ABI Research to Host Smartbooks and Media Tablets Webinar Tweet

A leading obstacle to the delivery of personal communications solutions to every person worldwide is lack of access to computing devices that are more mobile than a laptop yet offer greater content creation than a smartphone. The ultra-mobile device (UMD) market is led today by netbook computers and a growing selection of mobile broadband-enabled consumer electronics devices. With an ever-expanding catalog of content, applications and services available over an Internet connection, more consumers are looking for mobile computing devices that can deliver an “always connected” lifestyle. Two new types of UMDs – smartbooks and media tablets – claim the ability to overcome these market challenges with commercial solutions in 2010 and beyond.

On February 25, ABI Research will present a Webinar hosted by key members of the firm’s expert mobile devices team: Senior Analyst Jeff Orr and Vice President/Practice Director Kevin Burden. It will address the general question “Will Smartbooks and Media Tablets Change the Face of Mobile Computing?” with specific reference to these critical topics:

· What market factors are increasing demand for ultra-mobile devices?

· Are smartbooks replacing existing netbooks and MIDs, or accretive to the market?

· What impact will media tablets have on the emerging eBook reader opportunity?

· What products have already been developed?

· When will these technologies reach mass market adoption?

The eighth in ABI Research’s “Stay Connected” Webinar series, this informative and enlightening session will explore the opportunities and challenges for smartbooks and media tablets, and the drivers and inhibitors affecting the growth of ultra-mobile devices. It will highlight positioning and distribution issues for both device concepts, present ABI Research’s thoughts on where the market is going, and offer forecasts and recommendations for interested players.

The Webinar will take place Thursday, February 25 at 11:30 US Eastern Standard Time.

The event is free. Please register at: http://www.abiresearch.com/webinar/register.jsp.

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