Already 15 years ago, experts understood that hardware constraints would limit the miniaturization of electronic devices.
Smartphones and tablet computers are considered the hardware of the postpersonal- computer future, but they have a number of limitations, including limited RAM (random access memory), which reduces the number of applications that can be used simultaneously. This even causes battery-operated devices to empty out too fast. RAM devices are large and thus use a lot of power, so they don’t operate well as mobile devices.
An educational application on an iPad
Photo: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Standard tabletop computers that plug into the wall and laptop computers that use large, rechargeable batteries currently have the advantage over smartphones and tablet computers. Continue Reading »
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