has not any advantages than the chips based on ARM schema (this among also is not considered power of problem), this makes Android manufacturers is difficult to abandoned ARM and select Intel. Don't care about prices, or selling point is not in the low price of the Apple iPad, so Apple has their own design that is based on ARM for A5 and the future of A6 chips, Intel is hard to find opportunities to enter.
The same contradiction is as well as Microsoft, that is the upcoming Windows8 supports ARM, Microsoft has to face a combination of ARM+Android in the future . Because Windows is adopted with pay business model, which determines the cost of Win+ARM is higher than ARM+Android combination, which will also allow the Android system manufacture will give priority to choose combinations of ARM+Android.
Then the rest is the combination of Wintel tablet computer. But as a new combination in the Tablet market, when it is facing Apple and the combination of ARM+Android other manufacturers, cost advantages are less obvious, what is the rest? It may be said, of course, experience will be different. But still, I talked about earlier, in today's tablet computer market and users, there has been formed two models, if you care about experience, you can select Apple iPad, if you care about the price , you can buy Android tablet computer, if the combination of X86+Win of Tablet experience is not better than iPad, however, its prices is not better than ARM+Android, it's a perfect chicken. Not to mention the market and users, at least for OEM manufacturers will not to select. And that fact will be like this? According to the forecast of DisplaySearch, from 2010 to 2017, in flat computer market, ARM schema occupied an absolute advantage, and in system, Apple iOS rowed in first, second was Google Android, the last is Microsoft Windows. And every year based-on X86 schema flat computer of shipments volume proportion is quite close to based-on Windows system flat computer of shipments volume of proportion, This seems to verify the author earlier analysis, no matter in what manner, Intel and Microsoft are difficult purely to be successful on tablet market.
First from the form of Ultrabook product, it combines traditional notebook's high performance (relative to the Tablet) and unique touch Tablet experience. Due to it is greater emphasis on performance, which makes Intel X86 easier to demonstrate the advantages and shys away from disadvantage that is compared with the ARM in simple tablet market on the power, the so-called avoid weaknesses. We all know that Apple ios has also some shortcomings, for example, the ipad used the ios operation system, it only can support mov file and mp4 format, other many common video formats can not be played on it, such as rip dvd to ipad for mac this simple operation can not be finished, but the only way is to use a dvd to ipad converter. It is also applied for Microsoft Windows8, which plays out for a traditional notebook (PC) application on the merits and reflects its support for touch applications, avoiding the compared with Google's Android. In other words, in the Ultrabook market, Intel and Microsoft's strengths play to the extreme. More important is, in the area of Ultrabook, Intel and Microsoft eco-system is the most powerful. For example, Intel software developers related ecosystems in this area have more than 14 million, and have more than 6 million softwares.
Tablet market reviews 2011
We often say that if I had done that, it would be nice, for firms, is it not the case? Looking back now, in 2011, there are many tablet computers that only need one step, they have the opportunity to become the best-selling product in the tablet fields, even they can beat the Apple iPad 2. However, because of this step, these tablet computers have failed to challenge successful, some even cut production and asked for help for adoption, at the end of the end, we count about 2011 Tablet market five unfortunate products.
Motorola XOOM: has become too reliant on Google, product positioning is not clear.
Motorola XOOM was flourished at the beginning of CES2011, it is the first Android tablet, this product is almost listed synchronized with the Apple iPad 2, yet they have a huge gap in sales, which basically indicates the 2011 is not part of the Android tablet.
Now we look at it, XOOM's biggest problem is too dependent on Google, it is almost to copy the Google hive 3 system, there are not Motorola with its own characteristics, even if they do not lose to iPad 2, then it is to face the Android Tablet army, XOOM is difficult to win. But later proved that Google and Moto turned out to be a parent, from which we can also understand why Motorola XOOM is so firmly to support the native Google Android operating system. What is more, XOOM still has a big advantage, that is it has better compatibility, it can support many mainstream video formats, unlike the ipad, such as convert avi to ipad this simple operation can not finished, but if you want to play them on the ipad, the best way is to use a dvd to ipad mac converter.
Another big problem is that the positioning of the Motorola XOOM is not clear, as a veteran mobile phone manufacturer, in the beginning of the year, when Motorola failed to adequately see Tablet market, its price followed by the Apple iPad 2.
Especially in China, Motorola XOOM sold nearly ten thousand those high prices, in the face of Apple's iPad 2 high quality, we have embarrassed XOOM exactly who they want to sell.
The regret of XOOM is that it appeared too early, the original system of Google hive is far from mature, which also led directly to XOOM's poor sales. In fact, later flat products learnt from the XOOM experience, Android tablets came up with a better successor to XOOM , deep customization of the system are made byvendors. It can be said that premature appeared XOOM acts as a role in mice for these flat panel product.
BlackBerry PlayBook: company decision layers were too greedy to grasp profits, the product development were woefully inadequate.
Another significant disadvantage of the PlayBook is lack of application. It turned out that developers have become the key to winning a tablet computer, both of Apple iOS and Google Android depend on developers to succeed. On the developer contest, BlackBerry is still not satisfactory, and only the strongest black fans will go on.
When BlackBerry PlayBook turned up, it is high explosion time for Android Tablet, when the PlayBook carried BlackBerry 10 (the system name changed several times, has been using QNX, BBX, BlackBerry 10) operating system to give a refreshing feeling, so I feel fresh. Even now, looking back, PlayBook is also a very well designed product, its first use of 7-inch fuselage has become one of the tablets mainstream and the creative gesture and a good multi-tasking experience of BlackBerry 10 systems is enough to make Apple and Android Tablet iPad 2 feel inferior. What is more, it can convert 2d to 3d by using a 2d to 3d converter. So you can enjoy the most shocking visual feast for the eyes.
Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad: independent ecological systems is difficult to work
Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad is a tablet computer that has a similar situation with PlayBook, it has an independent operating system and many other characteristic designs, but its end is more sadder than PlayBook, it was listed just over three months, it was cut off by HP's senior emergency, and sold at $ 99. But for this product, we are filled with regret, because no matter how you look at it, this is a great potential and full of regret tablet computer.
Samsung GALAXY Tab P7500/P7300: it was lost in patent lawsuit and unfortunately failed to surpass iPad 2
After more than half a year of competition, we will eventually see, tablets and its representatives of the mobile Internet market is a giant stage, now on the product side , there is a few company that can compete with Apple, but Samsung is part of them.
Samsung Tablet really is a Tablet product that is well as Apple's iPad 2, however for various reasons, we see that Samsung has failed to make its Tablet strategy, for Samsung, it has not achieved good results as the mobile phone market, to surppass the the ipad2.
