Introduce the Tablet PC and UMPC form factors Examine the Tablet PC’s and UMPC’s Role in the Enterprise Introduction to Tablet Development Extending Existing Applications for the Tablet & UMPC The Wow Factor: Tablets in Action Ideas and More

Frank La Vigne Microsoft MVP: Tablet PC INETA Membership Mentor for DC, Maryland and Delaware Manager/Founder Silverlight SIG Lead Designer @ AIS Blog: www.franksworld.com Company: www.appliedis.com Twitter: @Tableteer Feedback to [email_address]

Frank La Vigne

Microsoft MVP: Tablet PC

INETA Membership Mentor for DC, Maryland and Delaware

Manager/Founder Silverlight SIG

Lead Designer @ AIS

Blog: www.franksworld.com

Company: www.appliedis.com

Twitter: @Tableteer

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What Exactly is a Tablet PC? A fully functional computer that supports all of the .NET Framework Tablet PCs run Windows Vista and a special edition of Windows XP. Is the next logical step in the development of portable computing A great desktop computer when used in conjunction with external monitor, keyboard, and mouse

What Exactly is a Tablet PC?

A fully functional computer that supports all of the .NET Framework

Tablet PCs run Windows Vista and a special edition of Windows XP.

Is the next logical step in the development of portable computing

A great desktop computer when used in conjunction with external monitor, keyboard, and mouse

Convertible Is both a laptop and a tablet By far the most popular Slate “ pure” Tablets Ultra-Mobile PC Handheld versions of the Tablet PC Other Tablet PCs that fall into this category have radically different form factors and defy classification in the categories

Convertible

Is both a laptop and a tablet

By far the most popular

Slate

“ pure” Tablets

Ultra-Mobile PC

Handheld versions of the Tablet PC

Other

Tablet PCs that fall into this category have radically different form factors and defy classification in the categories

Black Diamond Advanced Technology’s Switchback Ruggedized Ultra Mobile PC The market keeps maturing and more of these niche devices continue to appear. Motion Computing’s Motion C5 Medical Tablet PC

Computers with integrated Touch Screens leverage the Tablet PC APIs to enable Natural Input.

Natural User Interface

Natural User Interface

Smaller and lighter than traditional notebooks and laptops 7” or smaller widescreen display (800 x 480) Less than two pounds Standard notebook hard drive Input via pen, touch, speech, & hardware controls WiFi (802.11) and Bluetooth, 3G radio 3+ hours of battery (5-6 hours extended) $799 - $1099 Windows Vista ™ – the mobile OS

Smaller and lighter than traditional notebooks and laptops

7” or smaller widescreen display (800 x 480)

Less than two pounds

Standard notebook hard drive

Input via pen, touch, speech, & hardware controls

WiFi (802.11) and Bluetooth, 3G radio

3+ hours of battery (5-6 hours extended)

$799 - $1099

Windows Vista ™ – the mobile OS

SAMSUNG Q1 ULTRA MEDION RIM 1000 HTC SHIFT SONY VAIO U OQO 2 Keep in mind that these devices are running the full version of Windows

The Tablet Input Panel Built into the Windows Vista and the Tablet PC Edition of Windows XP. Provides a common means of data entry across all applications Automatically detects when a text box has focus.

The Tablet Input Panel

Built into the Windows Vista and the Tablet PC Edition of Windows XP.

Provides a common means of data entry across all applications

Automatically detects when a text box has focus.

* 2006, All phones, ** all PCs Windows Mobile Windows Vista Smartphone Tablet PC Desktop PC Tablet and Ultra-Mobile PCs provide the portability of a Windows Mobile device with the flexibility and power of a Windows Vista PC. Notebook PC Pocket PC UMPC

Mobile Sales Force Can enter sales data on the go More effectively manage client meeting notes Field Workers Can enter data electronically Information Workers More effectively manage meeting notes 3G radio integration Where do Tablet and Ultra Mobile PCs belong?

Mobile Sales Force

Can enter sales data on the go

More effectively manage client meeting notes

Field Workers

Can enter data electronically

Information Workers

More effectively manage meeting notes

3G radio integration

Where do Tablet and Ultra Mobile PCs belong?

How much is your current solution costing you? Paper has a low cost of entry with a High Cost of Ownership Field Collection Data Transcription Errors in Data Transcription Lost Productivity Typical Paper Based Workflow for Field Workers Data Collection Phase Data Entry Phase Data Availability Phase Field Field Office Back Office

How much is your current solution costing you?

Paper has a low cost of entry with a High Cost of Ownership

Field Collection

Data Transcription

Errors in Data Transcription

Lost Productivity

Fast Tracking Data into the Enterprise Typical Mobile Device Based Workflow for Field Workers Data Collection & Data Entry Phase Data Availability Phase Field or Field Office Back Office Mobile devices eliminate the need for duplication of effort The type of mobile device depends on the needs of the field worker Field is data now instantly available to the enterprise Business Intelligence data always has the most up to date information More agile business decisions

Fast Tracking Data into the Enterprise

Mobile devices eliminate the need for duplication of effort

The type of mobile device depends on the needs of the field worker

Field is data now instantly available to the enterprise

Business Intelligence data always has the most up to date information

More agile business decisions

Ink object Central to the Tablet platform Contains stroke data Contains all persistence mechanisms Extensible via the ExtendedProperties collection

Ink object

Central to the Tablet platform

Contains stroke data

Contains all persistence mechanisms

Extensible via the ExtendedProperties collection

Stroke object Represents a “stroke of the pen” One pen down, pen move, pen up sequence Has a rich API PacketData, Points, Bezier Points, BezierCusps Extensible via the ExtendedProperties collection Controls rendering properties via the DrawingAttributes object Resides in the Ink object in a collection

Stroke object

Represents a “stroke of the pen”

One pen down, pen move, pen up sequence

Has a rich API

PacketData, Points, Bezier Points, BezierCusps

Extensible via the ExtendedProperties collection

Controls rendering properties via the DrawingAttributes object

Resides in the Ink object in a collection

Ink can be captured via: InkOverlay InkCollector InkCanvas (WPF) InkCollector provides core functionality InkOverlay adds easy to use editing modes (Ink, Select, Erase) Each contains one Ink object Full set of event notifications

Ink can be captured via:

InkOverlay

InkCollector

InkCanvas (WPF)

InkCollector provides core functionality

InkOverlay adds easy to use editing modes (Ink, Select, Erase)

Each contains one Ink object

Full set of event notifications

Handwriting Recognition is built into the API First-generation APIs placed emphasis on handwriting recognition Ink can be converted to text rather easily Call the ToString method in the Strokes collection This type of recognition is centered on words string recognitionResults = inkCollector.Ink.Strokes.ToString();

Handwriting Recognition is built into the API

First-generation APIs placed emphasis on handwriting recognition

Ink can be converted to text rather easily

Call the ToString method in the Strokes collection

This type of recognition is centered on words

Ink Analysis API encapsulates handwriting recognition and structural analysis Ink Analysis can understand document structure as well as content

Ink Analysis API encapsulates handwriting recognition and structural analysis

Ink Analysis can understand document structure as well as content

Battery life Network Connectivity Always connected really mean “usually connected” Network speeds can vary dramatically Screen Resolution Aspect ratio UMPC standard resolution is 800 x 480 User Interface Stylus friendly UI needs more space Finger friendly UI need even more Touch devices do not support hover events Things to Consider

Battery life

Network Connectivity

Always connected really mean “usually connected”

Network speeds can vary dramatically

Screen Resolution

Aspect ratio

UMPC standard resolution is 800 x 480

User Interface

Stylus friendly UI needs more space

Finger friendly UI need even more

Touch devices do not support hover events

Things to Consider

Because of form factor considerations, Tablet PC’s are typically used in Portrait Display mode. Laptops and Desktop applications are almost exclusively designed for landscape display. Portrait 4:3 Aspect Ratio Landscape 3:4 Aspect Ratio

Because of form factor considerations, Tablet PC’s are typically used in Portrait Display mode.

Laptops and Desktop applications are almost exclusively designed for landscape display.

Tablet PC Interface Considerations How to Frustrate Your Tablet PC Users: VERY BAD! Imagine trying to hit a 5 pixel space with your index finger!

Tablet PC was the result of years of research and several failed attempts (i.e. Pen Computing for Windows) Handwriting recognition better than ever Great for pictographic writing systems Steadily gaining user acceptance Great for increasing productivity of mobile workers Students love it Certain vertical markets are widely adopting Tablet technology As more Tablets are sold, there will be increased demand for Tablet-savvy software (and developers)

Tablet PC was the result of years of research and several failed attempts (i.e. Pen Computing for Windows)

Handwriting recognition better than ever

Great for pictographic writing systems

Steadily gaining user acceptance

Great for increasing productivity of mobile workers

Students love it

Certain vertical markets are widely adopting Tablet technology

As more Tablets are sold, there will be increased demand for Tablet-savvy software (and developers)

Microsoft has changed their marketing focus Tablet is rolled into Core OS All but major PC vendors now make Tablet PCs NUI Computing will be based on Tablet technology Win7 adds more languages Silverlight & WPF Support Ink natively Tablet PCs have friends in high places

Microsoft has changed their marketing focus

Tablet is rolled into Core OS

All but major PC vendors now make Tablet PCs

NUI Computing will be based on Tablet technology

Win7 adds more languages

Silverlight & WPF Support Ink natively

Tablet PCs have friends in high places

Tablet PC Developer Sites Tablet PC Developer Site http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/tabletpc/ Tablet PC Talk http://www.tabletpctalk.com/ My Contact Information Blog: http://www.franksworld.com/ Podcast: frankiesfridayflashback.com Email: frank@franksworld.com Further Reading Building Tablet PC Applications by Rob Jarrett, Philip Su (Paperback ) Developing Tablet PC Applications (Programming Series) by Clayton E. Crooks Hopefully, I will add my own book to this list one day.

Tablet PC Developer Sites

Tablet PC Developer Site http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/tabletpc/

Tablet PC Talk http://www.tabletpctalk.com/

My Contact Information

Blog: http://www.franksworld.com/

Podcast: frankiesfridayflashback.com

Email: frank@franksworld.com

Further Reading

Building Tablet PC Applications by Rob Jarrett, Philip Su (Paperback )

Developing Tablet PC Applications (Programming Series) by Clayton E. Crooks

Hopefully, I will add my own book to this list one day.