The tablet employs Amazon’s experience in the cloud computing segment using the EC2 (Elastic Cloud Computing) to host applications and data, [ 6] saving storage space on the tablet.

But according to Gartner data, global PC shipments reached around 350 million in 2010, which means booming tablet sales are still fairly puny in comparison.

The team cares about more than computers, too; with the surge in mobile data connections, it plans to build tools for smartphone and tablet owners as well.