Thanks to Apples iPad, ABI Research expects the media tablet market to hit 4 million units by years end and to climb to an annual 57 million units by 2015. In addition to Apple, HP, Dell, Google, Lenovo and several lesser-known vendors are all looking to benefit.
– With Apples Jan. 27 introduction of the Apple iPad,
the iPhone maker revived an industry, ABI Research said in a Feb. 2
report, predicting that four million media tablets will ship this year.
By 2015, the researcher expects that figure to swell to 57 million
units annually.

“Apples iPad is …