Samsung Galaxy Tab Black Friday deals aren’t crazy, but they’re worth a look
Alright so you’re seen our guide on buying a Samsung Galaxy Tab and hopefully you’ve already checked out me and Brad McCarty’s initial impressions of the device . Another obvious piece of the puzzle is where to pick this thing up if you’re on the prowl right now. Well, with Black Friday and its sales approaching, it’s only right that we point you in the right direction. So, without further ado, here are some Black Friday deals that will be going on for the Galaxy Tab.
Onward.
Let’s start with the official. Radio Shack announced yesterday that they will be selling Sprint’s version of the Galaxy Tab for the discounted price of $349. That price is instant and won’t include a mail-in rebate. Not an amazing deal but not bad either. Remember, Sprint’s version of the Galaxy Tab is going to cost you a two year contract on the provider as well.
You also don’t have to wait until November 26th to take advantage of this year. It starts on November 21st.
Now, let’s get to the unofficial deals.
According to a leaked document over at Black Friday site, bfadet , Office Max is going to be offering up Sprint’s Galaxy Tab for $349 as well. Now, the reason the Office Max offer could be a good call is that, well, who is going to go to Office Max for a Galaxy Tab? Answer? Not a lot of people. So if there is one close to your residence, it’s definitely worth considering. Keep an eye out though because this isn’t official yet.
Now for the big one, Best Buy.
Best Buy also hasn’t officially announced any deals for the Galaxy Tab yet but that doesn’t mean there isn’t leaked information out in the wild. Best Buy is supposedly (again, according to bfadet) going to be offering Sprint’s Tab for, you guessed it, $349. Rumor has it they are also going to be offering Verizon’s off-contract Galaxy Tab for $550 down $50 from the original price of $600.
Now, this last one isn’t a Black Friday deal but it’s a deal nonetheless so we decided to throw it on here.
Costco will apparently start offering the Galaxy Tab for $589.99 off-contract and it might be in stores as early as today. A quick check online reveals that it’s not available through their website but you might have better luck going into a store. Of course, Costco hasn’t come right out and said that this is the case but it’ll be there.
Anyway, those are the deals on our radar right now, there could be more, and while not absolutely awesome, are worth considering if you plan on snagging a Galaxy Tab for a loved one or for yourself this holiday season.
Kinect hackers recreate the giant keyboard scene from Big
Ever since the $2000 bounty to be the first person to open-source drivers for Microsoft’s insanely popular Kinect Xbox accessory was claimed, developers have been working all sorts of weird and wonderful projects that put the sensors within the Kinect to some extra use.
We have seen Lightsabers , Minority Report style functionality, some have even managed to use the Kinect to deliver an Augmented Reality experience .
We have stumbled upon probably the Kinect hack to date, a project that recreates the giant keyboard scene from Big, the popular 80’s film starring Tom Hanks. The video shows the developers first creating a miniature keyboard on a desk, then mapping specific points on their office floor for the virtual keyoard.
Enough of the talking, here’s the video:
Impressive, to say the least. We wonder, what other famous movie scenes can be recreated with the Kinect?
LG announce first Point and Shoot camera with built in phone
Just announced in Japan (and currently only available to the Japanese market), the LG L-03C is a point and shoot camera with a built in phone module.
We’ve all become used to camera modules built into mobile phones, in fact, any phone announced that doesn’t contain a camera module is newsworthy in itself because of the lack of the ubiquitous camera. However, while they may be improving all the time, phone cameras are still limited in their capabilities and quality of output.
LG’s announcement could well be the first point and shoot camera to hit the market with a built in phone.
The camera itself is a fairly standard, 12.1M pixel, 3x zoom affair with 720p HD video recording, much like the majority of the current crop of compact shooters. However, this camera also packs a GPS receiver, WiFi plus a 3G/GSM phone module. Finally, a true camera that can potentially upload photos to online services and share them almost immediately after they’re taken. For photographers, imagine the benefits of coming home from a trip to find the day’s photos already waiting for you online or on your computer?
While this particular camera is unlikely to be available anywhere but in Japan, it sets a welcome precedent and shows us the way that the integration of new telecoms technologies can be used to enhance the photographic experience (as opposed to the photographic experience enhancing the telecoms technologies).
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