Tablet computer facts for kids

A tablet computer is a personal mobile computer which is used most of the time by tapping with a finger or a stylus on a touch screen. It is bigger than a mobile phone but smaller than a laptop. Its main functions are to display books, movies, games, maps, web sites, or to play music. Tablet computers include the Samsung Galaxy and the iPad. Many tablet computers use Android, originally a smartphone operating system. Others use iOS. A few use desktop operating systems such as Windows or Ubuntu.

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Apple's iPad (left) and Amazon's Fire (right), two popular tablet computers.
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Wireless tablet device portrayed in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Apple Newton MessagePad, Apple's first produced tablet, released in 1993.
A Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook tablet running Windows XP, released in 2003
The Nokia N800
Apple's iPad and iPad Pro
Crossover tablet device types from 2014: Microsoft Surface Pro 3 laplet and Sony Xperia Z Ultra phablet, next to a generic blue lighter for size comparison.
Samsung's Galaxy Note series were the first commercially successful phablets
Nvidia Shield Tablet, notable gaming tablet
Games on a Ziosk table ordering tablet at an Olive Garden restaurant
Samsung Galaxy Tab demonstrating multi-touch
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