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2010-09-22
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
It's interesting because a common argument against a camera on a tablet or the iPad was that it's stupid for photography.
I think this sums up why I love the 7" size. It's the chuck-ability of the device. Due to its size, it's great for much less formal sessions. I could be looking something up *while* walking out the door and not skip a beat, or look at the thing while walking around the house comfortably. I can also quickly chuck it in a bag or slot, when need my attention elsewhere.
Well I say if your first idea is photography when you get a tablet with a camera I say your not very creative. Imagine the use of augmented reality apps (not sure if the Tab has a digital compass) with tablets with a camera.
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2010-09-22
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Originally Posted by etuoyo
You can do that?!? How come I've been here since 2007 and I'm now learning that you can change the title of threads?!
Changed the thread title to something more appropriate.
Looks like another 7 inch android will soon be joining the tablet wars in the form of a big brother to the Dell Streak. I think it has been mentioned that the resolution is low so that in itself makes it sort of unappealing.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/22/m...-streak-to-la/
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2010-09-23
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Originally Posted by Laughing Man
I agree and think that a camera on a tablet can be a greatly useful appendage.
It's interesting because a common argument against a camera on a tablet or the iPad was that it's stupid for photography.
Well I say if your first idea is photography when you get a tablet with a camera I say your not very creative. Imagine the use of augmented reality apps (not sure if the Tab has a digital compass) with tablets with a camera.
As you mentioned, augmented reality is a really cool use case. the Galaxy Tab has a compass, a gyro, and GPS, so using this as a virtual window is certainly possible (layar comes bundled with the Tab). There's a sky gazing augmented reality app for android which would be cool for looking at constellations and the like.
Also, a tool, for documenting things in a scene, or scanning barcodes is still useful for a portable tablet. Simply take the picture, annotate and you have something useful in digital form for later. This could be useful for a variety of situations including shopping, or to record something during a meeting.
All of these things can be done with a smartphone, but it's worth noting that they can work just as well on a tablet, *and* it would be a shame not to have this functionality on a tablet! Another feather in the Tab's hat.
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2010-09-23
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Now this is nuts! Accoding to these sources, the Australian Galaxy Tab will cost $999 for the 16GB/3G version:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sa...-1225928208065
http://smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office...blets/M6Q7Q6X6
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/t...923-15nnh.html
If this is indeed true, then this is anything but 'competitive'. As a point of reference, in the same region it's $200 more than the similarly specced 16GB/3G iPad ($799).
Lets hope that these horrendous prices are inaccurate and/or stay localized to Australia, as this would be a deal-breaker for me were they to find their way to North America.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sa...-1225928208065
http://smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office...blets/M6Q7Q6X6
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/t...923-15nnh.html
If this is indeed true, then this is anything but 'competitive'. As a point of reference, in the same region it's $200 more than the similarly specced 16GB/3G iPad ($799).
Lets hope that these horrendous prices are inaccurate and/or stay localized to Australia, as this would be a deal-breaker for me were they to find their way to North America.
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2010-09-23
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EDIT According to the Australian Telecom Telstra, the Galaxy S costs $960 off contract:
http://www.telstra.com.au/shop/Consu...&SMIDENTITY=NO
That's pure insanity for a device that I can buy off-contract in Canada for $499 (It's $460 more!).With pricing like this it's not surprising that the Australian Tab is priced $999.
This gives me much hope that this device can still be competitive over here.
Last edited by Capt'n Corrupt; 2010-09-23 at 11:18.
http://www.telstra.com.au/shop/Consu...&SMIDENTITY=NO
That's pure insanity for a device that I can buy off-contract in Canada for $499 (It's $460 more!).With pricing like this it's not surprising that the Australian Tab is priced $999.
This gives me much hope that this device can still be competitive over here.
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2010-09-23
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I just found a book in my home and weighed it with the kitchen scale. The book is called Blindness -- for reference. Other than thickness (1" thick rather than 0.47"), it's a good representation of the weight (345g) and the size of the Galaxy Tab (~7" diagonal with a decent border).
Wow, is this ever a great form factor! It's sufficiently light, but large enough to see comfortably. It's also very easy to hold, and at half the thickness, it would be perfect size for a device. While I don't think it's pocketable, it could easily fit into any sized bag!
I really like it!
Wow, is this ever a great form factor! It's sufficiently light, but large enough to see comfortably. It's also very easy to hold, and at half the thickness, it would be perfect size for a device. While I don't think it's pocketable, it could easily fit into any sized bag!
I really like it!
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2010-09-23
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As if we didn't know that the 10" Tab was on the way:
http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog...ch-galaxy-tab/
Another morsel of information regarding it has been released. Apparently it will hit shelves next year.
http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog...ch-galaxy-tab/
Another morsel of information regarding it has been released. Apparently it will hit shelves next year.
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2010-09-23
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Here's a very interesting Android App that I think would work very well on the Galaxy Tab: SwiftKey
http://www.androidcentral.com/swiftk...android-market
It's a keyboard that offers very good prediction and correction to dramatically improve typing speeds. This is a competitor to swype and something that I would be interested in trying.
It at least has one advantage over the swype keyboard: It can accept Google's voice-to-text translation! The current swype implementation (AFAIK) does not have this feature built in, so you have to switch keyboards in order to use it -- probably my largest complaint about the keyboard.
Here's a promo of the keyboard of swiftkey:
http://www.youtube.com/v/uHrTT0XAPJg?fs=1&hl=en_US
Choice is wonderful isn't it? It's certainly worth checking out!
http://www.androidcentral.com/swiftk...android-market
It's a keyboard that offers very good prediction and correction to dramatically improve typing speeds. This is a competitor to swype and something that I would be interested in trying.
It at least has one advantage over the swype keyboard: It can accept Google's voice-to-text translation! The current swype implementation (AFAIK) does not have this feature built in, so you have to switch keyboards in order to use it -- probably my largest complaint about the keyboard.
Here's a promo of the keyboard of swiftkey:
http://www.youtube.com/v/uHrTT0XAPJg?fs=1&hl=en_US
Choice is wonderful isn't it? It's certainly worth checking out!
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2010-09-23
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The announcement for the 10 inch Samsung galaxy Tab was stupid -- how is this gonna help them sell the 7 inch one? They should have maintained that 7 inch is the perfect form factor, instead of distracting potential buyers.
Still waiting for a pricing info in the US. With the prices we've read about so far, it seems they don't actually want to sell much of these things... I hope they have opened a really big production line and after the market flop give them away for $300
Still waiting for a pricing info in the US. With the prices we've read about so far, it seems they don't actually want to sell much of these things... I hope they have opened a really big production line and after the market flop give them away for $300
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Looks like another 7 inch android will soon be joining the tablet wars in the form of a big brother to the Dell Streak. I think it has been mentioned that the resolution is low so that in itself makes it sort of unappealing.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/22/m...-streak-to-la/