E-browse

Samsung unveiled its new 7 inch tablet, called the Galaxy Tab. Samsung Galaxy Tab it’s small for a tablet, though, it’s large for a phone. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is a crossing between a tablet and a smart-phone. A tablet looks like a big smartphone. The gadget weighs in at 14 ounces and has a 7-inch screen. That’s smaller than the iPad. Unlike other Android tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab has voice call function. Galaxy Tab make telephone calls with a speakerphone or using a Bluetooth Headset. Galaxy Tab is not only a tablet but a big phone that you are able to use SMS, MMS, and phone call.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is powered by the Cortex A8 1Ghz processor, a 1024 x 600 pixel TFT touchscreen display, and it will run Google Android 2.2. There are several Google apps installed on the Samsung Galaxy Tab: Google Search, Google Mail, Google Maps, Google Talk and YouTube client.

Samsung has a special Reader’s Hub platform that will make e-book reading on the device a seamless and user-friendly experience. The 7-inch LCD display of Samsung GALAXY Tab makes reading more fun and easy.

According to galaxytab.samsungmobile.com, The Samsung GALAXY Tab brings together all of Samsung’s leading innovations to provide users with more capabilities while on the move. Consumers are able to experience PC-like web-browsing and enjoy all forms of multimedia content on the perfectly sized 7-inch display, wherever they go. Moreover, users can continuously communicate via e-mail, voice and video call, SMS/MMS or social network with the optimized user interface.

Samsung GALAXY Tab (GT-P1000) Product Specifications

Processor: Cortex A8 1.0GHz Application Processor with PowerVR SGX540
Network:
2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE) : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G (HSUPA 5.76Mbps, HSDPA7.2 Mbps) : 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
Operating System: Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Display: 7.0 inch TFT-LCD, WSVGA (1024 x 600)
Camera: 3 MP Camera with Auto Focus and LED Flash
1.3MP front camera for Video Telephony
Connectivity: 30 pin connector / micro SD, WiFi 802.11n / Bluetooth 3.0
Memory: 16GB / 32GB internal memory, upto 32GB external memory slot, RAM: 512MB
Size: 190.09 x 120.45 x 11.98mm, 380g
Battery: 4,000mAh (7 hour movie play)
Keyboard: virtual QWERTZ
Other Features: Android Market™ and Samsung Apps for more applications and contents, Readers Hub, Media Hub , Music Hub, Social Hub, Availability will be decided by market preference. Adobe Flash 10.1 player support, Full HD video playback, Thinkfree Office, Swype, Hybrid Widget.

* Picture from: www.samsung.com

Apple’s iPad has inspired some companies to product iPad-like design. Apple’s main competitors are going to follow this new trend and launch their own tablets. Now, You can find iPad-like Tablet Running the Android OS. Some of these Android tablet computers have key features that are absent on the iPad such as built-in camera, MicroSD slot, and Ethernet port among others.

if you’re looking for a low cost Android tablet computer, you may be interested this product:

Onepad Zyrex MS 1110
Zyrex has unveiled their mini Low Cost Android mini-tablet called Onepad Zyrex MS 1110.
Zyrex One Pad MS-1110 specifications:
- Prosesor Samsung ARM Cortex-A8 S5PC100.
- Memory 512 MB DDR2
- 16 GB iNand
- Display 10 inci 16:9 multi touch.
- WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
- 1x Mini-USB ( USB OTG ), 1x HDMI
- Speaker
- Lithium Polymer battery
- Android 2.2 OS
- Weight 620 gr
-  Wifi | G-Sensor

Cost about IDR3,499,000

SkyBee SkyPad
Another Low Cost Android mini-tablet is SkyBee SkyPad
SkyPad Specifications :

- CPU Rockchip RK2808 Chipset (ARM926 EJC @600 MHz+DSP)
- Operating System Android 1.6
- Display 800×480 / 7″ LCD
- Input Resistive single point touch screen
- Sensors Rockchip Acclerometer
- Camera 1.3 Mega pixels (extraplated)
- Battery 3000 mAH
- RAM 128 MB
- Internal Memory ROM 128 MB, Nan Flash 2 Gb

Cost about IDR2,500,000