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2010-11-22 , 15:29
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#1231
Here's a great app called 'Android Protector' that password protects apps on your device when sharing it with others:
http://lifehacker.com/5695860/androi...ndroid-devices
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbkWY-LBm9g

It can easily be toggled via the notification bar. Quite a nifty interface, and one that I know I will be using for minimum protection.
 
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2010-11-22 , 15:58
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
No thanks! It looks like a novel design and very cool, but there are a number of points that make a Tablet more attractive to me. Some points against it in my eyes:

1) ATOM processor. While the Atom easily beats the Hummingbird/Tegra2/whatever, it doesn't have that ultra-low power standby mode. Meaning, that your device is either sleeping or awake. I like the always online capabilities of ARM SoCs and instant on functionality.
2) Win7 -- of course this can be swapped for another os, but my complaint is that it's not designed for a touch screen.
3) Battery life. Again related to the Atom CPU.

I'd rather get a Galaxy Tab and a 13" Asus UL30Vt, than this device alone. Why the UL30VT? 10 hours of battery life real-world, OC'd C2D SU7300 CPU, GeForce 210m GPU, thin, light, beautiful, ~$700. A perfect work companion for tasks that are not too demanding.

Don't get me wrong, the duo is a very sleek device that oozes 'potential', but in practice I have serious doubts that it will be as good a tablet and being an Atom and using a desktop OS and I know that it will be a subpar notebook as well (from experience).

Of course, I enjoy being proven wrong, so please let us know how it goes!
I would rather pay 550 dollars for a device with a few very fixable flaws rather than pay 600-800 for something that is admittedly a expensive half baked toy.
 
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2010-11-22 , 16:00
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#1233
Originally Posted by railroadmaster View Post
I would rather pay 550 dollars for a device with a few very fixable flaws rather than pay 600-800 for something that is admittedly a expensive half baked toy.
Easy feller. It wasn't a personal attack, just a personal preference.
 

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2010-11-22 , 16:27
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#1234
It looks like Samsung will hit it's goal of moving 1M Galaxy Tabs this year. They have already sold 600,000 Tabs in the first month ALONE.
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsun...de-first-month

I suspect that the busy holiday season will result in even more sales.

FYI. The iPad did 1M units in its first month.
 

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2010-11-22 , 17:04
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#1235
Hmm, I don't want a 10" screen device, I've got a laptop for stuff like that. 7" sounds like it's doable, but certainly as large as I'd like to go, with 4" the smallest.
 

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2010-11-22 , 19:06
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#1236
It's an interesting time. At the rate of mobile chip development current processors will be severely obsoleted in a year. Early joiners (like myself), are guaranteed to get stung as the future holds devices that aren't just incrementally faster, but offer computational capabilities that these tablet's cannot match.

For example, running desktop software on the Tab would be frustrating at best. Beyond simple tasks, the Hummingbirds just can't keep up with the demands of desktop software, and the RAM limit is severely restricting. I notice this with my Atom netbook which is quite a good deal faster than the Tab.

But that's not to say that the Tab isn't fast enough, I believe it is. Optimization seems only to be a thing worth doing in performance constrained environments (ala the Tab, or for game development), and desktop software is needlessly bloated and slow.

In any event, in around 1 year from now, mobile SoCs will match Atom in speed without the same power requirements, and the world of desktop software will open up to mobile devices.

Mark Shuttleworth of Ubuntu fame, seems to be banking on this, and is readying Ubuntu for touch-friendliness, as well as investing resources into Android/MeeGo/Ubuntu crossovers.
 

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2010-11-22 , 19:13
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#1237
Here's an interesting game called Flight Director on the Galaxy Tab:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBkGrmMa8CQ

Looks like a good bit of mindless fun.
 
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2010-11-22 , 19:14
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#1238
Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
In any event, in around 1 year from now, mobile SoCs will match Atom in speed without the same power requirements, and the world of desktop software will open up to mobile devices.
Or the desktop software will just add more features and then require faster CPU/more memory
 

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2010-11-22 , 19:30
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#1239
Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
Here are some Galaxy Tab accessories by Scosche:

Here's a backup battery charger:

http://www.scosche.com/products/sfID...productID/2073

Here's a nice case/stand:

http://www.scosche.com/products/sfID...productID/2054
Ok. The case. I love it where can I buy it?
 

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2010-11-22 , 19:49
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Originally Posted by crasbelize View Post
Ok. The case. I love it where can I buy it?
Just follow the link, my friend.
http://www.scosche.com/products/sfID...productID/2054
EDIT: Ah, they seem to be sold out!

It seems quite functional, and a welcome accessory.

I just want the stylus already!!
 
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