For years, I've been wanting a simple light tablet that I could comfortably sit down with on the couch and surf the web or jot down notes, just a simple tablet screen without a keyboard. I would like to take it to meetings to hand write notes like a notepad. Just something simple. Have I said that enough.
Whenever I've mentioned this to other people, they look at you funny. No keyboard, what good is that. They don't seem to understand that the handwritten notes can be converted to typed text later or maybe the notes don't even need to be converted. As long as I can look up my notes who cares. Also, I would like the device to have a camera for scanning any documents passed out at a meeting or to take a picture of poster notes created during the meeting. Then I would quickly have that information available to me all the time on my tablet. Note I have used a digital camera before to get a record of poster notes and passed out documents and its worked well, but you get even more stupid looks when you do that. And of course there is the hassle of moving the pictures from your camera to your computer.
FINALLY, Apple is rumored to be building such a device (article: It's Time For An Apple Tablet). I'm sure they're mainly developing it for web surfing, music, videos, etc. So I may not get the note taking abilities but at least it will be a start. My hopes are high.
Why do the simplest things I want seem to be the most difficult for people to understand.
p.s. Note that I'm not saying I will buy an Apple tablet, but maybe it will encourage the rest of the market to move in the right direction.
Whenever I've mentioned this to other people, they look at you funny. No keyboard, what good is that. They don't seem to understand that the handwritten notes can be converted to typed text later or maybe the notes don't even need to be converted. As long as I can look up my notes who cares. Also, I would like the device to have a camera for scanning any documents passed out at a meeting or to take a picture of poster notes created during the meeting. Then I would quickly have that information available to me all the time on my tablet. Note I have used a digital camera before to get a record of poster notes and passed out documents and its worked well, but you get even more stupid looks when you do that. And of course there is the hassle of moving the pictures from your camera to your computer.
FINALLY, Apple is rumored to be building such a device (article: It's Time For An Apple Tablet). I'm sure they're mainly developing it for web surfing, music, videos, etc. So I may not get the note taking abilities but at least it will be a start. My hopes are high.
Why do the simplest things I want seem to be the most difficult for people to understand.
p.s. Note that I'm not saying I will buy an Apple tablet, but maybe it will encourage the rest of the market to move in the right direction.
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