| Back when the first notebook computers came | | | | internet connectivity and wide coverage the world |
| out, they were big clunky and heavy machines | | | | over it really is the perfect device for mobile |
| with a 30 minute battery life. Nevertheless, it was | | | | computing. Although its still in its infancy, the |
| an exciting step forward and one that very few | | | | potential is evident and with the release of Apple's |
| ever anticipated would lead us to today's | | | | iPad we are again being presented with a device |
| technology. The idea of mobile computing was | | | | that holds great promise. |
| something that was held as a dream by science | | | | With the functionality of a laptop computer, the |
| fiction writers, but the first notebooks actually | | | | looks of a iPod and the mobility of an iPhone this |
| made that dream reality. | | | | can be the perfect device for anyone who wants |
| Being liberated from a big computer terminal in a | | | | it all. While many critics claim that the iPad is still |
| Dilbert-like cubicle was something that presented a | | | | just a gimmick, the next generation of mobile |
| new found freedom for business people the world | | | | computers is bound to improve on this |
| over. Having the complete functionality of a | | | | "prototype" and take mobile computing into the |
| regular computer, laptops became the lifeblood of | | | | next phase of development. |
| any business man and to this day it's the driving | | | | With screens getting slimmer, power consumption |
| force behind the massive growth in mobile | | | | getting lower and performance improving we are |
| computing. | | | | very close to having full power mobile computers |
| The internet opened up even more avenues to | | | | that incorporates the speed, efficiency and |
| mobile computing and in recent years its become | | | | convenience that we are all waiting for. The days |
| the very focus of our technological advances. We | | | | of carrying a mobile phone, a laptop, am MP3 |
| longer want to just use computers while traveling, | | | | player and a USB modem might soon come to an |
| we want to have it all. Remote PC access | | | | end and reveal itself in slick device that has it all. |
| software provided a much needed way of | | | | With all the big names like HP, Dell and Sony |
| connecting to computers remotely and some of | | | | getting on board, the speed of development is |
| the latest advances is in the field of mobile | | | | fierce and with each device improving on its |
| phones and mini computers. | | | | predecessor we might soon have an solution that |
| The latest smart phones are really nothing but | | | | is not only practical but also affordable. |
| small "computers" in themselves. With great | | | | |