People will soon begin to buy tablets as their sole computing machine and why not?  They are getting so powerful and are easier to use than their larger counterparts.  If you thought Apple was selling a ton of iPads now (they are, Apple sells more iPads than Macs already) then wait until this happens.

What does this mean to you and why am I writing about this?  If your website has flash and isn’t tablet friendly, you need to start making the necessary adjustments now if you haven’t already.  In 2016 (arbitrary date) we will look at large clunky computers as specialized niche machines and the portable, light handheld will become the norm in my opinion.

About Stephen Pacinelli

Flipboard changes the way we consume media and actually makes platforms like Twitter easier to understand to the average consumer, but it’s not an app that focuses specifically Twitter.  Flipboard, in my opinion, is the best data aggregator out there.  It makes social media and news consumption familiar by putting all the content in a magazine style format.  Reading a magazine or newspaper is a familiar experience for most of us and when you can take that experience and relay that into an intuitive application one word comes to mind – “winning”

Check out the video to get an overview of how powerful this app really is and how you can use it in your real estate business.

About Stephen Pacinelli

Also featured in The Queue are some amazing apps and technologies that seem a perfect fit for a tech savvy Realtor.

ooVoo.com is a free multi person video chat tool that works across devices and across connection speeds so 3G, Wifi, tablet, smart phone, PC and Mac are all options.

Glympse is a new location sharing technology that really has some amazing features and could be leveraged with clients whom you are meeting at a certain place at a certain time.

SwiftKey is changing the way we type on touch screen devices by not only helping us spell but by literally finishing our sentences.

HP has some great new integration with Blackberry for mobile printing options called ePrint that works with both your home printer and with any Fed Ex location.

SPB Software is leading the way in the world of customizing Android operating systems to a 3D look and feel.

Finally in completely unrelated to business but insanely cool news, Google Body is an amazing way to look at the human body and was probably the most visually impressive technology of the event.

I had a blast and hope that you enjoyed my coverage of the World Mobile Congress 2011 from Barcelona. I was also able to take several pictures of the location which was stunning to say the least.

So are you getting a tablet? Did Blackberry impress you? Is Android the future because of their open operating system? Would love to know what you enjoyed in this week’s Queue in the comments below.

The magazine will be available at every Barnes and Noble in the country! It is the first magazine 100% dedicated to leveraging the Mac product line including iPhone, iPad, Mac Books and iMacs for business use. I have been brought on as the real estate contributor and I got the gig because of you guys willingness to go to bat for me. As a thank you I wanted to share the link below that will get you the first year of the magazine 100% for free and with no credit card required. The offer ends October 31st so register now.  This is also a great opportunity for you to share this with your sphere as other verticals like law, medical, teaching, etc… will also be featured in the magazine. What is the ROI of social media? Not sure because I am still counting…