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The problem with tablets is not that they are not useful, they are just not good enough, yet. They should be about as heavy as a sketch book, allow input as pr
by DasIch 13y ago
The problem with tablets is not that they are not useful, they are just not good enough, yet.
They should be about as heavy as a sketch book, allow input as precise as a pen on paper and preferably be foldable.
They need something like a filesystem that allows sharing documents between applications. Instead of folders I want documents organized by metadata: mimetype, a history with all times and locations at which I modified it and when I want to open one I want to see the ones I'm most likely to open right now based on whatever information the device has.
Most importantly though integration with other devices needs to be better. I want no distinction between my notebook and my tablet when it comes to accessing data. I shouldn't have to worry about backups or the contents of my hard drive, the hard drive of any device should contain an operating system and a cache and everything else I want encrypted in the cloud.
Switching from one device to the next should be seamless (as far as input methods allow.)
As it stands tablets are glorified file viewers with some limited editing facilities. What a tablet should be is a sketchbook for everything digital.