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	danramos	2010-12-04 , 11:34
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt

Ain't Android grand? Here's an online keyboard that implements Grafiti (think Palm OS of old):

http://www.androidcentral.com/graffi...cement-fun-use

I used to love Graffiti on my old Palm and Handspring devices--but I tried it on the Tab and it just seemed far too slow, after using Swype, despite the fact that I was able to Graffiti just fine. Aw well.

Originally Posted by etuoyo

Wow I love that. If I was loaded (and lived in a safer neighbourhood lol) I would definitely get that mod.

I hope that car mod was for an in-dash holder, not installing it permanently. It would suck if it was permanent--and limit its mobility and usefulness.

Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt

Ah, my apologies. I just read this on Wikipedia:

Essentially the Galaxy Tab is listed as having "BT3", but not "BT3 +HS", so it seems that it won't be able to take advantage of 802.11 network for high bandwidth transport.

The bottom line? For the best audio, get a good pair of corded headphones. If you must go wireless, get a good pair of cans that have their own transmitter.

If you're not *that* picky about audio quality, try to find a good BT set. But based on what I've heard, you'll spend a lot of money for a fundamentally flawed product. I'd stick with the corded headsets to be safe.

I have two headsets that work GREAT for me...
Overall, my favorite is still my Motorola S305 bluetooth headset. They sound pretty good and they work GREAT for phone calls too. Callers tell me they hear me better with these than they do when I just use my phone. They appears to work great with both my Motorola Droid and with my Samsung Galaxy Tab alike.

The other pair I really like, out of my collection of bluetooth headsets, is my Samsung SBH600 Noise-Canceling Bluetooth Headset. They suck miserably at phone calls (the microphones are terrible) but the audio quality for listening to music or podcasts is incredibly good! PLUS, this headset can also with with a 3.5mm plug as well, so it's not JUST for Bluetooth and can use them with my Nintendo DS, in addition to the Androids.

Originally Posted by Duncan

Nice though the Tab is, the UI isn't perfect. See http://twitpic.com/39t8jt
Which button do I push?

I can confirm that I was able to find and see this, too! (If you have USB debugging enabled, then go to the Wireless settings and choose USB Settings, you get this strange dialog box.

Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt

Here's a pretty nice case for the Tab!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW98h-ir-_c&translated=1

Check it out!

I actually bought that case at the Best Buy I bought my Galaxy Tab at, and used it for the entire trip I took from Massachusetts to Colorado on trains. It worked MAGNIFICENTLY! It STILL fit in my jacket and pants pockets, even with the case on... AND it propped up my Tab perfectly for watching my TV shows, standing it on the tray at my seat. Even with the train motions, it never once seemed like it would fall over or anything. EXCELLENT case, I highly recommend it. It just FEELS right on the Tab, too!

Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt

Here's an app called Twonky, that adds DLNA and UPnP support to Android devices. I've heard that the built-in DLNA app doesn't work all the time, and this one may actually increase compatibility!

http://androidandme.com/2010/11/appl...ng-to-android/

A powerful feature indeed!

I've been using that app on my Motorola Droid for the longest time now. It works well enough on the Droid, but it does hog resources something awful and drains the battery (I always have my Droid plugged in for this app). It also manages to ruin my phone's stability once it's running and it's impossible to get back to the UI to shut it back down, if you get out of it to do anything (my resources aren't so hogged that I can't go out and smoothly do other things.. but you can still easily tell it's a pig). I haven't tried it out on my Tab yet, but I suspect that the increased resources will help IMMENSELY for this app. Still--all in all, it does what it's described to do... it's free and it's great.

Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt

For those that don't know, the Galaxy Tab supports bluetooth keyboards *and* mice out of the box:
http://www.galaxytabnews.com/accesso...ouse-keyboard/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNw1Pe8dtCI

NOTE: It seems that the Verizon Tab is gimped for BT keyboards. Verizon seems to gimp a lot of things and should probably be avoided.

You know--I kept reading that it supported BT mouse and keyboards, and I could never get mine to do it.. and I didn't see anything about Verizon gimping it up, but I can certainly confirm that mine will pair with my BT keyboards and mice, but it refuses to USE them. Anyone know if there's a way to get the Verizon version of the Tab to support them?

Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt

Indeed. The only downside to the Gamboid emulator on the Tab is the shoulder buttons are barely accessible! It would be nice if there was an option to position them lower.

It would be nice if emulators had controller 'skins'

Why not just install the Wiimote support and use that as a controller with all the buttons and all?

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