New Windows Tablet

Well I have been inspired due to having to purchase a new laptop this weekend.  I was being informed on the new and upcoming windows 8 when I saw a pretty cool tablet with a keyboard attached.  I asked my helper friend at Best Buy "What the heck is that? Is it a computer or tablet thingy?"  He informed me that it is a tablet with a keyboard that clicks into the frame of it.  I was pretty amazed at how thin the keyboard was, it was thinner than my notebook for this class.  Although I was mesmerized by it's fanciness I walked away keeping a budget in mind.  I sat down for some T.V. time and the new commercial for this new and shiny item came up.  I instantly started to feel old.  I barely can work a laptop to it's full ability, let alone a tablet. 

The commercial focuses in on all generations, even an elderly couple...which I found impressive due to the fact that most of my grandparent's generation can barely figure out how to email let alone grasp the concept of a touch screen.  The inclusion of students in the commercial was interesting as well, showing how something so innovative can be used to efficiently enhance knowledge in the classroom.  This seemed a bit lazy to me, encouraging students to bring in personal technology to an elementary classroom, but hey at least everyone was actively dancing in the commercial.

Although I feel confident students, elementary to college, would be able to figure out such a lightweight and efficient piece of technology, what does this mean for computers?  I can only imagine that tablets are becoming the new laptop and the new computer.  People won't need to have a desktop at home and a laptop to travel with, or even a separate computer at work to work on.  It's scary to me that a small touch screen with an almost paper thin click on touch keyboard are going to be able to do it all.  Students won't need to go to their schools labs, they will be able to do it all on their notebook sized tablets.  I know for now this seems like it isn't realistic, but if my grandparent's generation find a cell phone and desktop computer to be intimidating to use, especially in a classroom, I can only imagine what computers are going to evolve into when were our grandparents age.

Check out the commercial yourself; I'll be interested on what everyone thinks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7UlE-o8DQQ