If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you may have heard the ubiquitous tablet being referred to as the “it gift” of the season. Well folks, for once, mainstream media got something right. Tablets are the Tickle Me Elmo of 2013. I’m not saying any store clerks are going to be trampled in a mad dash for a new iPad, but there aren’t many Christmas trees that will be short a tablet nestled beneath their bountiful branches.
If you’re thinking of buying a tablet for some lucky schmo in your family – or an incredibly fortunate friend – there are a few questions you need to ask yourself before plonking down a few hundred simoleons.