The iPad might prove to be a fad in the long run, but the device is already altering the market for electronics. Tablets were the rage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January as devices that used the Android operating system seek to gain a part of the growing market for tablets.
The growth of tablets is already shrinking the market for other pieces of hardware as experts worry that sales of desktop personal computers and laptops will decrease with the popularity of the new devices. The iPad dominates the tablet market now due to the quality and quantity of apps offered for the iPad. Apple announced that its staple the McIntosh will now have its own app store. These are some of the apps found on the iPad that Mac users would also enjoy.
Who doesn’t enjoy cooking shows? The popularity of the Food Network has seemingly turned everyone into an amateur chef. For some people,churning out great meals might come naturally. For everyone else try the Epicurious app. Epicurious offers more than 25,000 recipes that come with photography that will inspire cooks to try new and adventurous dishes. One of the best features of the app is that it works with the ingredients that are already in the fridge. Type in whatever oddsand ends are already in the kitchen and the app provides a list of possible dishes. The app also generates a shopping list to complete the dish. Even for people who do not cook, this app will make them want to try. There is no app that will guarantee people will become great cooks, but Epicurious is as close as any—until an app is created that will do all the work in the kitchen as well.
The iPad dominates the tablet market due to the strength and diversity of the apps available for it.