Last week, we received this announcement from Samsung that they are coming out with the Galaxy Note.
Perhaps it is appropriately named this way because at 5.3 inch, we do not know whether to call it a smartphone or a tablet.
On top of that it comes with some awesome specs
high pixel density – 285 pixels
dual core 1.4 MHz processor
1 GB of RAM
Personally I find this awesome. If you realise, communication have changed from voice and SMS to video and data messaging. The device will become a small portable computer to make us more productive.
I always wanted a device that can squeeze into a pocket or a pouch.
Yet I want it big enough to read PDF books properly.
4.3-4.5 inch is good but I believe 5 inch is the optimal size.
Archos recently announced that their GEN9 is coming this year. Here are the likely specs:
The first one is the ARCHOS 80 G9, and it has a 8-inch screen with a 1024 x 768 resolution. The second one, the ARCHOS 101 G9 has a (you guessed it) 10.1-inch screen with a 1280 x 800 resolution. And that’s where the differences between these two tablets stop. Everything else about them is equal, except the price of course. Both of them have:
Android 3.1 Honeycomb
1.5 GHz dual-core CORTEX A9 OMAP4
16 GB of internal memory, or a 250 GB Seagate HDD
720p front-facing camera
HDMI output
Kick-stand
We don’t know how much RAM each tablet has, but we’re guessing it’s somewhere between 512 MB and 1 GB. Also, there’s no mention of a rear-facing camera anywhere, so chances are you won’t be using these tablets as a camera anytime soon.
The thing why Archos still sells tablets or gadgets is that although there are many tablets out there, the big vendors like Acer, Motorola, HTC are not able to reach their pricing point!
Archos is likely to sell the G9 80 at USD 279 and 101 at USD 349. Now that is low consider the Motorola Xoom at USD 599!
My opinion of Archos Tablets is that they always sits between the reliable hardware manufacturers and the China Shanzai ones.
Good Specs, Great Price, but always with some issues. What do you guys think? Will you go for this?
When creating a winning tablet, its not the most important just load every tablet with the most core cpu, the most ram and the biggest screen.
Package them well and make it affordable and people will flock to your offering.
Here is an interesting post from bob Bushway who describes how iPad can replace almost all his daily use except for intensive administration and programming work.
I woke up this morning at 4:15 am and did some light reading with my wife using my iPad and Olive Tree Bible app.
I then went to the gym, jumped on the elliptical, did some more reading using Amazon Kindle app.
After punishing myself a little bit more on various instruments of torture, I logged my workout using Numbers.
While waiting for my wife to finish her workout, I checked and answered a few emails.
I then made my way to the office, went into a meeting, and took notes using thatsame iPad and the Evernote app. During the meeting I needed access to a few documents, so I popped open Documents To Go, accessed my DropBox folder, and then opened the Word doc. I made some edits and saved the document (which was then synced to my other computers).
During the day, I’m also logging my meals using Numbers (on the same iPad I used for the meeting above…notice the trend?)
While at work, I’m doing programming and editing using my Windows-based Tablet PC (a different computer). My notes and document edits from the meeting above are available to me. However, I’m more likely to take my iPad to a meeting rather than my Tablet PC.
When I go home tonight, I’ll use my iPad on and off throughout the evening – accessing my kids school website, reading a few blogs, checking email, and then closing the evening out with some more reading in Olive Tree.
What we are seeing currently are more functional tablet delivered from Apple and likely most notable Windows 7 based tablets.
The SDK provided by both Android and Apple allows you to format it easily for tablets.
But we are not seeing a lot of Android software developers do that.
Take a look at iElectribe which enables the users to synthesize music on the iPad
Korg is known for many things in the music industry, not the least of which is the company’s synth tech. Korg recently decided to dive into the Apple app store with iElectribe, a digital version of the company’s Electribe series of rhythm synthesizer. Does it stack up? If our experience is anything to go by, then you bet it does.
iElectribe offers up 64 pre-set patterns ranging in genre from House to Hardcore, which allow the user to get up and going without having to create anything from scratch. The application also has 32 templates in a similarly large range of genres; this gives a basic framework which, with a little work, can turn into some pretty elaborate beats. For those who want total control, iElectribe has 64 user banks that have nothing more than a single synth trigger on the downbeat of each measure. You can load or write to any of these files using the browser functionality located underneath the application’s faux LCD.
Korg gives you eight basic sounds to work with, including a handful of synths, an open and closed hi-hat, a cymbal, and a clap/snare that can be toggled by changing the waveform. Eight sounds might not seem like much, but with the software’s ability to manipulate sounds at the most basic of levels, the number of sounds that can be created is almost limitless.
We need more apps like this on the Android and Meego
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