The Samsung Galaxy Tab caused a bit of stir when it was announced at Berlin's IFA consumer show, with many writing about how great the device is to use — as compared to
other Tablet computers around.
Not exact matches
I digress, as I don't want to turn this into a platform debate, but I did find it interesting that the spot was centered
around not what iPads can do better than
other tablets specifically, but what
tablets can do better than
other computers.
But all along, another parallel story has been developing
around the iPad (and
other tablet computers trying to take some market share from Apple).
The Novo 8 Discovery features a Quad Core processor, a MicroSD slot, WiFi, and is also one of the first Android
tablets to offer Miracast HD Wireless capability, similar to Apple's AirPlay system to provide wireless connection to any HDTV with high resolution 1080p HD — ideal for streaming movies (including NetFlix), and to play 3G games on a Big Screen TV using the
tablet as a motion control device, as well as to display any
other tablet and web content in HD... essentially turning an HDTV into a multimedia
computer console — T abletSprint also offers the new CloudNetGo Miracast adapter ($ 45) which became available last week, which is less than half the price of most
other Miracast HD Wireless systems on the market, which are priced
around $ 100.
However, it's hard to make a credible argument that
Tablets (or for that matter any of today's technology
other than the Internet and things like desktop and laptop
computers and phones) will be
around in 10 - 15 years.
While the
other ones force you to carry
around the keyboard and then connect it to the
tablet, the Slider requires only to push the screen and reveal the half size QWERTY keyboard, which lets you use the
tablet as a
computer in landscape mode.
Tango is a technology platform developed and authored by Google that uses
computer vision to enable mobile devices, such as smartphones and
tablets, to detect their position relative to the world
around them without using GPS or
other external signals.