dominated by the iPad. Apple may have its eye on this arena and its attractive $199 price point with the rumored iPad mini, but the competition already is fierce. Dell's Latitude 10 is one of the many tablets designed to run Microsoft's Windows 8 on Intel's new Z2760 Atom, codenamed Clover Trail ( Fig. 5 ). These platforms can run PC Windows apps, which is an advantage. For now, they will cost more, but they'll also have more memory. They target the coprorate market, where Windows dominates the PC space. Another new group of tablets uses MIPS-based platforms running Android. They're just starting to show up, mostly on the international market, such as the Philips T7 Plus ( Fig. 6 ), which is based on Ingenic's dual-core JZ4780 ( Fig. 7 ). 7. Ingenic's JZ4780 is comparable to other SoCs in the market with a healthy smattering of multimedia acceleration and interfaces. In many ways, the tablet market reflects the PC's heyday. But differentiation is harder because of the similarities in physical appearance. You may be able to spot the differences between two tablets when they're side by side. But they're still essentially a rectangular LCD with a touchscreen. Tablets typically have three buttons, including power and two volume controls. There may be holes for microphones and speakers, as well as a tiny lens for a camera. You'll find at least one connector on the edge, usually USB. But sometimes, it's disguised as a special connector for "advantages" that may