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To: Proximity Teams From: Gregg Murray Subject: Device Overload Date: January 9, 2010

A new hand-held device is emerging into the market. It will provide Generation Y with another piece of technology to use for instant information. This device will start to push the laptop toward becoming obsolete because it will be a more slim internet ready device.

At the Consumer Electronics Show (C.E.S.) recently held in Las Vegas, a number of companies have introduced hand-held devices. These devices have been referred to as tablets and will allow consumers to stay better connected with the world around them. Companies like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and Foxconn of Taiwan have showcased tablets at this show. These devices will range in price from $200 to $1000 and will allow users to do everything from surf the web to read books.
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This new device will help supplement what laptops can do. It will be slimmer than a laptop and will allow the user to surf the net from just about anywhere. The tablet will be a device that Generation Y consumers will fall in love with because it will add to the instant gratification that is seeked. The tablet will provide entertainment and workspace for all users while fitting snugly into a smaller carrying case. H.P. is working on a version of this that will allow use of Windows 7 and at twice the size of the Apple iPhone.

What’s not to love for Generation Y? This device will allow access to movies, e-mail, and books. It will provide entertainment instantly without the hassle of carrying around a laptop. These tablets are another device that will further enhance the instantaneous spread of information that Generation Y craves. This device is just another piece of technology that will bring gratification to the lives of Generation Y users because it will allow them to connect with the world, and fit inside a pocket.

 Stone, B & Bilton, N. (2010, January 8). A Deluge of Devices for Reading and Surfing. //New York Times.// Retrieved January 9, 2010 from []
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