It’s a Laptop, Tablet (iPad), and Phone (iPhone)! Or is it?

It’s a Laptop, Tablet (iPad), and Phone (iPhone)! Or is it?:
Recently, I was sitting with my friend, Julian Daly, of G8Four discussing our businesses. I don’t remember what made me say it, but it occurred to me that when our customers think about developing an iPhone App or an Android App, they aren’t fully aware that they are creating custom software. So I pulled out my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Air and put them on the table. I asked Julian what he saw. He said that it was a phone, tablet, and a computer. I told him that while he was correct, he was also missing something. I said you actually have a computer, a computer, and a computer on the table.

iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Air sitting on table

Appsolute Genius is a company that creates mobile Apps, but we are also a company that creates custom software for mobile computers at the same time. It’s important not to forget that we really have computers in our hand. Compare the specs of the starting MacBook Air and you’ll find it has a 1.4GHz processor. Well the iPhone has roughly a 1GHz processor. The MacBook Air does have 1GB-4GB of RAM while the iPhone has 512MB of RAM. However, the iPhone and iPad don’t need as much RAM because they don’t run 20 programs at one time. These computers which just happen to have phones and touch-screens are only getting faster and better with every version!
You need to remember that while an App is software, the first thing that makes it really different is that it is truly mobile. You can go anywhere with these devices which changes how you use them. Second, they use a touch screen for an input device. This makes mobile devices feel much more intimate and requires someone who understands how to design for a touch screen. Your average web developer in Birmingham, AL or anywhere else isn’t use to thinking like this and doesn’t understand how to design for touch. Finally, the arrival of cloud storage services like Dropbox or Box.Net means your data can be with you everywhere you go. It’s time to realize that tablets and smart phones may be the first truly personal computers!