PC Mobilizr

As storage space, keyboards, audio/video capability, business applications and overall functionality continue to improve on what we used to know as cell phones, how much longer before smart phones move in on grounds typically reserved for laptops and other mobile PCs?As for now, hybrids such as the iPad have become increasingly popular, the demand for traditional laptops and desktop computers may see a decline in years to come. What is the iPad save for an iPhone with more surface area and without the ability to dial or receive calls? The iPad is effectively a combination of a laptop computer and an iPhone, or in layman’s terms, an oversized iPod touch.Of course, a laptop does offer more sophisticated options in terms of gaming, flash capabilities (as seen in virtually all webpages, not to mention the accuracy of a brick and mortar keyboard vs. a touch screen, along with more practical applications and the ability to multitask when working on business or educational projects. In this opinion, an iPad at this point is a completely wasteful purchase, fun perhaps but ultimately bringing very little utility to the table. Bear in mind, however, this is developers first run at the iPad. Only 5 or 6 years ago, flip phones like the Razr were hip, cool and stylish. In that time, we have already seen flip phones entirely go out of style and be brought back (thank you, Blackberry Pearl Flip). Point is, the technological world turns much faster than the rest of the world at-large.The iPad as it stands may only pose a threat to traditional computer sales in the form of ill-informed consumers beaming with optimism, however, as the iPad and products like it are refined and improved, the very face of personal computing may have completely changed yet again by 2015. Much like the Kyotronic 85 in 1983, though not fully functional, its size, shape and convenience may have long-lasting implications in the mobile computing arena.