You can safely assume that if cloud computing in Boston is becoming more and more talked about, then it most certainly will be doing the same in more and more cities world wide. Whether you are interested in IT services in Boston, LA, New York, Chicago, or anywhere else you have been hearing about tablets and their effect on cloud computing for some time now. This article below from BusinessInsider.com talks about Toshiba’s new tablet.
“I dare you to name a major electronics company that doesn’t have plans for to make a tablet. (If they don’t have one already.)
That’s right. You can’t.
Toshiba is the next big name to offer a tablet with it’s 10.1-inch Thrive. And like many others, it went with Android Honeycomb.
If you’ve read my reviews of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 or the Motorola Xoom, you know I’m not too hot on Honeycomb. Despite a lot of great hardware running the OS, Honeycomb still feels like a mess.
But I’m not even sure about the hardware this time around. Toshiba’s philosophy behind the Thrive is to add what other tablets are lacking: full-sized USB, HDMI, and SD card ports.
While that sounds nice, it means the Thrive is thick. Really thick. As in “thicker than the iPad 1″ thick.
I’m not sure that’s what people want. As we increasingly move into cloud computing, there’s less need to carry around physical storage like USB drives and SD cards. (Cameras being the obvious exception.) And with printing over Wi-Fi, there’s no need to plug a tablet directly into a printer.
When I met with Toshiba a few weeks ago for a preview of the Thrive, the reps were pretty convinced that people want all these full-sized ports. I disagree. The iPad already proved them wrong over a year ago.
All this tablet theory aside, I’ve had the Thrive for 24 hours now. The full review is coming in a few days.”
Do you think cloud computing will become larger with the introduction of more kinds of tablets? Or will these new tablets remain overshadowed by the iPad?
