Apple iPad has found surprise lovers in the business executives' category. While Google's operating system would be optimized for a tablet that could work on larger devices. Who will win?

APPLE IPAD has found surprise lovers in the business executives’ category who simply cant’ wait to hold the device in their hands. And why not, it’s handy, light weight, compact and easy to carry – scoring high over heavy, cluttered lap tops.

 
The sleek, soon-to-launch multimedia tablet priced between $499 to $829 has become the most awaited thing in the market.
 

However, there are some drawbacks that the device faces. One of the disappointments noted by observers when Apple unveiled the iPad was the lack of camera. Prior to the launch, rumors suggested the device could come with one, even two cameras, front and back, to allow for video conferencing, social networking and simply chatting face to face over the Internet with friends.
 
The half-inch-thick iPad, some models of which will be able to connect to a 3G cellular network, may not introduce major new technology, but it signals a potential sea change in how people engage with everything from newspapers to books and videos.
 
Meanwhile developers of Google Chrome OS, an open-source operating system set to debut late 2010, recently posted a mock tablet design on the developers' Web site chromium.org.
 
The design was actually unveiled two days before Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave the world its first glimpse at the iPad. But it wasn't widely noticed until this week.
 
According to chromium.org, Google's operating system would be optimized for a tablet that has a 5-inch to 10-inch screen, but it could work on larger devices.
 
The designs showed a user interfacethat includes large, square icons and controls, navigation tabs on the side and the ability to run multiple programs in separate, side-by-side windows at once.
 
The tablet running Google Chrome OS would also include a virtual keyboard at the bottom of the screen or a keyboard that could be opened in a separate window that could be placed in different areas of the screen. Applications would be placed at the bottom edge of the screen and could be opened with an upward dragging motion.
 
It is yet to be seen whether the laptops will become a thing of the past with the advent of tablet devices? Or the tablet – with it lack of camera and other options, run out as another gaming / e-book device. Wait and watch!