NPD: Tablets expected to surpass notebooks by 2016

Research firm NDP DisplaySearch foresees tablets surpassing notebooks in terms of sales and popularity by 2016. The report states, "Tablet PCs, such as Apple’s iPad, are expected to be the growth driver for the mobile PC market over the next few years. Tablet shipments will surpass notebook shipments in 2016, according to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Mobile PC Shipment and Forecast Report. Overall mobile PC shipments will grow from 347M units in 2012 to over 809M units by 2017.

The report adds that , "while notebook PC shipments are expected to increase from 208M units in 2012 to 393M units by 2017, tablet PC shipments are expected to grow from 121M units to 416M units in this period, for a compound annual growth rate of 28%."

We are really nearing the post-PC era where notebooks are becoming less necessary because many of their features and functions will be available on tablets. It is no wonder that the leading technology companies all have a stakein the tablet market and that Microsoft and Google have even gone as far as making their own tablet devices to cover segments where Apple's iPad isn't openly competing.

Source: NDP DisplaySearch

High tech Origami stroller is part Transformer

The Origami stroller from Shop 4 Moms is one of the most innovative products we've seen all year. Baby and child strollers are usually standard and unexciting but functional must-haves. Origamis fold themselves up with a mere press of a button, they also charge while you are walking, have lots of pockets, four cup holders, independent suspension, daytime running lights, an adjustable recline and even a charger for your electronics.

An LCD dashboard even includes a thermometer, speedometer, odometer, tripometer and lifetime tripometer, just like a minivan.

Ideal for toddlers or bigger kids, the Origami looks like in can travel well and seems pretty sturdy.The Origami weighs in at about 29 lbs, and carries a single child up to 40 lbs, or about the size of a 3-year-old. The price for all this convenience is US $849 and it isn't yet approved for Canada but is definitely an interesting option.

HTC to host Consumer Meetup on May 30

They make some of the most compelling and desirable smartphones today and they're ushering a new paradigm in tablets with their Flyer 7" inch pen-enabled tablet. HTC now invites interested users and consumers to come to their "Telephones Lines…From Rotary To Hands Free - The Evolution Of Telecommunications Design" event on Monday, May 30 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm at the Andrew Richard Design Events in 571-A Adelaide Street East. Check their Facebook page for more details.

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Canadian designed lasers light up the Super Bowl XLIV halftime show

Phoro by Touchdown Entertainment Inc, / Brad Dun
The Super Bowl half-time performance has become one of the music industry’s highest profile events, with recent acts such as Prince, U2, Greenday, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, the Rolling Stones and Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson plus Sir Paul McCartney taking part. Did you know that the pyro and the lasers were provided by a Canadian company? Read on and find out more about the awesome tech of big show effects.

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