In Pictures: 10 types of tablet users that drive us nuts

Tablet PCs are valuable devices that can simplify and enhance our lives. But they also bring out the worst in some people. Here's a list of 10 stereotypical tablet users that amuse, annoy and frustrate us to no end.

The Tablet Lover

The Tablet Lover is abnormally infatuated with her tablet. It's not uncommon for new tablet owners to take great joy in using their gadgets. But the Tablet Lover legitimately loves her slate, in a way that makes her coworkers, friends and family feel uncomfortable and concerned. She takes her tablet everywhere and often has a pet name for it. She thinks of her life in terms of "before tablet" and "after tablet." The Tablet Lover can often be spotted embracing her tablet. And the Tablet Lover is known to say things like, "I wish I could find a man that treats me as well as my tablet."

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