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In order to take a bite out of the Apple iPad, the multi-tasking gadget soon to hit the hands of fans, Amazon acquired Touchco, or so it is suspected. Touchco is a start-up company based in New York that specializes in touch screen technology.

With no commercially released products, Touchco is a new company that began their project at the Media Research Lab at New York University. Touchco has a small staff of six, and they have created flexible technology and multi-touch technology that will allow the touches of several users on a device simultaneously.

Although a mute subject with Amazon and Touchco reps., it is said that Amazon will move Touchco staff members to Cupertino, CA. This is where the Kindle hardware division is housed. Now, what is so great about Touchco technology? It is called interpolating force-sensitive resistance. Only costing about $10 per square foot, it can be put into transparent displays. Currently, iPad and iPhone capacitive touch screens that are used are more expensive, and unlike the Touchco technology, it doesn’t detect an unlimited amount of simultaneous touch points.

The technology can tell the difference between a finger-touch and the pressure of a pen. It does this by utilizing resistors that are sensitive to different levels of pressure. Touchco’s technology works with full-color LCD like the iPad and up and coming Hewlett-Packard’s tablet PCs.

E-Ink may be close to dying out because with the entry of the Touchco technology, Amazon can offer the world a full-color touch screen Kindle. This isn’t intended to put down the e-ink technology. It is great for reading long books, but can lag while viewing reference works, multimedia and other sources of entertainment.

Amazon can’t stay stagnant. They can lower the price of the Kindle to fight against the iPad, or come up with a new gadget that tops the iPad. The acquisition leads to an assumption that Amazon is going to fight. Also we may see the end of the cumbersome keyboard, and shiny new virtual one.

Amazon recognizes the importance of competing with Apple. They are creating apps that are like current iPhone and eventual iPad apps. If Amazon wants to stay on top of the market with Kindle, a new and updated version is needed. Many owners may be in the process of retiring their e-reader, opting instead, for the more modern iPad from Apple.

Just an interesting addition, if you go to Touchco’s website or YouTube page, you will find no information. In fact, on their website they left a message that reads, “Thank you for your interest in Touchco. As of January 2010, the company is no longer doing business.”

In recent times, both Laptop and Tablet PC have emerged as must have necessities. However, the basic question is, when you wish to make the purchase, what should you buy? Below are some points of comparison.

Laptop or Tablet – How to decide

When it comes to functionality, both the laptop and tablet are at par with each other. You get the same kinds of features and same kinds of applications on both.

There also are special features for either of mobile computing systems, such as snipping tools for tablet PCs, which allow you to circle one part of the screen display and directly email it to someone.

Or the laptop notes which make it highly simple taking notes during the meeting. In terms of functionality, both are equally good, which make the choice as highly difficult.

Tablet Advantages

The primary tablet advantage is that it is lightweight compared to other laptops. In addition, they come in small sizes, which mean that you can quite easily tuck them from one place to another under your arm.

Tablet PC can be flat laid on any working surface. It should finally be mentioned that tablet is more personal in comparison to the laptop. As everyone has a different style of using and holding pens, tablet is unique to the user.

There are plenty of handwriting recognition applications too, such as training the tablet in understanding the handwriting and then converting it to near 99 % accuracy.

Tablet Disadvantages

In comparison with a laptop, some people may find the tablet PC’s screen size to be very small. Technically, tablet PCs inputs are than laptops. Also, there is a hybrid laptop tablet available in the market, which could be used in the form of traditional laptops.

The newest technological fad to hit the market place is that of tablet computers. When you require a device to play media or record information, but do not want to pay the extra several hundred dollars for a laptop, a tablet PC may be the best option available to you. Most tablet computers cost only two to five hundred dollars, making them half or even a quarter less expensive than their laptop and desktop cousins. Many tablet PC reviews have come in since their inception over the past few years, most of which claiming that they are excellent budget buys even if they cannot match the processing power of a full blooded laptop computer.

Perhaps the most popular tablet review coming to everyone’s minds of late has been Apple’s trendy new product, the iPad. Many technology columnists called to this tablet review have mocked the fact that the iPad could be confused for an oversized iPhone. While it does in fact appear to be a larger version of the Apple product, the iPad has far more uses and programs available to it. Capable of being held in one hand and only weighing a pound and a half, it is one of the smallest tablets out there. One tablet PC review said the iPad goes beyond simple mechanics with split screens, touch and hold, and individual tool bars for programs. All told, it is a complex model at a high cost.

A review of tablet PCs has to include the DVICE computer, which at only one hundred eighty dollars is the cheapest buy out there. This computer, however, can literally do nothing but run the Internet and Microsoft office, with almost no room for storage. If you are looking for the bare bones, this is the hand held option for you.