So this is what arrived yesterday for my tabletty pleasure: a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), a 7" Android tablet running ICS. It's WiFi only, which already is kind of interesting, and not all the accessories (in particular, the cover I purchased) have arrived, but I spent a few hours last night configuring it, loading (or placing) the apps I want, etc.
It's the same size as a Kindle Fire, but without the heavy and (for me) frustrating Amazon overlay. I went with the 7" form factor sort of as a testing-the-waters. It saved me a chunk of change vs a 10" tablet, and I'd rather wait and see how a tablet actually fits into my life. I went for a WiFi only one as well for similar reasons (not wanting to add an extra $30-50/month for a tablet data plan through Verizon played a role there).
I have to confess, I'm a bit tired of dealing with different UI overlays to the Android OS. I've worked through HTC, then Motorola, and now Samsung's particular interface twist to Android, and it's mildly irksome. (Though less irksome than working through the Amazon UI on the Fire.)
That aside, though, I'm liking it a lot — and seriously considering bringing it, rather than my work laptop, to the offsite meeting next week. Maybe. Would certainly save a few pounds of baggage coming and going. Need to play some more.
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Well, you know, you could become one with the body of Landru and have the UI be the same across platforms. =P
Yes, but that would be wrong.
Alternately, I could jailbreak the device and have a “pure” Android interface.
What Would Kirk Do?