Nick Bilton:

So what happened to the year of the tablet? The answer is simple: the iPad. Apple offered a slatelike computer that incorporated its perfected iTunes app experience, at the right price point, and with an intuitive interface that helped the company quickly sell millions of its newfangled device.

The “problem” has been the same for years; the industry is lacking innovation. Next year will not be the year of the Tablet, nor iPad; instead, it will be the year of iPad 2.