Tablet computers are moving into the construction industry in a variety of ways. A series of articles in the February, 2012 edition of California Builder & Engineer describes various uses of tablets for contractors, including on the construction site, both ruggedized tablets specifically designed for construction, and the un-ruggedized but incredibly sexy Apple iPad.
Tablets have an equally attractive potential as a sales tool. The iPad, for example, offers an engaging way to share visual information, and it has impressive functionality to implement that process. Development of specialized software – apps – that can present your product or system in the ideal way is relatively inexpensive. It can to provide your product and sales information with high visual engagement – think about a brochure with embedded videos, or an interactive design tool for placing your product into an environment - as well as pull down information from the Web, and email any and all of it to the customer as you work.