Tablet Apps
Google isn’t known as being a group of slackers, so when Steve Jobs demonstrated Apple’s impressive amount of apps designed for the iPad and showed the weak showing from Google, it probably hurt Google’s Tablet sales. Jobs, made a good point in showing that the user’s experience is not improved from a Honeycomb operated tablet pc, in fact, most of the apps that show up on the Android Market for Android tablets are really just apps that are ports from android phone apps. That certainly would appear not to bode well for the fate of Android tablets, but like I said at the start, Google isn’t know for being slackers and it definitely isn’t known for not being smart.
What’s the Plan?
What has Google really done for the tablet app community? Looking at the surface, it would appear that its not much, but deeper down, what Google has done is created a market for app developers that is limitless. With less competition for apps, it would stand that emerging developers could potentially stand to make millions by releasing fresh tablet apps specifically and exclusively made for Android Tablets. With so many developers already flooding the Android phone market, it’s not going to take much for developers to brand new apps that utilize more powerful graphics and larger environments. What Google has done is created a high demand for Android tablet apps and in the long run, this strategy could ultimately knock Apple down a few branches.
Tablet Apps for Android
The big distinction between Microsoft and Apple for years was that Microsoft did software and Apple focused on hardware. That brought success to both companies, and it looks like Google is following in the exact steps of the success that Apple saw in developing its own inclusive little world of software and hardware. Google has created an environment for developers to thrive upon with by creating a high demand marketplace for software. For those that have been with Apple since the beginning, you’ll remember that it PC’s always seemed to have more software than a Mac and Mac’s were being branded as an elite machine and software combination for those interested in graphic design, movie editing and the like. Essentially, that is what Google has created in their Android Tablet Market. Right now is just the early phase of building exclusivity of software. The same tactic was most notably seen in Microsoft’s lock down of the Halo empire and that clearly showed that people are willing to buy a piece of hardware specifically to use one piece of software.
While a lot of people are starting to count Google out of the Tablet race, they may be surprised when the release of that software everyone wants is exclusively released for Android Tablets. Expect to see that build up starting in October for the holiday season this December.
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Tablet Apps
Tablet pcs are the new fad amongst tech junkies, and hundreds, if not thousands, of tablet applications are being released every day. Many of these applications are simply enhanced versions of those you can download for your smartphone or iPod, but that only makes them more valuable. A larger screen means easier to read content, and the ability to fit more of it on the screen. It’s also much better to watch television or movies on. Graphics for games are also more detailed on the larger tablet pcs, many times rivaling that of other gaming systems, but much more portable and functional. Stay up-to-date with the most popular applications or search for just what you need with the easy to use tools on our website.
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Top Five Worst Ideas for Tablet Apps
Apple’s “There’s an App for That” has proven true very often. Some of these bad app ideas, take it to the extreme and should never be developed if it can be helped:
1.Tablet Ping Pong Paddle
This tablet app lets you use your tablet as a ping pong paddle, recording each hit for later analysis to improve your ping pong skills. An additional handle device would need to be attached to get the real look and feel of a paddle.
2.Tablet Rotating Circular Disc of Throwing
Popular on college campuses, parks and beaches across the globe, a Frisbee simulation app for your tablet lets you hurl your tablet to your friends with the real look and feel of an actual Frisbee.
3.Tablet App, Bullet Proof Shield
This app displays the image of a bullet proof shield and gives the wielder of the tablet an over inflated feeling of protection from bullets.
4.Weight Loss Motivator
The tablet app weight loss motivator asks its users to use their tablet as a scale. The app will then report helpful messages to motivate the user to lose weight.
5.The IAMParanoid Tablet App
The only problem with the design of this tablet app is that you need two tablets to use it. One tablet is attached to a backpack and the other tablet is carried with the user. The app identifies people following the user and gives them a false sense of security. To get the full feeling of security, multiple tablets can be worn as a suit, thus protecting all sides of the user from alien abductions or CIA black helicopters.
Throwing, standing on or using your tablet as a shield of any kind may void warranties and is not recommended.
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Decisiveness in Revenue Opportunities with Tablet Apps
Are subscription services the best way to go in monetizing your tablet apps? Magazines sure seem to think so. Some success, mind you not great success, just some success has been found with subscription services for magazines and newspapers. The top ranking monetizing technique with apps has so far been to offer free apps with full access and collect revenue from advertisers. Services providing apps that have limited functionality are in some cases being entirely ignored. Consumer feedback reports that limited use tablet apps eventually fall into a graveyard of apps that never get used. Free seems to be the way to go when it comes to services on the internet as well as through tablet apps.
Tablet Apps Advertising
Don’t specifically target types of tablets with your tablet app; instead, develop as a web app that can be read by your tablet app on any brand tablet. Even though Android is crushing the competition, it would limit your tablet apps revenue potential by only developing for a specific brand.
Content in Tablet Apps
Tablet Apps require incredibly great and original content to secure brand loyalty. Even though some of the top selling tablet apps do not contain original works, that will slowly change as the top news services start to shut down syndication over the internet.
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