Well now the device reviews are starting to roll in and we though it was a good time to let you know what the world thinks about the device so far (or at least the part of the world that
got their hands on the device early).
Not exact matches
At the Samsung Experience in New York
earlier today, Samsung had some good news for folks looking forward to
get their
hands on the aforementioned
devices.
When Pocket - lint first
got some
hands -
on time with the Transformer over in Vegas at CES it was running an
earlier version of Android but at the official launch event in London
on Wednesday, we had some playtime with a
device running Android 3.0.
The Motorola RAZR HD has long eluded our eyes, but it appears someone has
gotten their
hands on an
early prototype of the
device.
We were able to
get our
hands on the BlackBerry Q10
earlier this year when BlackBerry announced both it and the Z10 would launch the BlackBerry 10 platform, and at the time we were impressed with how well the QWERTY keyboard performed through our limited time with the
device.
Thanks to «very strong pre-order demand,» though, not everyone's
getting their
device early, and if you didn't pre-order you may have a bit of a wait
on your
hands.
Barnes & Noble plans to quickly use the Nook's auto - updating capability to push out fixes and refinements; given that the
device is sold out until
early 2010, it's possible that the Nook that most purchasers
get their
hands on will be a meaningful improvement
on the one I tried.
Sony haven't announced anything about a Western release beyond «stay tuned», but considering the high interest the
device has received from this half of the world, we're expecting to
get our
hands on it
early next year at the latest.
I haven't put my
hands on this
device yet, but these specifications don't make me want to rush out and
get one of them — and I am usually an
early adopter — well at least I am when I feel like the
device has some utility.
Rumors coming out of China had
earlier indicated that the company might announce a White version of the
device at CES, but now that the confirmation has come straight from the horse's mouth, people wanting to
get their
hands on the White Mi MIX should rest easy.
Meanwhile, the first
devices capable of using the networks won't be available until later this year at the
earliest as component and
device manufacturers work
on getting them into the
hands of consumers and businesses.
Those in the United States and Europe will have to wait until
early next year to
get their
hands on the
device.
Apple encouraged customers to arrive
early to
get their
hands on the
device.
The Cupertino company encouraged customers to arrive
early to
get their
hands on the
device.
Developer, Steven Troughton - Smith, has
gotten access to this
device and its
early build of Android, and shared some
hands -
on impressions.
It's also worth noting that while Amazon's Echo
devices weren't previously officially available in Canada until
earlier this month, it was still possible to
get them up and running here if you were able to
get your
hands on one.
Razer has officially released the kernel source code for the Razer Phone
earlier today which means that any developers who have been hoping to
get their
hands on this data will now be able to begin work (or perhaps further their work)
on developing software for the
device specifically.
Google says that as well as
getting develop feedback, launching Android N (which is likely to be called Android 7.0)
early will allow them to «
hand off the final N release to
device makers this summer, so they can
get their
hands on the latest version of Android
earlier than ever.»
I
got my
hands on an
early prototype
device, so let's go
hands -
on.
Samsung and HTC have already made efforts to
get in
on the ground floor, and as high - profile
devices like the Vive and Oculus Rift
get ready to reach consumer
hands, we're hearing about more and more companies putting serious efforts into making sure that they don't
get left behind — firms like Google, doubling down
on early interest and recruiting new talent to keep ahead of the VR curve.