Samsung Shows Off Galaxy Tab, Android Allegiance 189
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cgriffin21 writes "Samsung is making no bones about it: Google Android is its future. And with the revealing of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the company is showing that it's all in when it comes to Android. At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Samsung finally pulled the curtain off the long-rumored and teased Galaxy Tab, the electronics maker's touch-screen tablet and answer to the Apple iPad."
HOLY FUCK (Score:5, Informative)
29 cookies, really CRN.COM, is that completely required?
MUCH better article, with pics and detailed specs (Score:5, Informative)
Linky. [infosyncworld.com]
But ... does it run Linux!? (Score:1, Informative)
No, seriously, I mean it. I don't want to be locked in, in some app-shop.
Should it run Ubuntu's Maverick, I'll go for one, sure.
Should it be a locked-up version, I'll skip it.
Maybe we should try a poll, so that Samsung can still liberate the hardware?
Samsung's first Android phone? (Score:3, Informative)
which include the first Android device from Samsung, the Galaxy S.
My Samsung Moment and the Intercept would beg to differ. The writer didn't do much research on Samsung's product offerings.
Re:But ... does it run Linux!? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:crn.com link fail (Score:3, Informative)
Yeah, except plenty of useful information has in fact been released:
http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/internet-tablets/samsung-galaxy-tab/11309.html [infosyncworld.com]
It's just the price we're waiting on.
Re:1080p on a 1024x600 screen ??? (Score:2, Informative)
1080p support on most electronics actually refers to "output" and not selfsame screen resolution
Re:But ... does it run Linux!? (Score:3, Informative)
As with most (all?) Android devices, you're not forced to use the market.
"Most" is correct. AT&T-branded Android devices don't have the option to install APKs from "Unknown sources".
Re:HOLY FUCK (Score:2, Informative)
No its not, its a tablet ;)
Re:Is that a non-standard connector? (Score:3, Informative)
I would expect this to be the standard 30-pin PDMI connector [wikipedia.org] also found on the Dell Streak.
Re:Samsung Android support sucks (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Upcoming tablets (Score:4, Informative)
Because the development kit of the imitation is free. I can upload my own applications without the need to jailbroken it beforehand. These 2 things get me to NOT by the ipad and i am eager to have one of these babies to play with...
Re:MUCH better article, with pics and detailed spe (Score:3, Informative)
That story states that it has a 1024x600 screen, yet 1080p HD video playback. It has no video output port, according to the description.
From what I have seen from the (unofficial) list of accessories, there is an HDMI out adapter for the connector on the device. I'm assuming that this means 1080p capabilities for the video out.
Re:7" seems like the wrong compromise. (Score:3, Informative)
By the way: http://phandroid.com/2010/09/02/toshiba-folio-100-goes-official-399-euros-in-q4/ [phandroid.com]
Looks like that's what we're looking for. Then again, is WXGA really too much to as for? :(
Re:MUCH better article, with pics and detailed spe (Score:3, Informative)
Re:MUCH better article, with pics and detailed spe (Score:5, Informative)
Aha! According to Engadget, the 30-pin dock connector does include HDMI.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/samsung-galaxy-tab-preview/ [engadget.com]
So I'd say the ability to play 1080p video is a valid thing to brag about.
steveha
Re:Samsung Android support sucks (Score:2, Informative)
I bought a Samsung i7500 last October that came with Android 1.5. The most recent update? Android 1.5. Samsung don't give a shit. Last product I will ever buy from them. Last time I will have an o2 mobile phone contract.