2012: The year of the everyman tablet

While tablets have dominated tech news ever since the launch of the first iPad, it seems likely that the frenzy will begin to die down in 2012. Crucial questions such as “What is it for?”, “Will they find a market?” and “Do I need one?” have slowly faded away. Now, you either want one or you don’t.

Apart from the media firestorm which will greet the release of the next generation iPad sometime in 2012, most tablets will simply arrive on the scene and live or die depending on how well they perform.
Consolidation is under way. Increasingly, companies, NGO’s and individuals are seeing the need for tablets and creating apps and content specifically for tablets.

The next 12 months should also see a dramatic increase in the number and form of tablets out there. Much like smartphones, we’ll start to see tablets for every imaginable purpose and consumer.

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