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iPad fever is sweeping the world, and has prompted many suggestions as to how devices like the iPad could be improved. However, what consumers should really be thinking about is how this type of device will develop in the future; what kinds of new information and communications technology (ICT) can be integrated into these products to support the development of innovative new applications that meet people’s needs. The Streaming Innovation Group (SIG) established by Ideas magazine has undertaken intensive brainstorming regarding these new types of ICT, and has come up with several innovative concepts and usage scenarios for the iPads and tablet PCs of 2020:
iPad旋風燒遍了全球，也引發了許多改進呼聲。但真正值得消費者關注的，是這類型裝置的未來發展，能加入什麼的新資通訊技術，才能產生出更多合乎人性需求的創新應用。《創新發現誌(ideas)》所推動成立的創意團體Streaming Innovation Group（簡稱SIG），針對這些全新的資通訊科技進行各種推想，提出10年後iPad與平板電腦的創意概念與推演情境：
Pre-school age children: Three-year-old David has finally got the interactive learning game e-book that he has been looking forward to for a long time. David sticks the book-sized e-paper on the wall of his playroom, and touches the bunny on the e-paper; this action activates a video camera lens and speakers. With background music playing, the bunny tells David that it wants to play with him. By pointing at the bunny in the e-book, David can make it start to dance; David happily begins to jig around with it.
學齡前幼童：3歲的David終於得到了期待已久的互動學習遊戲電子書。David把書本大小的電子紙貼到遊戲房牆上，按下電子紙上的邦尼兔，這動作同時開啟了錄影鏡頭和喇叭，在背景音樂聲中，邦尼兔大聲說：很高興能和David一起玩遊戲。David用手點了電子書裡的邦尼兔，它就開始跳起舞來，David開心地跟著手舞足蹈。
Office workers: Alan goes into the meeting room, places sheets of e-paper on the table, and sets up the glass wall as a dual-screen display. As the customers who are visiting his company come into the meeting room, Alan presses the e-paper, and a 3-D image of the electric car motor that his company’s engineering department has designed appears on the table. Alan uses his hand to move the image of the motor round, so that the customers can see the details of the design. When a customer touches part of the motor with a questioning look on their face, Alan activates the display wall videoconferencing function, which has been on standby, so that one of their colleagues in Germany can appear on screen and explain the aspect of the design that the customer is curious about. Later, Alan’s boss tells him that the customers were very impressed, and that it looks as though the deal will go ahead.
上班族：Alan進了會議室，把電子紙攤開放到會議桌，同時設好和玻璃牆面做雙螢幕顯示。客戶陸續來到，Alan按下電子紙，桌面浮現工程部門設計的電動車用馬達立體影像，他一面用手勢旋轉馬達，讓客戶更清楚的了解設計細節。客戶疑惑地指著馬達的某處，Alan啟動牆上待命的視訊會議，德國同事隨即出現在畫面說明。老闆告訴Alan，客戶非常滿意，這個大案子成交機會很濃。
iPad旋風燒遍了全球，也引發了許多改進呼聲。但真正值得消費者關注的，是這類型裝置的未來發展，能加入什麼的新資通訊技術，才能產生出更多合乎人性需求的創新應用。《創新發現誌(ideas)》所推動成立的創意團體Streaming Innovation Group（簡稱SIG），針對這些全新的資通訊科技進行各種推想，提出10年後iPad與平板電腦的創意概念與推演情境：
Pre-school age children: Three-year-old David has finally got the interactive learning game e-book that he has been looking forward to for a long time. David sticks the book-sized e-paper on the wall of his playroom, and touches the bunny on the e-paper; this action activates a video camera lens and speakers. With background music playing, the bunny tells David that it wants to play with him. By pointing at the bunny in the e-book, David can make it start to dance; David happily begins to jig around with it.
學齡前幼童：3歲的David終於得到了期待已久的互動學習遊戲電子書。David把書本大小的電子紙貼到遊戲房牆上，按下電子紙上的邦尼兔，這動作同時開啟了錄影鏡頭和喇叭，在背景音樂聲中，邦尼兔大聲說：很高興能和David一起玩遊戲。David用手點了電子書裡的邦尼兔，它就開始跳起舞來，David開心地跟著手舞足蹈。
Office workers: Alan goes into the meeting room, places sheets of e-paper on the table, and sets up the glass wall as a dual-screen display. As the customers who are visiting his company come into the meeting room, Alan presses the e-paper, and a 3-D image of the electric car motor that his company’s engineering department has designed appears on the table. Alan uses his hand to move the image of the motor round, so that the customers can see the details of the design. When a customer touches part of the motor with a questioning look on their face, Alan activates the display wall videoconferencing function, which has been on standby, so that one of their colleagues in Germany can appear on screen and explain the aspect of the design that the customer is curious about. Later, Alan’s boss tells him that the customers were very impressed, and that it looks as though the deal will go ahead.
上班族：Alan進了會議室，把電子紙攤開放到會議桌，同時設好和玻璃牆面做雙螢幕顯示。客戶陸續來到，Alan按下電子紙，桌面浮現工程部門設計的電動車用馬達立體影像，他一面用手勢旋轉馬達，讓客戶更清楚的了解設計細節。客戶疑惑地指著馬達的某處，Alan啟動牆上待命的視訊會議，德國同事隨即出現在畫面說明。老闆告訴Alan，客戶非常滿意，這個大案子成交機會很濃。
