Technological devices are getting smaller each day to suit the customer’s convenience. These days, one can fit an entire computer within a few inches of a flat screen. Commonly recognized as tablet computers, these gadgets garnered fame owing to their computer-like functionality and compact size. If you’re planning on buying a tablet this Black Friday or still deciding on it, take a few pointers that may help you reach a decision.

Interactive Menus and Concierge Services in Restaurants

Tablets can be used as Interactive Menus in a restaurant and for room service in hotel rooms. The guests can be granted access to the entire menu on the tablet. They can customize their food choices and order directly from the menu. Moreover, this option doesn’t limit to food. It extends to encompass drinks choices as well. Guests can also make direct payments by scanning the QR code on the tablet, thereby avoiding any need for direct check-outs. In addition to the menus, guests can also use concierge services through the tablet. Therefore, they are no longer required to go to the front desk for the same. Furthermore, they can also check out an attraction, buy tickets, and make reservations from the comfort of their rooms.

Second Monitor for employees working remotely

Since the onset of the pandemic, there has been a paradigm shift to remote working culture from the traditional norms of employment. While working from an office, the employer would cover the expenses for requirements like a second screen. Several complex jobs like stock brokerage, database management, and coding require more than one screen to encompass all the data. In such scenarios, one has to buy a second screen. However, if you are working from home or is a freelancer, you must invest in such requirements yourself. Trust us when we say second screens don’t arrive cheap. That’s where the tablet comes in. If you have a tablet, you can connect that to your laptop or computer and use it as a second screen. In this way, you can save money and use your tablet smartly.

E-reading and note-taking for readers and researchers

Buying a Kindle or iPad can seriously threaten your wallet, especially if you are a student. But why spend extra money when you can use a single device that serves the purpose of two? Tablets are very versatile that one can even use them as an e-reader. If you have a Kindle account, you can log in to your account with credentials from your tablet and enjoy reading. You can also view, read, and edit documents, word files, PDFs, PPTs, etc. Taking notes and making annotations is very easy with tablets. All you need here is a stylus pen.

Entertainment purposes in car dashboards

Who wouldn’t want an interactive car dashboard? Cars these days come with an inbuilt touchscreen dashboard. However, they seldom come cheap. If a Car like that doesn’t fit your budget, then you can use DIY methods to connect your tablet to your car. It will cost you some amount; however, it’s cheaper when compared to fancy cars. It’s also not a complex process as you only have to connect your tablet to your car. You can then play music, listen to the radio, use features like Maps and GPS, make and attend calls, and perform much more tasks on your interactive DIY car dashboard.

Mobile Imaging for healthcare enterprises

Healthcare enterprises can use tablets for purposes like mobile imaging and storage of patient data. Connecting different probes to tablets, X-ray images, sonography, ultrasound imaging, prostate exams, gynecology imaging, etc., is also possible. Using tablets instead of huge and complex machines saves time, cost, and labor. All the recorded data can be stored on the same device and uploaded to the central database. So the next time the same patient visits, you will have all their data on your screen just a few clicks away.

Modern problems require modern solutions, goes the popular saying. And modern solutions are mostly based on technology. We have listed above a few instances where you can use a small device as a tablet to suit your daily activities and complex, professional tasks. Tablets come with excellent features and unlimited applications. If you haven’t already tried the above-mentioned smart ideas with your tablet, then do it soon. And its also advisable to let your tablet be versatile rather than limiting it to a specific use.