Broadway Blog - Year of the Tablet

Nearly all of the technical prognosticators are already proclaiming 2010 to be the "year of the tablet" with buzz heating up for Apple's long-awaited announcement of its own tablet computer on January 26 (or is it the 27th?), and a slew of other companies rushing to the market with theirs as well. 

I myself began using a Blackberry when the device was pre-released to developers before the general public more than 10 years ago. I have not-so-fond memories of pulling over to the side of the road on the West Side Highway to post the news myself about Eden Espinosa replacing Idina Menzel in WICKED straight to the site during BWW's early days as well. 

I came late to the iPhone world, making the switch last year (not so coincidentally we began work on our iPhone application very shortly thereafter). 

As part of today's expansion news, that BroadwayWorld.com is now covering theatre in 25 countries along with 100 cities in the United States is the news that our iPhone application has been updated as well, now providing 3G optimized wireless video show previews for all of Broadway. 

We've got lots more coming soon to take advantage of this new platform, and if the tablet rumors prove true, we'll be there as well from day one, with that already in the works. 

If 2010 does indeed become the year of the tablet computer, let's also hope it becomes the year of the Theatre World taking advantage of wireless opportunities as well.