Online Shopping, Tablet-Style

by Harris Cohen, the PromoGuru

Online shopping changed the face of retailing, but what will change the face of online shopping? The clear candidate is the touch screen computer – more specifically the tablet. Devices like the iPad and Galaxy can recreate the feeling of flipping through a catalog to shop a retailer’s inventory, giving a more personal, or maybe a more familiar, touch than scrolling down a list in a browser window.

Tablets Are From Mars, eReaders Are From Venus

by Harris Cohen, The PromoGuru

Is the battle of the sexes spilling over into our tech preferences? It’s about more than just a choice between the pink or blue iPod Nanos. A recent study found that women are more likely to own an e-reader, and men more likely to own a tablet.

Research firm GfK MRI polled more than 26,000 adults in the U.S. and discovered that women are 52 percent more likely than men to own an e-reader, and men are 24 percent more likely than women to own a tablet.

Facebook iPhone Update Conceals iPad Preview

by Harris Cohen, the PromoGuru

Sixteen months and 25 million units sold, and iPad users are still using the same old Facebook app from the iPhone? That doesn’t seem right. With iPad’s screen well over double the size of the iPhone’s, running the phone-tailored app seems such a waste of screen space and other tablet capabilities.

Then the HP TouchPad comes around touts the first ever Facebook tablet app right off the bat. So where’s the love for Apple users?

Not too far, according to Techcrunch.

From Apples to Amazon: A New Entrant In the Tablet Gambit

by Harris Cohen, the PromoGuru

Not content with just having the most popular e-reader out there, Amazon now looks poised to enter the tablet market. A launch date for the code-named “Hollywood” tablet was expected sometime in August or September. But the online retailing giant could face some setbacks, as Apple has recently placed orders for a huge quantity of parts from suppliers across the Pacific.

HP's Exclusive, Tablet-Only Magazine

by Harris Cohen, The PromoGuru

HP intends to change the way you shop for apps. With the release of their tablet, the TouchPad, they will also introduce an exclusive magazine called Pivot, available and updated only via the tablet’s wi-fi.

The magazine will be devoted to showcasing a wide array of apps, and the developers behind them. Customers will be able to explore the content based on their interests and lifestyles.