Estimating a sweeping impact, vendors and analysts in the tablet PC industry believe that the Apple iPad could be well on its way to launch a new industry just like the iPod did with MP3 and the iPhone did with smart phones.  The iPad is predicted to invigorate the worldwide tablet PC market which is estimated to be around $1.3 billion US dollars.

Analysts feel that iPad will be the driving force in the tablet PC industry.  Apple has already revolutionized the smart phone and mp3 market.  The same can be expected with tablet PCs.  Researchers at ‘iSuppli’ estimate world wide sales of iPad to reach 7.10 million in 2010 and 20.10 million units in 2012.

The touch screen design of the iPad will convince customers that one does not need a keyboard for data entry and computing;  that you can actually use a tablet PC for data entry rather than a paper or pen.

Customers from construction sites are having a renewed interest in tablets. They feel that Apple is legitimizing the potential of tablet PCs.  It is also raising the bar on all that tablet customers expect.

iPad truly is the’ next big thing’ as it is one such  computer that does not require training.  No extra folders and final icons floating around, no inexplicable setup screens.  Its appearance will allow people to accomplish tasks with ease from enjoying to creating content and from playing to communicating.

Change is inevitable and it is happening now!  The iPad embraces solutions.  It puts music, photos, movies and documents into specialized task oriented databases along with a task oriented fully modal interface of iPhone.  This along with fabulous applications lets you do everything for pleasure and work.  It is a realization of ‘universal information appliance’.

Many people still find it baffling to manage Windows and Mac OS.  The iPhone interface works splendid with your kids and your grandma alike.  These people who find PCs to be cumbersome and complicated are embracing the iPhone.  Everyone will soon dive  into this new epoch of computing. T he iPhone invasion has started this transition.  The iPad will continue it.

Yes it will not happen overnight nevertheless it will pick up fast.  In a years time we are expecting Google to come out with something almost similar to iPad and sure enough you can expect I Mac and MacBook Pro to come out with something resembling iPad OS in the coming years.  We can look forward to smart instant search databases with the ability to store all documents with metadata.

No syncing, no complications, no hassles.  That’s the future with tablet PCs like the iPad.