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Originally Posted by Laughing Man
The great thing about the Tab is that it's LIGHT. It's only 7 inches--it's large enough, but it's not HUGE. I could easily see it being window mounted in at least two of the three vehicles I own without obstructing my view of driving any more than my Droid, which really doesn't. I CERTAINLY can see it fitting right in on the center console of my minivan, but mounting it on the window should not obstruct anything at all. About the only car where I might find it worrysome is my 1974 Volkswagen Beetle. The flat windshield is much too close, since there's not much of a dashboard to speak of, but even in there, I could EASILY see it being mounted directly on my right via velco mounting hardware on the glove box door.
It would be great for navigation but where are you going put it? I don't think you could windshield mount it (it'd block a huge view! and not to mention what mount supports that much weight). Maybe if cars came with slots for these things (alas maybe in the future).
Originally Posted by Laughing Man
Did... someone... say this was the last major tablet somewhere in the thread? Are you having a separate conversion with someone somewhere?
While it's true that the Tab might have a sizable following, why wouldn't any other major Android tablet coming after the Tab?
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2010-10-20
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I have no doubt that it would make a wonderful in-car navigation system.
It would also make one heck of an in-car passenger entertainment system. Because it's small and light, you don't have to resort to interacting with it on your lap, you can hold it easily with one hand or two and do just about any task.
I can only imagine trying to hold up a 10" tablet at 1.5lbs for any stretch of time. It would require both arms and you would have to prop them against something. The Tab on the other hand seems a might more palatable under these circumstances.
It would also make one heck of an in-car passenger entertainment system. Because it's small and light, you don't have to resort to interacting with it on your lap, you can hold it easily with one hand or two and do just about any task.
I can only imagine trying to hold up a 10" tablet at 1.5lbs for any stretch of time. It would require both arms and you would have to prop them against something. The Tab on the other hand seems a might more palatable under these circumstances.
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2010-10-20
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Also... really? An Android tablet in a cherry red 1974 VW Beetle. That's hot. 
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2010-10-20
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
I just tried it and it's...not very good. It's buggy. It's VERY inefficient, too. Plus--it's in alpha.
Here's a nice Android video player that's supposed to handle nearly any format that you can throw at it! Transcoding is so 2007....
http://mobiputing.com/2010/10/vplaye...-wmv-and-more/
I vote "don't download."
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2010-10-20
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Oooh. Dan, try out opera mobile when it hits Android (the new version that's not out yet). I'm interested to know how smooth the scrolling is!
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Originally Posted by danramos
Haha where would you put it that wouldn't obstruct the windshield? Unless it's mounted closer to the top of the windshield. Even in the video it seems like it obstructs alot.
The great thing about the Tab is that it's LIGHT. It's only 7 inches--it's large enough, but it's not HUGE. I could easily see it being window mounted in at least two of the three vehicles I own without obstructing my view of driving any more than my Droid, which really doesn't. I CERTAINLY can see it fitting right in on the center console of my minivan, but mounting it on the window should not obstruct anything at all. About the only car where I might find it worrysome is my 1974 Volkswagen Beetle. The flat windshield is much too close, since there's not much of a dashboard to speak of, but even in there, I could EASILY see it being mounted directly on my right via velco mounting hardware on the glove box door.
Did... someone... say this was the last major tablet somewhere in the thread? Are you having a separate conversion with someone somewhere?
And I was saying that later Android tablets may also have major communities behind them too (for those people like I am who are considering waiting till Spring-Summer of next year).
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They're maemo and MeeGo...
"Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...
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Here's a great video showing the updated Youtube app. What's interesting about this is it may have some new UI features of the next iteration of the OS.
http://www.androidcentral.com/androi...updated-market
I like that it can now play videos in portrait mode *and* landscape. I also like the video player interface, it's very clean and minimalist.
What I like most, though, is the tabs. You can switch between them by swiping left and right. It's a very slick way to navigate, and everything looks very smooth.
Animated transitions between portrait and landscape would have been nice, but it's still very nice.
This will look really nice on the Tab!
http://www.androidcentral.com/androi...updated-market
I like that it can now play videos in portrait mode *and* landscape. I also like the video player interface, it's very clean and minimalist.
What I like most, though, is the tabs. You can switch between them by swiping left and right. It's a very slick way to navigate, and everything looks very smooth.
Animated transitions between portrait and landscape would have been nice, but it's still very nice.
This will look really nice on the Tab!
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2010-10-21
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Huh something I didn't know. The Tab doesn't have a GPS built in. So you have to rely on A-GPS (or a bluetooth option?). There's also a car dock with a built in GPS apparantly.
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Originally Posted by ysss
They're maemo and MeeGo...
"Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...
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The Tab *has* gps.
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