<s>
The	O
history	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
tablet	I-Operating_System
computers	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
associated	O
special	O
operating	O
software	O
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
pen	O
computing	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
tablets	B-Device
has	O
deep	O
historical	O
roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
publicly	O
demonstrated	O
system	O
using	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
and	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	O
for	O
working	O
with	O
a	O
modern	O
digital	O
computer	O
dates	O
to	O
1956	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
and	O
the	O
associated	O
special	O
operating	O
software	O
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
pen	O
computing	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
tablets	B-Device
has	O
deep	O
historical	O
roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
publicly	O
demonstrated	O
system	O
using	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
and	O
handwriting	O
text	O
recognition	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	O
for	O
working	O
with	O
a	O
modern	O
digital	O
computer	O
dates	O
to	O
1956	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
works	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
20th	O
century	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
depiction	O
of	O
Arthur	O
C	O
.	O
Clarke	O
's	O
NewsPad	O
appearing	O
in	O
Stanley	O
Kubrick	O
's	O
1968	O
film	O
2001	O
:	O
A	O
Space	O
Odyssey	O
,	O
the	O
description	O
of	O
the	O
Calculator	O
Pad	O
in	O
the	O
1951	O
novel	O
Foundation	O
by	O
Isaac	O
Asimov	O
,	O
the	O
Opton	O
in	O
the	O
1961	O
novel	O
Return	O
from	O
the	O
Stars	O
,	O
by	O
Stanislaw	O
Lem	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
in	O
Douglas	O
Adams	O
1978	O
comedy	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
all	O
helping	O
to	O
promote	O
and	O
disseminate	O
the	O
concept	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1968	O
,	O
Alan	O
Kay	O
envisioned	O
a	O
KiddiComp	O
;	O
while	O
a	O
PhD	O
candidate	O
he	O
developed	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
concept	O
as	O
a	O
Dynabook	B-General_Concept
in	O
his	O
1972	O
proposal	O
:	O
A	O
personal	O
computer	O
for	O
children	O
of	O
all	O
ages	O
,	O
the	O
paper	O
outlines	O
the	O
requirements	O
for	O
a	O
conceptual	O
portable	O
educational	O
device	O
that	O
would	O
offer	O
functionality	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
supplied	O
via	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
or	O
(	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
other	O
incarnations	O
)	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
or	I-Device
slate	I-Device
computer	I-Device
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
requirement	O
for	O
any	O
Dynabook	B-General_Concept
device	O
offering	O
near	O
eternal	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adults	O
could	O
also	O
use	O
a	O
Dynabook	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
the	O
target	O
audience	O
was	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1985	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
home-computer	O
market	O
significantly	O
declined	O
after	O
several	O
years	O
of	O
strong	O
growth	O
,	O
Dan	O
Bricklin	O
said	O
that	O
a	O
successful	O
home	O
computer	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
and	O
as	O
convenient	O
to	O
carry	O
as	O
a	O
spiral	O
notebook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
others	O
urged	O
the	O
industry	O
to	O
research	O
the	O
Dynabook	B-General_Concept
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
featured	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1986	O
,	O
Hindsight	O
,	O
a	O
startup	O
in	O
Enfield	O
CT	O
,	O
developed	O
the	O
Letterbug	O
,	O
an	O
8086-based	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
for	O
the	O
educational	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
Linus	O
Technologies	O
released	O
the	O
Write-top	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
with	O
pen	O
input	O
and	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
weighed	O
9	O
pounds	O
and	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
with	O
an	O
electroluminescent	O
backlit	O
CGA	O
display	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
resistive	O
type	O
touch	O
screen	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
voltage	O
is	O
applied	O
to	O
the	O
screen	O
edges	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
stylus	O
detects	O
the	O
voltage	O
at	O
the	O
touched	O
location.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
1988	O
,	O
Hermann	O
Hauser	O
,	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Acorn	O
Computers	O
,	O
with	O
Olivetti	O
,	O
would	O
establish	O
the	O
Active	O
Book	O
Company	O
Ltd	O
,	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
ARM	B-Architecture
based	O
pen	O
computer	O
,	O
with	O
GSM	O
connectivity	O
,	O
and	O
utilising	O
a	O
Smalltalk	B-Application
based	O
touch	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
would	O
be	O
bought	O
by	O
AT&T	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
technology	O
borrowed	O
for	O
its	O
1991	O
EO	B-Application
Personal	I-Application
Communicator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
GRiD	O
Systems	O
released	O
the	O
GRiDPad	B-Device
1900	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
successful	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Hawkins	O
who	O
led	O
the	O
GRidPad	B-Device
development	O
and	O
later	O
created	O
the	O
PalmPilot	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
GRiDPen	O
software	O
ran	O
on	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
was	O
later	O
licensed	O
as	O
PenRight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
AT&T	O
released	O
their	O
first	O
EO	B-Application
Personal	I-Application
Communicator	I-Application
,	O
this	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
available	O
tablets	B-Device
and	O
ran	O
the	O
GO	O
Corporation	O
's	O
PenPoint	B-Application
OS	I-Application
on	O
T	O
's	O
own	O
hardware	O
,	O
including	O
their	O
own	O
AT&T	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
introduced	O
the	O
PenMaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
OS	O
,	O
it	O
used	O
the	O
newly	O
released	O
Windows	B-Device
for	I-Device
Pen	I-Device
Computing	I-Device
from	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GRID	O
Systems	O
licensed	O
the	O
design	O
from	O
Samsung	B-Application
and	O
was	O
also	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
better	O
known	O
GRiDPad	B-Device
SL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
released	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Newton	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
6-inch	O
screen	O
and	O
800grams	O
weight	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
utilized	O
Apple	O
's	O
own	O
new	O
Newton	B-Device
OS	I-Device
,	O
initially	O
running	O
on	O
hardware	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Motorola	O
and	O
incorporating	O
an	O
ARM	B-Architecture
CPU	O
,	O
that	O
Apple	O
had	O
specifically	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Acorn	O
Computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Compaq	B-Device
Concerto	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
with	O
a	O
Compaq-modified	O
version	O
of	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
6.2	O
and	O
Windows	O
3.1	O
,	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Functionally	O
the	O
Concerto	O
was	O
a	O
full	O
featured	O
laptop	B-Device
that	O
could	O
operate	O
in	O
pen-mode	O
when	O
the	O
keyboard	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
media	O
company	O
Knight	O
Ridder	O
made	O
a	O
concept	O
video	O
of	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
device	I-Device
with	O
a	O
color	O
display	O
and	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
media	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acorn	O
Computers	O
developed	O
and	O
delivered	O
an	O
ARM	B-Architecture
based	O
touch	O
screen	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
for	O
this	O
program	O
,	O
branded	O
the	O
NewsPad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
The	O
Webbook	B-Device
Company	O
announced	O
the	O
first	O
Internet-based	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
then	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
Web	O
Surfboard	O
,	O
that	O
would	O
run	O
Java	O
and	O
utilize	O
a	O
RISC	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
Palm	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
based	O
PalmPilot	B-Device
touch	O
and	O
stylus	O
based	O
PDA	B-Application
,	O
the	O
touch	O
based	O
devices	O
initially	O
incorporating	O
a	O
Motorola	O
Dragonball	O
(	O
68000	O
)	O
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Again	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
Fujitsu	O
released	O
the	O
Stylistic	O
1000	O
tablet	B-Device
format	O
PC	O
,	O
running	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
95	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
100MHz	O
AMD486	O
DX4	O
CPU	O
,	O
with	O
8	O
MB	O
RAM	O
offering	O
stylus	O
input	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
connecting	O
a	O
conventional	O
Keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Intel	O
announced	O
a	O
StrongARM	O
based	O
touch	O
screen	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
under	O
the	O
name	O
WebPAD	O
,	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
later	O
re-branded	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Intel	O
Web	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2000	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
the	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
2000	O
,	O
utilising	O
their	O
touch	O
capable	O
Windows	O
CE	O
3.0	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
devices	O
were	O
manufactured	O
by	O
several	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
:	O
x86	B-Operating_System
,	O
MIPS	B-Device
,	O
ARM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
SuperH	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
early	O
implementation	O
of	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
was	O
the	O
ProGear	B-Application
by	O
FrontPath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ProGear	B-Application
used	O
a	O
Transmeta	O
chip	O
and	O
a	O
resistive	O
digitizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ProGear	B-Application
initially	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Slackware	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
,	O
but	O
could	O
later	O
be	O
bought	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
attempted	O
to	O
re-institute	O
the	O
then	O
decades	O
old	O
tablet	B-Device
concept	O
by	O
assigning	O
two	O
well-known	O
experts	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
,	O
from	O
Xerox	O
Palo	O
Alto	O
Research	O
Center	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
coined	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
PC	I-Device
"	O
for	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
built	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
specification	O
,	O
and	O
running	O
a	O
licensed	O
specific	O
tablet	B-Device
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
popularizing	O
the	O
term	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
for	O
this	O
class	O
of	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
were	O
targeted	O
to	O
address	O
business	O
needs	O
mainly	O
as	O
note-taking	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
rugged	B-Device
devices	O
for	O
field	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
health	O
care	O
sector	O
,	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
were	O
intended	O
for	O
data	O
capture	O
–	O
such	O
as	O
registering	O
feedback	O
on	O
the	O
patient	O
experience	O
at	O
the	O
bedside	O
as	O
well	O
and	O
supporting	O
data	O
collection	O
through	O
digital	O
survey	O
instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
original	O
equipment	O
manufacturers	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
tablet	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
designed	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
PC	I-Device
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
generation	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
PCs	I-Device
were	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Edition	O
,	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
superseded	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
earlier	O
pen	O
computing	O
operating	O
environment	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
for	I-Device
Pen	I-Device
Computing	I-Device
2.0	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Edition	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
designed	O
the	O
successive	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
to	O
support	O
pen	O
computing	O
intrinsically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tablet	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
failed	O
to	O
gain	O
popularity	O
in	O
the	O
consumer	O
space	O
because	O
of	O
unresolved	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
existing	O
devices	O
were	O
too	O
heavy	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
with	O
one	O
hand	O
for	O
extended	O
periods	O
,	O
the	O
specific	O
software	O
features	O
designed	O
to	O
support	O
usage	O
as	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
(	O
such	O
as	O
finger	O
and	O
virtual	O
keyboard	O
support	O
)	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
all	O
contexts	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
not	O
enough	O
applications	O
specific	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
–	O
legacy	O
applications	O
created	O
for	O
desktop	O
interfaces	O
made	O
them	O
not	O
well	O
adapted	O
to	O
the	O
slate	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
early	O
implementation	O
of	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
was	O
the	O
ProGear	B-Application
by	O
FrontPath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ProGear	B-Application
used	O
a	O
Transmeta	O
chip	O
and	O
a	O
resistive	O
digitizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ProGear	B-Application
initially	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Slackware	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
,	O
but	O
could	O
later	O
be	O
bought	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
touch	O
screen	O
sub-notebook	O
computers	O
can	O
run	O
any	O
of	O
several	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	O
with	O
little	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X.org	B-Application
supports	O
screen	O
rotation	O
and	O
tablet	B-Device
input	O
through	O
Wacom	O
drivers	O
,	O
and	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
software	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
Qt-based	O
Qtopia	B-Language
and	O
GTK+	B-Application
-based	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
Tablet	I-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
provide	O
promising	O
free	O
and	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
systems	O
for	O
future	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	B-Application
source	I-Application
note	O
taking	O
software	O
in	O
Linux	B-Application
includes	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Xournal	O
(	O
which	O
supports	O
PDF	O
file	O
annotation	O
)	O
,	O
Gournal	O
(	O
a	O
Gnome-based	O
note	O
taking	O
application	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Java-based	O
Jarnal	O
(	O
which	O
supports	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
as	O
a	O
built-in	O
function	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
software	O
,	O
many	O
users	O
had	O
to	O
rely	O
on	O
on-screen	O
keyboards	O
and	O
alternative	O
text	O
input	O
methods	O
like	O
Dasher	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
program	O
available	O
,	O
CellWriter	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
must	O
write	O
letters	O
separately	O
in	O
a	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
Linux-based	O
OS	O
projects	O
are	O
dedicated	O
to	O
tablet	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
all	O
these	O
are	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
,	O
they	O
are	O
freely	O
available	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
or	O
ported	O
to	O
devices	O
that	O
conform	O
to	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Hitachi	O
introduced	O
the	O
VisionPlate	O
rugged	B-Device
tablet	B-Device
that	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
point-of-sale	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maemo	B-Operating_System
(	O
rebranded	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Debian	O
GNU/Linux	B-Application
based	O
graphical	O
user	O
environment	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
Tablet	I-Device
devices	O
(	O
770	O
,	O
N800	B-Application
,	O
N810	O
&	O
N900	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Netbook	O
Remix	O
edition	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Intel	O
sponsored	O
Moblin	B-Language
project	I-Language
,	O
both	O
have	O
touchscreen	O
support	O
integrated	O
into	O
their	O
user	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canonical	O
Ltd	O
has	O
started	O
a	O
program	O
for	O
better	O
supporting	O
tablets	B-Device
with	O
the	O
Unity	B-Device
UI	I-Device
for	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
10.10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
TabletKiosk	B-Device
offered	O
a	O
hybrid	O
digitizer	O
/	O
touch	O
device	O
running	O
openSUSE	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
developed	O
by	O
Palm	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
HP	O
to	O
be	O
their	O
proprietary	O
operating	O
system	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
kernel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
1.0	O
to	O
2.1	O
of	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
uses	O
the	O
patched	O
Linux	B-Application
2.6.24	O
kernel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
platform	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
multiple	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
smartphones	O
,	O
tablet	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
,	O
and	O
printers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
announced	O
plans	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
to	O
run	O
within	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
HP	O
desktop	O
and	O
notebook	B-Device
computers	I-Device
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
TouchPad	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
addition	O
to	O
HP	O
's	O
tablet	B-Device
family	O
,	O
was	O
shipped	O
out	O
with	O
version	O
3.0.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.0.2	O
gives	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
support	O
for	O
multitasking	O
,	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
HP	O
Synergy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
HP	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
discontinue	O
production	O
of	O
all	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
entered	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
space	O
with	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
770	I-Application
running	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
Debian-based	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	O
custom-made	O
for	O
their	O
Nokia	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
Tablet	I-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
line	O
continued	O
with	O
the	O
N900	B-Application
which	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
add	O
phone	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
UMPC	B-Device
,	O
started	O
the	O
Mobile	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
Device	I-Device
initiative	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
and	O
combined	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
custom-built	O
for	O
portable	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
co-developed	O
the	O
lightweight	O
Moblin	B-Language
operating	O
system	O
following	O
the	O
successful	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Atom	O
CPU	O
series	O
on	O
netbooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
operating	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
Intel	O
and	O
Nokia	O
to	O
support	O
Netbooks	O
,	O
Smartphones	O
and	O
tablet	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Nokia	O
and	O
Intel	O
combined	O
the	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
and	O
Moblin	B-Language
projects	I-Language
to	O
form	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
powered	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
is	O
the	O
Neofonie	B-Application
WeTab	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WeTab	B-Application
uses	O
an	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
called	O
WeTab	B-Application
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WeTab	B-Application
OS	O
adds	O
runtimes	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
and	O
provides	O
a	O
proprietary	O
user	O
interface	O
optimized	O
for	O
the	O
WeTab	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
has	O
never	O
sold	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
computer	O
running	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
although	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
does	O
have	O
support	O
for	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
via	O
Inkwell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Apple	O
sells	O
the	O
iOS-based	O
iPad	B-Device
Tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
Axiotron	O
introduced	O
the	O
Modbook	B-Device
,	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
Apple	B-Device
MacBook	I-Device
,	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X-based	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
at	O
Macworld	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Modbook	B-Device
used	O
Apple	O
's	O
Inkwell	B-Application
handwriting	O
and	O
gesture	O
recognition	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
digitization	O
hardware	O
from	O
Wacom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
the	O
digitizer	O
on	O
the	O
integrated	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Modbook	B-Device
was	O
supplied	O
with	O
a	O
third-party	O
driver	O
called	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
market	O
was	O
reinvigorated	O
by	O
Apple	O
through	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
device	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
places	O
restrictions	O
on	O
the	O
owner	O
to	O
install	O
software	O
thus	O
deviating	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
tradition	O
,	O
its	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
for	O
the	O
touch	O
interface	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
milestone	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
that	O
defined	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
as	O
a	O
new	O
class	O
of	O
portable	O
device	O
,	O
different	O
from	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
PC	I-Device
or	O
netbook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
WiFi-only	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
WiFi+3G	O
model	O
was	O
introduced	O
about	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
no-contract	O
data	O
plan	O
from	O
AT&T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
has	O
launched	O
,	O
bringing	O
3G	O
support	O
from	O
both	O
AT&T	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
has	O
been	O
characterized	O
by	O
some	O
as	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
that	O
mainly	O
focuses	O
on	O
media	O
consumption	O
such	O
as	O
web	O
browsing	O
,	O
email	O
,	O
photos	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
e-reading	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
full-featured	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Office-compatible	O
software	O
for	O
word	O
processing	O
(	O
Pages	B-Application
)	O
,	O
spreadsheets	O
(	O
Numbers	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
presentations	O
(	O
Keynote	B-Protocol
)	O
were	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
initial	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
release	O
Apple	O
subsidiary	O
FileMaker	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Bento	B-Application
database	O
software	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
Apple	O
also	O
released	O
full-featured	O
first	O
party	O
software	O
for	O
multi-track	O
music	O
composition	O
(	O
GarageBand	B-Application
)	O
and	O
video	O
editing	O
(	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
iPads	B-Device
no	O
longer	O
require	O
being	O
plugged	O
into	O
a	O
separate	O
personal	O
computer	O
for	O
initial	O
activation	O
and	O
backups	O
,	O
eliminating	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
drawbacks	O
of	O
using	O
a	O
non-PC	O
architecture-based	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
IDC	O
published	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
defining	O
the	O
term	O
media	O
tablet	B-Device
as	O
personal	O
devices	O
with	O
screens	O
from	O
7	O
to	O
12	O
inches	O
,	O
lightweight	O
operating	O
systems	O
"	O
currently	O
based	O
on	O
ARM	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
"	O
which	O
"	O
provide	O
a	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
applications	O
and	O
connectivity	O
,	O
differentiating	O
them	O
from	O
primarily	O
single-function	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
ereaders	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDC	O
also	O
predicted	O
a	O
market	O
growth	O
for	O
tablets	B-Device
from	O
7.6million	O
units	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
46	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
15	O
million	O
iPads	B-Device
had	O
been	O
sold	O
in	O
three	O
fiscal	O
quarters	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
double	O
the	O
number	O
that	O
IDC	O
then	O
predicted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
competitors	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPad	B-Device
in	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
not	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
traditional	O
PC	O
architecture	O
were	O
the	O
5inch	O
Dell	B-Application
Streak	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
7inch	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
..	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
over	O
80	O
new	O
tablets	B-Device
were	O
announced	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
who	O
announced	O
tablets	B-Device
included	O
:	O
Dell	O
with	O
the	O
Streak	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
,	O
Acer	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Acer	B-Application
Tab	I-Application
,	O
Motorola	O
with	O
its	O
Xoom	B-Application
tablet	I-Application
(	O
Android	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
with	O
a	O
new	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
(	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Research	O
in	O
Motion	O
demonstrating	O
their	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Playbook	I-Application
,	O
Vizio	O
with	O
the	O
Via	O
Tablet	B-Device
,	O
Toshiba	O
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
–	O
run	O
Toshiba	B-Application
Thrive	I-Application
,	O
and	B-Application
others	I-Application
including	I-Application
Asus	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
startup	O
company	O
Notion	O
Ink	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
tablets	B-Device
were	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
Honeycomb	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
mobile	O
operating	O
system	O
for	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
while	O
others	O
run	O
older	O
versions	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
like	O
2.3	B-Application
,	O
or	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
OS	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Playbook	I-Application
's	O
QNX	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Xoom	I-Application
,	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
most	O
competitors	O
released	O
devices	O
of	O
comparable	O
size	O
and	O
price	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
Apple	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
had	O
already	O
released	O
their	O
second	O
generation	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hewlett-Packard	O
announced	O
its	O
TouchPad	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
WebOS	B-Operating_System
system	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
released	O
it	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
discontinue	O
it	O
after	O
less	O
than	O
49	O
days	O
of	O
sales	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
casualty	O
in	O
the	O
post-PC	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fire	O
sale	O
on	O
TouchPad	B-Application
tablets	B-Device
when	O
its	O
price	O
was	O
dropped	O
from	O
US$499	O
to	O
as	O
low	O
as	O
$99	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
surge	O
of	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
announced	O
the	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
Fire	O
,	O
a	O
7-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
deeply	O
tied	O
into	O
their	O
Kindle	B-General_Concept
ebook	O
service	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Appstore	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
Amazon	B-Application
services	O
for	O
digital	O
music	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
Fire	O
runs	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
custom	O
fork	O
of	O
v2.3	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
cloud	O
services	O
for	O
accelerated	O
web	O
browsing	O
and	O
remote	O
storage	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
has	O
set	O
it	O
up	O
to	O
have	O
very	O
little	O
other	O
connection	O
back	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
aside	O
from	O
supporting	O
Gmail	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
several	O
webmail	O
services	O
it	O
can	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
cost	O
of	O
only	O
US$199	O
for	O
the	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
Fire	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
suggested	O
that	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
business	O
strategy	O
is	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
money	O
on	O
selling	O
content	O
through	O
it	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
device	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
storefront	O
for	O
physical	O
goods	O
sold	O
through	O
Amazon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
Fire	O
's	O
low	O
price	O
,	O
reviewers	O
have	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
polished	O
on	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
tablets	B-Device
that	O
often	O
needed	O
software	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
competing	O
tablets	B-Device
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
had	O
managed	O
to	O
gain	O
considerable	O
traction	O
as	O
the	O
market	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
dominated	O
by	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
manufacturers	O
had	O
to	O
resort	O
to	O
deep	O
discounts	O
to	O
move	O
excess	O
inventory	O
,	O
as	O
what	O
happened	O
with	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
TouchPad	I-Application
(	O
after	O
its	O
announced	O
discontinuation	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Playbook	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
suggested	O
that	O
many	O
companies	O
,	O
in	O
their	O
rush	O
to	O
jump	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
tablet	B-Device
bandwagon	O
"	O
,	O
had	O
released	O
products	O
that	O
might	O
have	O
had	O
decent	O
hardware	O
but	O
lacked	O
refinement	O
and	O
came	O
with	O
software	O
bugs	O
that	O
needed	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
IDC	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
have	O
63%	O
of	O
all	O
"	O
media	O
tablet	B-Device
"	O
sales	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
rising	O
and	O
Windows	O
is	O
also	O
rising	O
in	O
market	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
iPad	B-Device
had	O
83%	O
of	O
all	O
"	O
media	O
tablet	B-Device
"	O
sales	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
28%	O
of	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
unveiling	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
held	O
more	O
than	O
90%	O
market	O
share	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
figures	O
could	O
be	O
explained	O
by	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
hardware	O
shipped	O
into	O
the	O
channel	O
versus	O
the	O
number	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
actually	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
dominated	O
sales	O
,	O
outselling	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
other	O
rival	O
OS	O
tablets	B-Device
by	O
a	O
ratio	O
of	O
eight	O
to	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
iPad	B-Device
held	O
66	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
global	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
in	O
Q1	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
share	O
is	O
predicted	O
to	O
drop	O
to	O
58	O
percent	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
influx	O
of	O
new	O
products	O
,	O
mostly	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
risky	O
,	O
experts	O
say	O
that	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
strategy	O
gives	O
time	O
for	O
Apple	O
to	O
hold	O
off	O
rivals	O
and	O
grab	O
even	O
greater	O
market	O
share	O
with	O
their	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
since	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
market	O
that	O
is	O
developing	O
fast	O
where	O
Apple	O
leads	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
damages	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
pay	O
if	O
they	O
lose	O
the	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
David	O
Drummond	O
complained	O
"	O
They	O
(	O
Apple	O
)	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
harder	O
for	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
sell	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
IDC	O
announced	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
calendar	O
quarter	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
market	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
increased	O
to	O
68.3	O
%	O
from	O
65.7	O
%	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
quarter	O
,	O
while	O
market	O
share	O
for	O
Android-based	O
tablets	B-Device
decreased	O
from	O
34.0	O
%	O
the	O
previous	O
quarter	O
down	O
to	O
26.8	O
%	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
being	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
this	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
partially	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
RIM	O
's	O
PlayBook	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
,	O
which	O
took	O
4.9	O
%	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Gartner	O
lowered	O
their	O
forecast	O
for	O
sales	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
by	O
28	O
percent	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
quarter	O
's	O
projection	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
Android	B-Application
’s	O
appeal	O
in	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
has	O
been	O
constrained	O
by	O
high	O
prices	O
,	O
weak	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
limited	O
tablet	B-Device
applications.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
they	O
state	O
that	O
they	O
expect	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
to	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
free	O
run	O
"	O
through	O
the	O
2011	O
holiday	O
season	O
and	O
that	O
Apple	O
will	O
"	O
maintain	O
a	O
market	O
share	O
lead	O
throughout	O
our	O
forecast	O
period	O
by	O
commanding	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
until	O
2014.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gartner	O
revised	O
their	O
projection	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
worldwide	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
share	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
73.4	O
%	O
after	O
their	O
previous	O
projection	O
of	O
68.7	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Launch	O
Pad	O
conference	O
Ryan	O
Block	O
from	O
gadget	O
site	O
gdgt	B-Application
showed	O
slides	O
identifying	O
the	O
makeup	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
users	O
who	O
bought	O
tablets	B-Device
in	O
2011	O
consisting	O
of	O
76%	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
39%	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
37%	O
original	O
iPad	B-Device
)	O
,	O
6%	O
HP	B-Application
TouchPad	I-Application
,	O
and	O
no	O
other	O
tablet	B-Device
at	O
over	O
4%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
numbers	B-Operating_System
did	O
not	O
include	O
previous	O
purchases	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
or	O
other	O
tablets	B-Device
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
breakdown	O
by	O
platform	O
he	O
showed	O
a	O
chart	O
indicating	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
at	O
76%	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
at	O
17%	O
,	O
HP	O
's	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
at	O
6%	O
,	O
and	O
RIM	O
's	O
PlayBook	B-Application
OS	O
at	O
2%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
report	O
by	O
Strategy	O
Analytic	O
showed	O
that	O
the	O
share	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
had	O
risen	O
sharply	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Strategy	O
Analytic	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
accounted	O
for	O
39%	O
of	O
the	O
global	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
29%	O
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
26.8	O
million	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
quarter	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
10.7	O
million	O
a	O
year	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
report	O
said	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
China	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
an	O
AlphaWise	O
survey	O
of	O
1,553	O
Chinese	O
consumers	O
across	O
16	O
cities	O
over	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPad	B-Device
currently	O
holds	O
a	O
65%	O
share	O
of	O
that	O
nation	O
's	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
about	O
future	O
purchases	O
,	O
68%	O
of	O
those	O
surveyed	O
indicated	O
an	O
intent	O
to	O
buy	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
versus	O
other	O
brands	O
 '	O
shares	O
of	O
10%	O
for	O
Asus	O
,	O
8%	O
for	O
Lenovo	O
,	O
6%	O
for	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
and	O
3%	O
or	O
less	O
for	O
any	O
other	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
spending	O
on	O
display	O
ads	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
banners	O
,	O
rich	O
media	O
and	O
video	O
)	O
,	O
search	O
and	O
messaging-based	O
advertising	O
,	O
and	O
covers	O
ads	O
viewed	O
on	O
both	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
1914	O
:	O
U.S.	O
Patent	O
on	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
user	O
interface	O
with	O
a	O
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1945	O
:	O
Vannevar	O
Bush	O
proposes	O
the	O
Memex	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
data	O
archiving	O
device	O
including	O
handwriting	O
input	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
essay	O
As	O
We	O
May	O
Think	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Dimond	O
demonstrates	O
the	O
Stylator	O
electronic	O
tablet	B-Device
with	O
pen	O
for	O
computer	O
input	O
and	O
software	O
for	O
recognition	O
of	O
handwritten	O
text	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RAND	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
invented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RAND	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
is	O
better	O
known	O
than	O
the	O
Styalator	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
invented	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filmmaker	O
Stanley	O
Kubrick	O
imagines	O
a	O
flatscreen	O
tablet	B-Device
device	I-Device
wirelessly	O
playing	O
a	O
video	O
broadcast	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
2001	O
:	O
A	O
Space	O
Odyssey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	O
Kay	O
of	O
Xerox	O
PARC	O
publishes	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
personal	O
computer	O
for	O
children	O
of	O
all	O
ages	O
"	O
describing	O
and	O
detailing	O
possible	O
uses	O
for	O
his	O
Dynabook	B-General_Concept
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
is	O
broadcast	O
as	O
a	O
radio	O
comedy	O
on	O
BBC	O
Radio	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
named	O
after	O
a	O
fictional	O
touch	O
screen	O
electronic	O
tablet	B-Device
used	O
in	O
the	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pencept	O
of	O
Waltham	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
markets	O
a	O
general-purpose	O
computer	O
terminal	O
using	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
and	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cadre	O
System	O
markets	O
the	O
Inforite	O
point-of-sale	O
terminal	O
using	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
a	O
small	O
electronic	O
tablet	B-Device
and	O
pen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pencept	O
and	O
CIC	O
both	O
offer	O
PC	O
computers	O
for	O
the	O
consumer	O
market	O
using	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
with	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operating	O
system	O
is	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hindsight	O
develops	O
and	O
tests	O
the	O
Letterbug	O
,	O
an	O
educational	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
before	O
making	O
the	O
trade	O
show	O
tour	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Knowledge	B-Device
Navigator	I-Device
concept	O
piece	O
by	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
commercially	O
successful	O
tablet-type	O
portable	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
computer	O
was	O
the	O
GRiDPad	B-Device
from	O
GRiD	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wang	O
Laboratories	O
introduces	O
Freestyle	O
,	O
an	O
application	O
that	O
captured	O
a	O
screen	O
from	O
a	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
application	O
,	O
and	O
let	O
users	O
add	O
voice	O
and	O
handwriting	O
annotations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
predecessor	O
to	O
later	O
note-taking	O
applications	O
for	O
systems	O
like	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GO	O
Corporation	O
announced	O
a	O
dedicated	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
called	O
PenPoint	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
with	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
desktop	O
via	O
handwritten	O
gesture	O
shapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCR	O
released	O
model	O
3125	O
pen	O
computer	O
running	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Penpoint	B-Application
OS	I-Application
or	O
Pen	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
Newton	I-Device
entered	O
development	O
;	O
although	O
it	O
ultimately	O
became	O
a	O
PDA	B-Application
,	O
its	O
original	O
concept	O
(	O
which	O
called	O
for	O
a	O
larger	O
screen	O
and	O
greater	O
sketching	O
abilities	O
)	O
resembled	O
the	O
hardware	O
of	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GO	O
Corporation	O
shipped	O
the	O
PenPoint	B-Application
OS	I-Application
for	O
general	O
availability	O
and	O
IBM	O
announced	O
IBM	O
2125	O
pen	O
computer	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
IBM	O
model	O
named	O
"	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
"	O
)	O
in	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
releases	O
Windows	B-Device
for	I-Device
Pen	I-Device
Computing	I-Device
as	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
PenPoint	B-Application
OS	I-Application
by	O
GO	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
Computer	O
announces	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
PDA	I-Device
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
,	O
which	O
includes	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
with	O
a	O
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
releases	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
,	O
IBM	O
's	O
first	O
commercialized	O
portable	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
product	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
consumer	O
market	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
IBM	B-Operating_System
ThinkPad	I-Operating_System
750P	O
and	O
360P	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BellSouth	O
released	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
Simon	I-Device
Personal	O
Communicator	O
,	O
an	O
analog	O
cellphone	O
using	O
a	O
touchscreen	O
and	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
,	O
but	O
did	O
permit	O
users	O
to	O
write	O
messages	O
and	O
send	O
them	O
as	O
faxes	O
on	O
the	O
analog	O
cellphone	O
network	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
PDA	B-Application
and	O
email	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AT&T	O
introduced	O
the	O
EO	B-Application
Personal	I-Application
Communicator	I-Application
combining	O
PenPoint	B-Application
with	O
wireless	O
communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	O
Ridder	O
concept	O
video	O
of	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
device	I-Device
with	O
focus	O
on	O
media	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
introduces	O
Magic	B-Application
Link	I-Application
PDA	B-Application
based	O
on	O
Magic	B-Application
Cap	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hewlett	O
Packard	O
releases	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
PEN/GEOS	O
based	O
OmniGo	O
100	O
and	O
OmniGo	O
120	O
handheld	O
organizers	O
with	O
flip-around	O
clamshell	O
display	O
with	O
pen	O
support	O
and	O
Graffiti	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acorn	O
Computers	O
supply	O
ARM-based	O
touch	O
screen	O
tablets	B-Device
for	O
the	O
NewsPad	O
pilot	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
,	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Palm	B-Device
Pilot	I-Device
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyrix-NatSemi	O
announce	O
and	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
WebPad	O
touch	O
screen	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
at	O
COMDEX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
announces	O
a	O
StrongARM-based	O
,	O
wireless	O
touch	O
screen	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
called	O
the	O
WebPad	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
the	O
"	O
Intel	O
Web	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
develops	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
that	O
meets	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
standard	O
and	O
received	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Hardware	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
VAR	O
Vision	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Gates	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
demonstrates	O
the	O
first	O
public	O
prototype	O
of	O
a	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
(	O
defined	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
a	O
pen-enabled	O
computer	O
conforming	O
to	O
hardware	O
specifications	O
devised	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
running	O
a	O
licensed	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Edition	O
"	O
operating	O
system	O
)	O
at	O
COMDEX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
releases	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
designed	O
and	O
built	O
by	O
HP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	O
Computing	O
releases	O
their	O
1st	O
slate	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
the	O
M1200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
receives	O
the	O
"	O
Innovation	O
des	O
Jahres	O
2002/2003	O
"	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
PaceBook	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
from	O
PC	O
Professional	O
Magazine	O
at	O
the	O
CeBIT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fingerworks	O
develops	O
the	O
touch	O
technology	O
and	O
touch	O
gestures	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	O
Computing	O
releases	O
their	O
2nd	O
slate	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
the	O
M1300	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
launches	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
770	I-Application
Internet	I-Application
Tablet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	O
Computing	O
releases	O
the	O
LE1600	O
and	O
paperback	O
sized	O
LS800	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
released	O
for	O
general	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vista	B-Application
included	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
special	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
edition	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Disney	O
Channel	O
Original	O
Movie	O
,	O
Read	O
It	O
and	O
Weep	O
,	O
Jamie	O
uses	O
a	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
for	O
her	O
journal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Axiotron	O
introduces	O
Modbook	B-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
(	O
and	O
only	O
)	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
based	O
on	O
Mac	O
hardware	O
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
at	O
Macworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtually	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
launches	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
an	O
MP3	O
player	O
with	O
WiFi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
took	O
Apple	O
two	O
years	O
to	O
turn	O
this	O
concept	O
into	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
releases	O
the	O
second	O
multi-touch	B-Application
capable	O
tablet	B-Device
:	O
the	O
HP	B-Device
TouchSmart	I-Device
tx2	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asus	O
announces	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
netbook	O
,	O
the	O
Eee	B-Device
PC	I-Device
T91	O
and	O
T91MT	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
with	O
a	O
multi-touch	B-Application
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Always	O
Innovating	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
tablet	B-Device
netbook	O
with	O
an	O
ARM	B-Architecture
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
unveils	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
running	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
iOS	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
releases	O
the	O
JooJoo	B-Application
,	O
running	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
unveils	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
,	O
running	O
Google	B-Application
Android	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fusion5	O
releases	O
A1CS	O
X220	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	O
Tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neofonie	B-Application
releases	O
the	O
WeTab	B-Application
,	O
a	O
MeeGo-based	O
slate	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
11.6inch	O
multi-touch	B-Application
screen	O
at	O
1366×768	O
pixels	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dixons	O
Retail	O
unveils	O
the	O
Advent	B-Application
Vega	I-Application
,	O
a	O
10-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
running	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	I-Application
,	O
having	O
a	O
micro	O
SD	O
card	O
slot	O
,	O
a	O
USB	O
port	O
and	O
a	O
16h	O
battery	O
life	O
for	O
audio	O
playback	O
and	O
6.5h	O
for	O
1080p	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
releases	O
the	O
Slate	B-Device
500	I-Device
,	O
running	O
a	O
full-version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
releases	O
Xoom	B-Application
a	O
10-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
running	O
Android	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
(	O
Honeycomb	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	O
releases	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Playbook	I-Application
running	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
QNX	B-Operating_System
Neutrino	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
showcases	O
the	O
Streak	B-Application
7	I-Application
tablet	B-Device
at	O
CES	O
2011	O
in	O
January	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZTE	O
announces	O
the	O
ZTE	O
V11	O
and	O
the	O
Z-pad	O
that	O
both	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
(	O
Honeycomb	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
releases	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
TouchPad	I-Application
with	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
&	O
withdraws	O
it	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
(	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
an	O
Android-based	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
the	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
Fire	O
,	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
introduces	O
Nook	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
in	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
releases	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
iPad	B-Device
4	I-Device
and	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
unveiled	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
a	O
7-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
developed	O
with	O
Asus	O
and	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
10	I-Device
,	O
a	O
10-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
developed	O
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
releases	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Note	I-Device
10.1	I-Device
,	O
with	O
stylus	O
apps	O
,	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
(	O
Ice	B-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
)	O
with	O
1.4GHz	O
quad-core	O
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
releases	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Surface	I-Device
RT	I-Device
with	O
an	O
ARM	B-Architecture
microprocessor	I-Architecture
and	O
kickstand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
releases	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
Tablet	I-Application
Z	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
Ingress	O
Protection	O
Ratings	O
of	O
IP55	O
and	O
IP57	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
dust-resistant	O
,	O
water-jet	O
resistant	O
,	O
and	O
waterproof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
releases	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
2	I-Device
with	O
an	O
ARM	B-Architecture
microprocessor	I-Architecture
and	O
two	O
step	O
Kickstand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
released	O
with	O
an	O
Intel	O
core	O
I5	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
releases	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
tablets	B-Device
(	O
and	O
smartphones	O
)	O
are	O
up	O
to	O
4GB	O
RAM	O
,	O
using	O
64-bit	B-Device
processors	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
fourth	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	O
Pro	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
4	I-Device
and	O
2-in-1	B-Device
convertible	I-Device
tablet	B-Device
that	O
could	O
be	O
folded	O
like	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
called	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
,	O
both	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
sixth	O
generation	O
Skylake	O
Intel	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
tablet	B-Device
devices	I-Device
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
released	O
accessories	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
first	O
tablet	B-Device
point	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
in	O
a	O
9.7-inch	O
display	O
that	O
had	O
a	O
256	O
GB	O
option	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
amount	O
of	O
storage	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
consumer	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
its	O
lowest	O
cost	O
9.7-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
reviewer	O
said	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
"	O
perfect	O
for	O
first-time	O
tablet	B-Device
buyers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
