My First 36 Hours with the Samsung Galaxy Tablet
Via aptara: In April I wrote about my first 36 hours with the iPad. At that time tablet computing, although not new, was getting a major boost as a widely accepted computing platform. Since then, many tablet and eReader devices have come and gone, some never having seen the light of day (remember the Skiff, Que and Courier?). In a nod to the success of the iPad, each new tablet has been rated on whether it is the “iPad killer.” Thus far, none have been. However, Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab (aka “Tab”) might be the first able to go head-to-head with the iPad.
Disclaimer: I’m a gadget head, a content technologist, and solutions architect for an eBook and app production company. I am a fan of the Android operating system. I owned a G1 Android phone (which I gained system level access to and subsequently made several modifications on), and love my Samsung Vibrant Android phone. So I was intrigued to hear about Samsung’s impending tablet and was waiting at my local T-Mobile store the day of the Tab’s release. After the initial excitement of playing with my new gadget subsided, I was most interested to understand how this tablet would impact publishers’ move to mobile.
Just as younger children are compared to their older siblings, it seems inevitable that the Tab will be measured based on the high bar set by the iPad. However, there are many ways in which the Tab distinguishes itself from the current market leader.
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