RedPad, Tablet PCs 'Elite' for Government Officials

Local companies in China make a tablet that is devoted only to be used by local government officials. RedPad named Number One tablet is sold at a price high enough, ie USD 1590 or approximately USD 14.2 million.

Tablet-based Android operating system is equipped with a variety of applications whose function is to help government tasks of the Communist Party of China. According to its maker, Red Pad fairly high price due to the presence of these specific applications.

Quoted by Reuters on Sunday (1/22/2012), among other applications in RedPad can be used to select accrediting journalists, access to government databases and so on. As is known, the Chinese government is very strict control of the media.

Project 9.7-inch tablet gets a lot of criticism from the local community as a waste of budget. Because the price is considered too expensive, far higher than the price of the Apple iPad computer.

RedPad own name was chosen not without reason. Red or red is the color of pride for the Chinese Communist Party.

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Neck and Shoulder Injury When Vulnerable lap Tablet PC

Because the shape is very concise, tablet PCs like the iPad and the like can be used to work anywhere. But the habit to wear lap vulnerable way injure the neck and shoulders because of his position is too low.
A study at the Harvard School of Public Health shows, neck and shoulder pain most complained tablet PC users. These complaints are usually triggered by bad habits, namely lap while using the tool to work.
When the lap, the eye point of view becomes so low that the head should be bent and sometimes slightly bent so that the writing visible. Whereas in the down position, center of gravity changed so that the neck is heavier than the weight-bearing upright position.
"There are many concerns related to the emergence of discomfort in the neck and shoulders," said Dr. Jack Dennerlein who published the study in the journal Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, as quoted from Dailymail, Thursday (26/01/2012).
Dr. Dennerlein that conclusion after examining a number of participants who were asked to use a tablet PC with 4 different positions. The position is simply lap, lap with mats, placed on the table and placed on a table with a placemat.
Mat or tablet PC case made more oblique position, so that the point of view of the eye becomes more comfortable than when simply placed in a horizontal position. But when the lap, the point of view remains low despite eye wear placemat.
Observations show, tablet PCs lap just like that without using a coaster most trigger pain in the neck and shoulders. The position is ideal when using a PC tablet is placed on the table so as not to be too low, then use a coaster for a more comfortable angle.
Not only make the neck and shoulder pain, an uncomfortable position when lap tablet PC can also change your posture. If done continuously, in the long run the habit lap tablet PCs could make the neck and shoulder bone structure changing shape.

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