TAKEAWAY: Gulf News artist Douglas Okasaki gives us a preview of what he thinks will be the tablet of the future——or at least the one we all dream of having. Take a look.
In a perfect tablet world…..
Courtesy of Douglas Okasaki, senior artist, Gulf News/UAE
We all know that the tablets—-should I say, the iPad?—-are popular. Latest figures show that tablet sales are up 26% and Apple’s iPad has 95% of the market. Latest Apple figures show that 4.19 million tablets have been sold as of September 2010.
But, Douglas thinks that even as popular as the existing tablet is, users dream of having a tablet that does much more: for example, tablets that include a DVD player, mobile phone, video camera, longer battery life, and a solar-powered battery in case of emergencies. He not only draws the dream tablet, but in this Gulf News article he also explains his reasoning.
If I read the reviews of Apple’s new MacAir, I think all of these functions can be found in the new computer, which most reviewers say is the closest one can have to an iPad.
Meanwhile, the MacAir is already here
Walt Mossberg, the very informed and influential tech columnist for The Wall Street Journal, has published his review of the new MacBook Air, which comes after testing both the 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch models. Overall, Mossberg finds the new MacBook Air to be a true hybrid between Apple’s traditional Mac portables and the iPad in many ways.
I’ve been testing both versions, but especially the 11.6-inch model, and I find that, despite a few drawbacks, they really do offer the different, more iPad-like experience Apple claims they do. Battery life is strong, and the wake up from sleep is almost instant, even after long periods of being unused.
While we wait for Douglas Okasaki’s dream version of the iPad, I am hoping to get a MacAir for Christmas perhaps——especially as someone has told me that you don’t need to take the MacAirs out of the bag to pass through airport security.
That, dear friends, could be the dream machine for this weary global trotter.
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