FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
The tablet revolution
Tablet PCs are rapidly replacing laptops, and the software being developed for them is revolutionising the way things are done in the pits and paddock
actually get a job at the top of motorsport in a company like this, they have to be very bright and committed individuals,’ enthuses Pio Szyjanowicz of Cosworth. In recent times, many of these new,
‘W
hen people come to us they are pretty great guys. To
bright, young engineers came bearing a new piece of consumer electronics, namely a tablet computer, such as the Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy. The arrival of this new breed of engineer and the new application of existing technology started to change the way things are done in the pits and paddocks of the motorsport world.
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www.racecar-engineering.com • July 2012 ‘Eventually I think everything
we do will go to tablets, and we have already started thinking that way,’ explains Szyjanowicz. ‘Some of our older software was very Windows-centric in the way it was designed, especially with its interface, which absolutely needed a laptop, a keyboard and a track pad. With Toolset we have thought about that and the type
of devices it will be used on. We can see the day when the laptop at the racetrack is replaced with a tablet PC at the racetrack, and that day is not very far away. ‘That is one of the things
that we as a company have to invest in. You can’t just open a piece of software on a tablet and expect it to work properly. A lot depends on how you design it in
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