Gadget Talk

[Roni_uk]

I am not sure if theres a thread alredy or not. In fact I will be surprised if there isn't one. Anyway couldn't see one on the first couple of pages.....

Anyone (in the States) bought the new iPad2 yet? It comes out on the 25th March in UK - I can't wait. It prob will take few weeks to even get hands on one.

[One World]

Slate by Microsoft

[Kabir]

Toying with the idea of selling my iPad and buying an iPad2 or Playbook. A friend works at RIM so I'll get discounted price for Playbook - is it worth it?

[AsifTheManRahman]

Originally Posted by Kabir
Toying with the idea of selling my iPad and buying an iPad2 or Playbook. A friend works at RIM so I'll get discounted price for Playbook - is it worth it?

Why don't you see for yourself?

[cluster11]

Neither the iPad nor the iPad2 come close to beating the Motorola Xoom in spec or performance. The rest of the tablets on the market though are yet to match Apple. Motorola and Google are planning to do with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) on tablet the same they did to iPhone on smartphone market (The Droid series). The only issue with Xoom is it is still undergoing updates and is pricey. But by Fall I think price of tablets are going to subside quiet a bit and by next year they should be near the smartphone price range given LG and others are soon joining the game. IMHO better to wait a few months.

[Kabir]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
Why don't you see for yourself?

Good stuff. I'll test it out this weekend hopefully if I'm able to get my hand on it.

[Ehsan]

I felt compelled to quote myself here from another thread

Honeycomb tablets are far better choice. Yes, they don't have a lot of native honeycomb apps at the moment, but they will be coming. I actually started liking HP WebOS 3.0. It looks pretty decent for what you want from a tablet. Blackberry Playbook is probably not too far behind from them. Apple needs to play the catching game here.

The only complain I have about Win 7 Slates is their battery life. Asus Eee Slate EP121 looked really nice and powerful, but only 3.5 hrs of battery life. I am looking forward to Motion Computing cl900. Yes, it has an atom processor but it will have 8-hr batter life.

[MohammedC]

I want a playbook.

[Sovik]

You guys are nerds.

[Roni_uk]

Originally Posted by sovik
You guys are nerds.

Sovik bro - Do you work for Apple shop? I saw on the other thread you said you are getting them tomorrow for sale on Friday.

Well I called Apple London shop today, here is more or less the conversation:

Me: hello - can I preoder ipad2?
Apple: No
Me: do you have them in store yet?
Apple: No
Me: Do you know when I can preorder these from?
Apple: No
Me: Do you know what price they are going to be sold at?
Apple: No
Me: Do you know if they will be available to buy store from Friday?
Apple: No
Me: Are you going to keep these in store on Friday?
Apple: Yes
Me: Ok I will come on Friday - bye

[Roni_uk]

Samsung Announces 'World's Thinnest' Tablets: Galaxy Tab 8.1 and 10.1

Samsung announced two new Android 3.0 Galaxy Tab tablets Tuesday boasting both are the world's thinnest. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 are 8.6mm thin (or 0.34-inches) which is about 0.2mm thinner than the Apple iPad 2.

Samsung introduced a Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the European market at Mobile World Congress, but the 10.1 model introduced Tuesday has different specifications and is slightly thinner. Samsung's new Galaxy Tabs blow the Motorola Xoom--the only shipping Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet to date-out of the water, 12.9mm thick (or 0.51-inches).
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source:http://www.pcworld.com/article/22280..._and_101.html/

[Sovik]

Originally Posted by Roni_uk
Sovik bro - Do you work for Apple shop? I saw on the other thread you said you are getting them tomorrow for sale on Friday.

Well I called Apple London shop today, here is more or less the conversation:

Me: hello - can I preoder ipad2?
Apple: No
Me: do you have them in store yet?
Apple: No
Me: Do you know when I can preorder these from?
Apple: No
Me: Do you know what price they are going to be sold at?
Apple: No
Me: Do you know if they will be available to buy store from Friday?
Apple: No
Me: Are you going to keep these in store on Friday?
Apple: Yes
Me: Ok I will come on Friday - bye

They will go on sale on Friday 17:00 P.M.

If you want to know anything about apple, check their website. We are never told anything about product launches. We get the info from their website.

And didn't get the chance to play with iPad 2 today.

[Ehsan]

Originally Posted by Roni_uk
Samsung Announces 'World's Thinnest' Tablets: Galaxy Tab 8.1 and 10.1



source:http://www.pcworld.com/article/22280..._and_101.html/

Haha. Apple was pretty loud about their IPad2 being so slim, and light. Samsung now owns Apple!

[Roni_uk]

This cannot be just Steve Jobs marketing, can it?

iPad 2 queues start 33 hours early as demand expected to beat supply

The queues for the iPad 2 have begun, with the first arrival settling down outside Apple's flagship Regent Street store in London 33 hours ahead of its 5pm launch on Friday.

The first person in the line, Jules Lewis from London, was also in the queue for the launch of the original iPad last May. But he insisted that he is not buying it in order to sell it on eBay but will "keep it in the family".

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...k-queues-start

[Roni_uk]

3 hours of wait in the cold.... behind at least 1000 people... finally got my iPAD2. Never seen a product selling like hot cakes!

anyway.. next topic :P... has anyone bought a nintendo 3ds - the first glass free 3D game console?

http://www.nintendo.com/3ds

[Sovik]

Originally Posted by cluster11
Neither the iPad nor the iPad2 come close to beating the Motorola Xoom in spec or performance. The rest of the tablets on the market though are yet to match Apple. Motorola and Google are planning to do with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) on tablet the same they did to iPhone on smartphone market (The Droid series). The only issue with Xoom is it is still undergoing updates and is pricey. But by Fall I think price of tablets are going to subside quiet a bit and by next year they should be near the smartphone price range given LG and others are soon joining the game. IMHO better to wait a few months.

Xoom seems very good. Android 3.0.1. I was watching ipl on it today. Haven't seen Samsung Galaxy tab 2 yet but saw Acer tablet arriving in the store.

[Sovik]

Originally Posted by Roni_uk
3 hours of wait in the cold.... behind at least 1000 people... finally got my iPAD2. Never seen a product selling like hot cakes!

anyway.. next topic :P... has anyone bought a nintendo 3ds - the first glass free 3D game console?

http://www.nintendo.com/3ds

Any issues with your screen yet?

[MohammedC]

Originally Posted by sovik
Any issues with your screen yet?

Ouch...is their an issue with ipad2.

[Sovik]

Originally Posted by MohammedC
Ouch...is their an issue with ipad2.

Screen Bleed

[Roni_uk]

Originally Posted by sovik
Any issues with your screen yet?

Not at all. Loving it so far.

[Zeeshan]

y'all heard about the Akash Tablet...under 30 bucks (pound)... introduced in India yesterday. I'd rather spend 500 for the real deal than buy this crap...

[Zunaid]

Dunder-Mifflin Sabre has also introduced a new tablet called 'The Pyrammid'. It is uniquely Pyramid shaped.

Here is a screenshot from the presentation.



If you are in the Scranton area, drop by and get one before stocks run out. For those of you in the UK, 'The Pyramid' is also being sold by 'Wernham Hogg' in Slough.

[cluster11]

LOL!! Thats funny! And who else but Dwight Schultz to be the sales pitch guy for such a product. Maybe he can use his former boss as a telemarketer for this.

Originally Posted by Zunaid
Dunder-Mifflin Sabre has also introduced a new tablet called 'The Pyrammid'. It is uniquely Pyramid shaped.

Here is a screenshot from the presentation.



If you are in the Scranton area, drop by and get one before stocks run out. For those of you in the UK, 'The Pyramid' is also being sold by 'Wernham Hogg' in Slough.

[Naimul_Hd]

[MohammedC]

^^^ Is this phone or a pad