https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2011/12/07/the-right-accessories-expand-flexibility-of-tablet-pcs/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:24:22 -0400<![CDATA[Depending upon your perspective, the idea of the tablet computer dates back to the late 1990s when they first started making the rounds at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, or back to the mid-1960s, and the flat panel computers that the astronauts were holding in Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s 2001: A Space Odyssey, released in 1968, but largely shot two years earlier. Ultimately though, it took until 2010 for the year we made contact with Steve Jobs&#8217; iPad to produce a commercially viable product. But once the iPad hit store shelves, the floodgates were opened, and it was soon joined by a variety of competitors, including the Android Galaxy Tab, and other tablet devices.]]>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:17:18 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2011/12/07/the-right-accessories-expand-flexibility-of-tablet-pcs-n138041