My Perfect Tablet

With Mashable reporting that we could see upwards of 50 different Tablets being released this year I thought it might be good to tell these companies what the “perfect” Tablet would be, in my eyes. I think that Apple missed the target a bit, which could be blamed on too much hype or just high expectations based on their past products. Either way I think we all agree that the iPad is already ready for an upgrade and it isn’t officially on sale yet.

Let me start by saying that while I don’t think the point of the Tablet is to completely replace the laptop, I do think that it should come very close. If I am traveling and especially if I am traveling for work, I don’t want to carry on my laptop, my Tablet, and my phone. One can often get by with today’s smart phones, we can email, text, call, surf the web, read our books, and so much more.

I want a Tablet that does everything the iPhone does but I also want it to have input jacks. Maybe that is a simple as creating and adapter that allows us to input in the same way that you would charge the Tablet. I want to be able to transfer files from my camera, is it too much to ask for an SD/MMC slot?

My Tablet also needs to have camera/video camera functionality. The camera should be on the front of the screen like a laptop camera not the backside like an iPhone. That way if I want to create a video blog while I am on the road, I can.

My Tablet also needs to be able to connect directly to an Ethernet for times when wi-fi isn’t available or I need to transfer large files.

Last thing, my Tablet needs to be able to run some low end graphic program. Something better that Photoshop for iPhone but along those lines.

I don’t want to have to carry around my laptop, if just a few of these issues could be addressed I’d be the first person in line to buy my Tablet!