Spoiler alert: Tablets are not mobile devices.
Now, back to the beginning.
There is a common practice in the technology industry of putting tablets and smartphones together in a single category and calling them "mobile" devices. Both are compelling and relatively new types of devices that exhibit a similar look and feel, and share some key characteristics. However, there are significant differences between them that make one a mobile device, and the other not.
Why shouldn't they both be considered mobile? More importantly, why is this an issue?
Because mobile is the most transformative revolution in computing since the emergence of the Internet. Mobile takes advantage of extreme portability and continuous network connectivity to enable a completely new set of user experiences that traditional computing platforms cannot. Knowing which devices are mobile and which are not helps us better understand what is happening and how to better plan, and create, the future.
What’s useful is a simple definition of what "mobile" really means.
A primary characteristic of mobile devices is that they are small enough to be continuously carried around through almost all daily activities, including walking, running, and driving, and are found at home, in the office, in-store or anywhere in-between. Mobile devices... Read more
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Tablets are not mobile devices
Posted by Todd Sherman on May 13th, 2013 at 12:22 pm
The New Normal in Retail – It’s Amazon
Posted by Todd Sherman on April 22nd, 2013 at 3:55 pm
With more than 90% of retail happening in traditional brick and mortar stores, retailers can use Amazon’s strategies to their own advantage.
Retailers and Mobile: Stop looking in the rearview mirror and focus on the road ahead
Posted by Todd Sherman on March 13th, 2013 at 8:42 am
Retailers need to embrace mobile as a completely new way to reach and engage with their customers, not as a mobile-optimized version of their online ecommerce site. The best way to learn to do this is to understand mobile's true potential in retail.
Top Predictions for Mobile Disruptions for Brick & Mortar Retail in 2013
Posted by Todd Sherman on January 10th, 2013 at 3:48 pm
Point Inside makes its predictions for what the company thinks will happen in 2013 as the worlds of mobile and brick and mortar retail continue to integrate.
