There comes a time in every consumer electronic device's life when an impasse of sorts is reached: it's been improved in nearly every way possible, but companies are still forced to constantly improve upon it if they wish to keep interest alive. While I wouldn't say this has happened to the tablet just yet, it's clear we're getting close. Lenovo has just unveiled the IdeaCentre Horizon, a 27-inch tablet running the Windows 8 operating system. And before you ask, no, it was not conceived in Texas. I think.
When people talk about the mobile industry, a lot of the buzz tends to surround the iPhone revolution. The changing of the guard and explosion of the idea that people use the same device to text as they do to fill their video game fix. If a new survey conducted by Diner Dash creator PlayFirst and research firm Frank N. Magid has anything to say about it, however? Move over phones, and say hello to the real money makers: tablets!
The press conference Microsoft held yesterday was mired in ambiguity. For starters, they didn't reveal the location of the event until the morning of. Despite this lack of detail, many were quick -- and ultimately correct -- to predict that they were going to announce a new tablet. Called Microsoft Surface, it features a 10.6 inch display, a built-in kickstand, and a truckload of other interesting features.
When it comes to the international board games market, few names are as big as Ravensburger. They recently started to make a push into the digital space with iOS adaptation of games like Puerto Rico and Ramses II. And there's good reason for it - with tablet sales on a steady incline, the digital board game experience is poised to explode.
At the 2011 International CES in Las Vegas, Nevada the trend seemed to be on what new tablet was going to be the proverbial iPad Killer. That is, a tablet that is going to be superior in just about every way to Apple's breakthrough juggernaut.