Photos: Galaxy Tab stars in Samsung universe

By Nate Cochrane on Sep 23, 2010 11:07 AM
Filed under Hardware

Smartphone and series-nine flat-screen TVs in Christmas lineup.

Samsung unveiled its Christmas lineup to journalists in Sydney, September 22.	Samsung bank of flat screens displaying the Australian commercial starring the Mentalist's Simon ...	Samsung's commercial 80-inch whopper flat screen.
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Samsung last night showed off its Christmas lineup of devices including its Galaxy Tab Android handheld device that takes aim at Apple's iPad.

On display were devices from external hard drives, pico projectors, laptops and multifunction printers to digital still and video cameras and mobile phones. But the Galaxy Tab and series-nine flat screen TVs with 3D software gathered most attention.

Samsung has high hopes for its $999 Galaxy Tab running the Android operating system. But it faced competition from the established iPad, which starts at $629 with a bigger screen.

The South Korean chaebol showed off how the Galaxy Tab integrated with its series nine TVs over Wi-Fi but it will push the two devices through different channels. Telcos and mobile phone shops will sell the Galaxy Tab on plans to defray the cost of the hardware while TVs will move through its traditional audio and hi-fi retailers.

Click through to the Samsung Christmas 2010 gallery for what will be under the tree this year.

To see video of the Galaxy Tab in action, check out sister site PC Authority's coverage.

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"@Jane55 Although on the surface the user interaction on the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the iPad are similar, by running Android Froyo the subtle and radical differences that lurk beneath the Tab's ..."

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Comments: 2

Jane55

Sep 25, 2010 8:05 PM

Well, what really stunned me is 'While the iPad has no camera, the Galaxy Tab has two -- including a front-facing camera for video conferencing. It's also a phone.' So awesome!
Hmm, just considering to buy one or not, as Im also really happy with my fantastic iPad, I love my iPad. It has almost completely replaced my personal computer. For the things I do... It is perfect! Much nicer than any CPU I have ever owned. All my other computers would do a lot of things I would never use it for, and do it painfully in the process (slow, buggy, etc.). When you get down to what you do most on you personal computer... the iPad does almost all of the things an average user needs, and with a much much nicer U/I. Easy of use, fast, and efficient. The other computer manufacturers could learn a thing or two from this, but even if they do... they will probably screw-up the one they come out with by adding all the crap back in again. Ugggggg!!!!

I am sticking with my iPad. I think other will do the same once they try it and realize it is the perfect personal computer :-)

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Edited by natecochrane: 27/9/2010 12:46:22 PM

natecochrane

Sep 27, 2010 12:43 PM

@Jane55 Although on the surface the user interaction on the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the iPad are similar, by running Android Froyo the subtle and radical differences that lurk beneath the Tab's surface become apparent after just a few minutes of hands-on experimenting.

An advantage of the smaller screen size of the Tab is that it's easier to use with one hand where the iPad demands two-handed attention much of the time.

Competition is good in this area and especially for users who will see the best innovations migrate between platforms.

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