iPad

Enhances: What does this technology do that is new?

This technology is ever-changing. Most of the iPad features are not new...but they simplify and create an ease for the user. Making dinner reservations is three button clicks away, a video conference call can be made from anywhere, learning is on the go with APs that allow kids to review test material on a tablet.

Obsoletes: What does this technology replace?

This technology will eventually replace or encompass...phones, computers, iPods, G.P.S. devices, video cameras, cameras and alarm clocks! This technology has the power to engulf many handheld devices and I am sure as the technology expands so will the devices that the iPad can replace.

Retrieves/rekindles: What does this technology bring to mind (or retrieve) from the past?

Back in the days of the one room school house...students had tablets that were made of slate and they used them to interact in the classroom. This tablet only held a certain amount of information but its portable use made it a great asset to the olden day's classroom.

Reverses: What might replace this technology in the future, or what might it cause to occur?

In the future, I think this tablet will just be holographic or projectiopn based. I think that we will communicate with it using hands and our brain functionality more than just touch screens.