Tablets in our World

Our lives seem to change as quickly as technology evolves. It happens so fast we hardly seem to notice. It wasn’t that long ago that when you would make a purchase on your credit card the clerk would have to make a carbon imprint of the card. Today credit cards can be scanned almost anywhere if you have an attachment for your tablet computer.


The development of the tablet has changed a lot more than the way we make purchases. Some companies have completely changed the way they do business because of the tablet. The companies below use the tablet in innovative and exciting ways.



 A high-end Italian restaurant in New York City called De Santos has given their entire wait staff iPad 2s. The staff uses them to take orders and even swipe your credit card after the meal. The reasoning is that this will reduce mistakes and increase efficiency.


At Puma stores in Asia, Africa, and Europe, customers can use iPad stations called The Creative Factory to design their own sneakers and share them with people around the world. They can also view designs from other creators. Puma’s goal is to connect the planet through active footwear.


You will find no storefront or store clerks at SHOPBOX, an addition to the DeKalb Market in Brooklyn. You will, however, find items for sale in shipping containers with glass sides. On the end of the container an iPad is mounted for shoppers to register and then text what they would like to purchase. The products are shipped directly to their homes. How’s that for window-shopping!



As tablet technology improves, people will continue to come up with creative uses for it. How will innovation change the future? Will it eventually be “retro” to have human wait staff at restaurants? Will malls be done away with all together? Isaac Asimov said “The only constant is change” and this is glaringly true where technology is concerned. Advancements are made so quickly we hardly notice how drastically they change our lives. Usually these changes make our way of life easier, so let’s relax, let it happen, and wait for our hovercrafts.