History Of TabletsBy: Austin Virgoe

What is a tablet?A tablet is a mobile computer with display,

circuitry and battery in a single unit. Tablets are often equipped with sensors, including cameras, microphone, accelerometer and touch-screen, with finger or stylus gestures replacing computer mouse and keyboard.

Cost of new tablets range to around 115-500 dollars.

Company’s that made the tablet, and why they made it.The company’s that made the tablet is Apple,

Windows, Android, Samsung, and Nokia.Why the tablets were made was because people

wanted a bigger screen, and a more manageable devise.

What the tablets can be used for. The tablets can be used for a lot of things… Stocks FaceTime/Skype Graphing things for your job Playing games Text messages Calendar Setting alarms More

When the first tablet was made and the person who made it.The first tablet was made in 2001. It was made by

Mircosoft. It was the Tablet PC.

Company with most popular tablets, and that sell the most of them.

Apple sells the most tablets, and have the most popular and most functional tablets that are out right now. (IPad, IPad2, IPad3, IPad4, and soon the IPad5)

Where you can buy tabletsYou can buy tablets pretty much anywhere that

there is a software store, Such as…Best buy Target At&t storeVersion Store Virgin Mobile StoreEct…

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