Is This a 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab Prototype?
That's a nice looking display for an ereader!
Samsung's Galaxy Tab is only making its way into consumers' hands this week, but already, we're looking to the future. Today rumors of a next-generation Galaxy Tab are doing the rounds because of pictures of a Samsung-branded prototype panel posted to Tech On!.
Tech On! is attending FPD International 2010 in Chiba, Japan, this week, and thanks to them we've already seen some stunning photos of the flexible AMOLED displays that Samsung is working on. However, also on show at FPD, is a super-skinny, 1.8-millimeter thick prototype display panel, which Samsung showed off via a 10.1-inch notebook and an "ereading device."
Though there was nothing about tablets mentioned in Tech On!'s report, the pictures show the ereading device doing very unereader-like tasks and it didn't take long for talk to turn to a tablet or slate using this panel.
It's exciting to think about this kind of display in a tablet, but unfortunately, Samsung said commercialization of the product is still between two and three years away, but this 1,024x600, 250cd/m2, 1,000:1 display, complete with a 50 percent color gamut, definitely has us all hot and bothered.

Doesn't really resemble an iPad at all.
Like it or hate it, iPad is the most successful tablet device ever, and the market leader by an enormous margin. That fact alone means that all the me-too manufacturers are going to emulate their design. "Stick with what works" kind of a thing. Only once they've established themselves will they try and develop unique designs. Look a Lexus. When toyota first started the Lexus brand in the US, the cars were so boring, so bland, so unoriginal. They copied styling queues from their upmarket competition and didn't get very creative at all. Now that it's an established brand, they're developing their own identity and going their own way. Every industry does this.
Start out with 7 inches and slowly work your way up.
Also, the "SAMSUNG" lettering is a bit distracting.
Bullshit. As they didn't invent tablets, all "Apple's design" comes down to is:
1) lack of expansion slots
2) draconian restrictions
3) being forced to used crippleware from Apple also on PC to connect to those things
I don't see much of that in devices by other manufacturers.
There is currently no good OS for them, as product is relatively new, and that's it.
Most of the tech savy customers don't even consider devices from Apple for obvious, never mentioned in reviews, reasons.
one day, you may get as far as i have. proud handler of a 21.6 incher
you use your left hand or your right hand for that?
PS> With the strong normal daily sunlight at the beach how can you see anything on this or a iPad ?
It is bad enough to see on crazy pumpkin day life news reporters saying Apple please fix the readability in normal outside env. for iPad.
Also my sun glasses gets scratched by sand somehow ending up on a cleanly washed tumble dried beach towel so how easily does this things / iPad screen gets scratched ?
Samsung is about to release one in +/-Jan 2011 where is this 2-3 years coming from ?
The one with the flexible super amoled screen, surely you guys read some tech websites and keep up with old tech news.
Every one of the manufacturers is waiting for "Android 3" tablet version not ( Android 3 "2.3 gingerbread rebranded" ) mobile phone edition.
Some other 10" examples:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2627&c=sharp_galapagos_10.8_media_tablet
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2595&c=archos_101_internet_tablet_16gb
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2609&c=interpad_10_home_edition
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2290&c=notion_ink_adam_variant_a_32gb
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2627&c=sharp_galapagos_10.8_media_tablet
Man I love it when news gets removed from the internet like the 10" Samsung tablet and it's release dates, who would have though Apple has so much power over Samsung and Apple's rebranded Samsung 10" "Apple 10inch iPad".
Viva no freedom of the press take down order crap.
Damn tired of having to "save page as" for each news article on a separate hd to prevent the lost news items.