3.+News+and+Issues+Regarding+Tablet+Computing

There are many tablet computers on the market today. The top five __tablets__, according to [|C/NET], are:


 * [|Apple iPad 2] || [|Sony Tablet S] || [|Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1] || [|Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] || [|Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ||
 * [[image:http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/1945/1945531_sb.jpg width="86" height="117" align="center"]] || [[image:http://ts3.mm.bing.net/thumb/get?bid=aqLT2TekiemPJQ&bn=CC&fbid=7wIR63%2bClmj%2b0A&fbn=CC width="156" height="102"]] || [[image:http://www.androidtapp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-10.1.jpg width="160" height="154" align="center"]] || [[image:http://img2.imagesbn.com/images/159220000/159224687.JPG width="81" height="124" align="center"]] || [[image:http://c.shld.net/rpx/i/s/pi/mp/15470/6096580501p?src=http%3A%2F%2Fi43.tinypic.com%2F25z49pf.jpg&d=006b90bf01c8c5018679d8154c2a20975e2b926a width="139" height="127"]] ||

Although tablet computers are excellent tools, there is one main challenge preventing its universal use in businesses, homes, and classrooms—the cost. Looking specifically at classroom use, cost is a particularly strong deterrent. As school budgets tighten, school officials find it difficult to justify spending the money on tablet computers when that money is already flagged for other uses. Thus, many educators and administrators see the value of __tablet computer__ use in schools, but lack the funding to make it happen ([|Swapping the Chisel for Stylus - The Impact of Tablet Computing on the Evolving Roles of the Instructor and Learner.pdf]).

An issue with __tablets__ are that they are hard to read in sunlight. The displays were mainly black and white. Tablets with color displays are beginning to be sold. Some tablet users find it difficult to type on them.

There's good news, though. According to [|Tablet PC Comparison], the cost of __tablet computers__ is changing as more varieties come into the market.

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