In the future, I see tablets taking over the computer in the home, office/work place and in our schools. We can already see some of this taking place now. Testing for the work place and schools is taking place all over our country. In the home, the tablet is becoming more and more dominate.
On society as a whole, tablets are saving us time, money and overall making our lives easier. Schools are implementing tablets in students’ lives, making learning easier, saving tax dollars. Students are able to access the internet from where they sit in the class room, instead of wanting on their turn at the computer or going to the library, both are at the touch of their fingers. In the work place, it is saving us time, money and energy. Employees are accessing information/documentation from the office everywhere they go. In the home, the tablets are easing our minds and making our lives easier by the touch of finger. Apps on these tablets are the can help keep our homes and families safer by turning on and off our lights, setting the “forgotten” security system, closing the garage door, turning on security cameras so we can see who is home, (such as our children), if they are supposed to be there or not, and list can go on and on.
On economy, it is constantly changing. For the publishing world, it seems the tablets are causing decreases in actual published material and increasing the digital published material. People are changing to digital for several reasons; the biggest one is “expense”. Everything from books to newspapers to magazines is less expensive on tablets. Tablets also seem to be making a difference in the PC world as well. Personal computers are showing fewer sales this year than last. Predictions are stating the sales will continue to fall in light of the tablet market.
On politics, the changes I see coming concerning the tablet would seem to be