SuTab

A suTab is a portable, universal personal smart device capable of computing, communications, and networking functions, widely used by consumers throughout the Human Sphere. suTab originated as a trademarked product name, but has since become genericised.

suTabs are the culmination of centuries of personal computing devices, equipped with semi-quantronic hardware and capable of all-range holographic, video, and audio communications, self-adaptive virtual-intelligent assistance, multimedia functionality, exonet connectivity, data storage, neural implant interface capability, and many other functions, all in a single highly portable package. Many hardware and wireless systems throughout the Human Sphere are also designed to interface with personal suTabs, giving users greater interface capabilities and flexibility. Modern suTabs typically have semi-holographic interfaces, and are designed to interface with neural implants and optical smartlenses to provide further enhanced capabilities.

The first modern suTab was developed in the first half of the 3rd century AT by Joe Jin Tae-Se and Khalil Lee Jae-sung, who later founded the APEX Computers, which remains the largest suTab producer in the Human Sphere. Subsequently, the suTab concept was copied by various other manufacturers across the Human Sphere, and the suTab has become ubiquitous across the Sphere. Hundreds of designs exist on the market, targeting various consumer profiles and ranging from budget models to extreme high-end models with extreme-resolution holophotography capabilities. Models fortified against electromagnetic pulses and external hacking are also available for military use. Even a modern take on the Techsurge-era "smartwatch" concept has also started to appear on the market.

The most popular suTabs today include, in order of market share, APEX's MyTab series, General Quantronics' Sandayu series, Kanazawa's Tensai series, TekDynamika's Palm Agent series, and Diulei's Shandian series. Another suTab used mainly in the Interstellar Union is the EEDI Magia 3 series, though it has not been widely exported.