Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab Smart Media Device review by eReader Review HQ

The Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab is a great contender to dethrone the iPad, the reigning gadget in the market. It is not unexpected as this elegant and sleek device from Samsung has many of the great features that a lot of of its competition do not have. This powerful compact 7 inch unit is powered by Android 2.2 operating system that will allow its user to access thousands of available apps on the market. By using the integrated Wifi and HSDPA capability, you'll definitely be in for an enhanced Internet browsing experience.

Besides its crisp 16 million colour display, its good lightweight size and ultra fast surfing response, it has other superb features which make it stand out from others in the industry. The Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab works extremely well for voice and video calling. No other device can offer this great and convenient function which you can use along with a Bluetooth device or via its built- in speakers.

This device also boasts, not only one, but two powerful cameras. It has a 3.2 megapixels rear camera that can capture super fine images and videos. While its front camera can capture images or video conferences at 1.3 megapixel resolution. What's more is the fact that it has included camera software that will allow its user to produce beautiful effects using the captured pictures or videos. The Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab will certainly make the competition fear due to its capacity to store large amounts of videos, music and pictures, thanks to the memory card slot. There shouldn't be any reason to worry about not having enough space for multi-media downloads.

Samsung has also made touchscreen technology usage much simpler and user friendly by incorporating the ingenious VibeTonz feature that's unique to this gadget. It will enable the user to feel the response of the device with every stroke. Why not consider using the Galaxy Tab as an eReader? This new gadget from Samsung is a great all around device, including being a strong contender in the ereader market. Having an ultra clear and sharp touchscreen for maximum reading pleasure, it also has incorporated many software within its amazing features to give the best reading experience.

The Galaxy Tab's small size is also an advantage as an ereader. It fits quite nicely in one hand and weighs less than its closest rival, making it the more convenient choice for ereader. Its smaller size also makes it much easier to take around. It recognizes numerous forms of document file types such as EPUB, PDF, and Adobe DRM for more e-book choices. The screen can change from landscape to portrait, depending on the position and the preference of the reader.

Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab Features:

OS: Android 2.2
Processor : 1GHC Cortex AH
Internal Storage : 16 or 32GB
Expandable Storage : Up to 32GB
RAM : 512 MB
Camera: Rear 3.2MP Front 1.3MP
Phone Capability
GPS Capability
Adobe Flash Support
0.84 pounds7.48 x 4.64 x 0.47 inches
Access to Android apps.

With this exceptional gadget, there is no need to buy a standalone audio player, eReader, digital or video camera and a laptop. The Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab is an all around awesome device that will surely satisfy techies and non-techies alike.

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An eReader Accessory review from eReader Review HQ:

The iPad from Apple is one of the most desirable gadgets at the moment; it is no surprise how the market has become crammed with the amount of accessories for it. Nevertheless one of the best items to buy for your iPad is a protective case. The Acase Leather Flip Book Jacket is among our favorite protective cases we can find to team up with our iPad.

This case is loaded with features that even its more costly counterparts do not possess. First, it is handsomely made with high-grade leatherette material carried out with great craftsmanship. The inside is padded with luxuriant suede to safeguard the iPad against scuff marks. The Acase Leather Flip Book is padded to provide extra protection from modest jolts or falls. In addition it includes a simple yet effective stretchy band to keep the device in place during transport.

This remarkable protective case just for the iPad is also smartly designed to give full access to all of the necessary buttons and ports. It's really a straight forward case that won't affect all of the controls of the iPad neither will it obstruct in the slightest with the observation of the screen.

Another great feature of the Acase is it also acts as a stand for the iPad. It's got four individual viewing positions that will enable you to appreciate your iPad in almost any position.

The Acase Leather Flip Book Jacket also has a competitive price tag. For all its great features, we think this is a bargain for an iPad accessory.

Product details of the Acase Leather Flip Book Jacket:

• Sturdy leather construction
• Secure closure design
• Custom cutouts for all device functions
• Works as an iPad stand with several viewing positions
• Internal suede lining for scratch proof protection
• Comes in a trio of colors: Brown, Red and Black

For a affordable two-in-one iPad case, the Acase Leather Flip Book Jacket is a great choice.

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One of the most desirable and most elegant ways to carry the Nook eReader as well as your daily accessories is to use a Lilly Pulitzer Secret Garden Tote. This unique precious pink and green combination tote is printed with a vibrant yet classy floral pattern by the one and only New York socialite Lilly Pulitzer. Lots of the creations of this well-renowned designer can be found in the country's finest holiday resort towns due to their creativity and sophisticated style. Her designs are known for their happy, colorful and sophisticated looks.

The Lilly Pulitzer Secret Garden Tote is fantastic to use for a visit to the beach, for weekend retreat or for just about anything else. It is large enough to accommodate all of the essentials you need to take with you. It is made from nylon material, making it very sturdy and it is water and spot proof and very easy to keep clean. The handles are manufactured from braided cloth, which makes them gentle enough to carry even for a long time.

The very best feature of this tote, besides its desirable style and design, is the fact that it's fully lined with PVC. So there's no need to be concerned if you get stuck in a rain shower as the water will not seep into your things and destroy them. It also has a helpful removable pocket where you can put your Nook eReader. It's made from clear plastic material and attaches to the Secret Garden Tote for additional security - the Nook is safeguarded from accidental scratches from all the other belongings in the bag. It makes carrying our eReader far more convenient, stylish and secure.

One more excelllent point about the Lilly Pulitzer Secret Garden Tote is its flexibility of use. It's so light that it's the ideal companion wherever you desire to go. Want to bring it along with you on the next getaway as an additional travelling bag? No problems, it can easily be folded away and stored in the main luggage. And yes it looks good with almost anything you wear.

Lilly Pulitzer Secret Garden Tote:

• Dimensions: 21inches x 13inches x 7inches
• Materials: 100 % nylon, PVC lining and cotton handles
• Removable pouch for Nook

For a useful and trendy option to transport your Nook eReader with all your other bits and pieces, the Lilly Pulitzer is a winning accessory.

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eReader Review HQ has a look at the Nook Signature Everyday Tote

The key reason why we absolutely adore our Nook so much is it allows us to bring thousands of reading materials and documents in a single compact gadget. It follows that we will also be hunting for a great means to transport not only our Nook, but also all our daily essentials in a practical and good-looking way. The Nook Signature Everyday Tote may be the ideal bag to lug around all of your stuff and your favorite eReader at the same time.

It's stylish as it is useful, with its extra large storage pocket; it is great to use even as an overnight bag. It may be worn as a handbag with its short folded handles or across the body, with its detachable long tie with shoulder pads, to enjoy a comfortable fit. The base is strengthened, ready for heavy loads and studded to protect the canvas base from getting dirty too easily.

Its inside is lined with canvas and features two zippered pockets and two extra open pockets. It has enough separate storage to organize all your things. The Nook is positioned in a distinctive pocket found outside the main section. It is highlighted with a stylish slanted contrasting color canvas trim for impact.

Its classy and simplistic style makes it perfect to use for work, vacationing or for just about everything else. It's available in three beautiful colors to pick from - Watermelon pink with Black canvas trim, Ink with Chocolate brown canvas trim and Brown with Mocha Trim.

It is light and portable, which makes it a perfect handbag for you to carry around. It is constructed from coated canvas that repels staining and may also easily be cleaned. Its workmanship is superb ensuring us years and years of use of this perfect eReader companion.

Features:

• Dimensions: 18in W x 13in H x 7in D and 7in drop handle
• Coated canvas body, trims and handles; canvas lining
• Exterior Nook pocket and 4 inside pockets
• Nickel Hardware
• Detachable long strap with shoulder pads
• Exclusively designed for Barnes & Noble
• Will fit Nook Wi-fi and Nook 3G with Wi-fi eReaders

To find a functional, sophisticated and all round great way to carry your Nook eReader and other items, the Nook Signature Everyday Tote is a superb choice.

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In an effort to keep up with Barnes & Noble's LendMe service, Amazon have recently commenced their own lending service. Amazon say:

A look at the Pandigital Novel by eReader Review HQ

The Novel's case is entirely plastic and is available in black and white. It does nevertheless possess quite a sturdy feeling to it and was designed with attention to detail in mind. This device is heavier than some other eReaders at 16 ounces and its dimensions 5.5 x 7.5 x 0.5 in. are certainly thicker than other devices available. You will nevertheless most assuredly forget these kinds of tiny inconveniences when you start playing around with it. This is an Android-powered system using a 7-in. high-resolution colored screen and contains touchscreen display technology. Yet wait, there's a lot more because it has multimedia, Wi-Fi as well as email capability. For $169 that looks good and it can run numerous third-party applications, has a web browser and stereo loudspeakers.

You can expand its 1GB memory by using optional SD storage cards. You can also link via USB as well as WI-FI. It's definitely not as highly effective as an iPad but at less than half the iPad's price we feel you can forgive the problem that you can't stream video clips on the Novel. It really is great for night reading though as it can switch from black-print-on-white to a white-print-on-black background. One more feature it does share with the more expensive device is the auto-rotate, the actual page adjusts to the alignment you are holding it.

On the flip side which are the things that could possibly present you with second thoughts about buying this eReader? Sad to say that the glass touch screen is quite reflective, because of this it is hard to read in direct natural light. And just like the iPad, the colored screen drains energy at an accelerated rate. The Novel can only last 6 hours when compared to the 6 days other eReaders last. Also in terms of weight avid readers might find holding the unit with one hand a bit of a chore as some other eReaders now weigh as little as 8 oz.

In our opinion, it is a compromise device, but for that price tag, and most of the features you could ever want - you will want to buy a Novel.

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eReader Review HQ brings you a review of the Kobo eReader by Borders.

Mega bookstore Borders launched its Kobo eReader many months ago as a practical choice to its customers at a wallet pleasant price starting at $119.99. But there's much more, because it comes preloaded with a hundred public-domain ebooks. We're all for a no-frills device due to the fact there are particular products better suited for our other requirements. Occasionally what you want in an eReader is simply to be able to load your eBooks in it and hit the ground running.

The Kobo is easy to carry, because of its book like dimensions of 4.7 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches and light weight of less than 8 ounces. Its external shell is all plastic and sports two tones, white at the front end and a grey non-slip quilted back (we love this particular feature). The battery lasts 2 weeks or around 8000 pages before it requires charging and thank heavens for a simple 4 way D-Pad and center select navigation.In addition there are 4 buttons on the left side (Menu, Home, Back and also Display). The only thing we don't like in regards to the navigation system is that it is not intuitive for left-handed people, as the D-pad is at the lower right hand side of the Kobo.

They do employ E Ink technology meaning, unlike the ipad there isn't any glare or reflection that may hinder reading outdoors. Another feature we love is that it is already pre-loaded using the desktop app for Borders in order to instantly download content from your PC to your Kobo using a USB cable. You are able to increase the Kobo's 1GB (about 1,000 titles) memory to 4GB via an SD card slot. This can carry a lot of books but some still would like what other eReaders can provide which is 32GB SD card. It supports several file formats namely Adobe DRM, ePub and also PDF so you have a little flexibility with which files you are able to download.

Some would likely feel that since the Kobo has no 3G or WI-FI features it immediately shall be dismissed from ones' Christmas list but we believe otherwise. Were you that strict in your specifications when you were buying old fashioned literature? The fact is a great eReader is simply designed to deliver that functionality of being able to store information as well as let the owner read several books in a tiny unit. We think that the Kobo delivers on that fundamental need and then some for $120. If you?re looking for an alternative to the Kindle 3, the Kobo is worth a look.

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eReader Review HQ brings you the low-down on the Kindle Leather Cover...

Choosing the right cover for our precious Kindle is a difficult task as there are huge amounts of great products being offered in the market. One that emerges as the finest in comparison with all eReader covers is the Kindle Leather Cover that is supplied online at Amazon.com. It is rated a staggering 4.5 stars from customer reviews of more than a thousand.

This cover delivers both style and sufficient protection for the Kindle. The material used is top grade genuine pebble grain leather and its inside is lined with the softest charcoal-gray micro fiber suede, which provides the screen superb protection against scratches. The leather is so supple; it allows the cover to be bent backwards to ensure that you can hold the Kindle just like a conventional publication. As it is genuine leather, you can be assured that it'll always look great as it is broken in over time. A satisfying plus for this Kindle cover is that the leather comes in various great colors. We can have deep red or perhaps be more subtle in brown. Green, blue, black and of course pink are available too.

The Kindle Leather Cover is certainly lightweight which makes it a perfect match to our preferred eReader. It is also compact, so that bringing it anywhere we go will never be a hassle. The hinge in the Kindle Leather Cover is an extremely functional and well-designed feature, which firmly secures our eReader in place. The hinge will not prevent the view of the display, allowing us to read without any disruption.

Here's a summary of the excellent features of the Kindle Leather Cover:

•  Made from the finest pebble-grain genuine leather that comes in 7 shades.
•  Lined with soft gray micro fiber suede to guard Kindle from scuff marks.
•  Features a hinge that will fix the Kindle in place.
•  Lightweight and compact, ideal for taking along anywhere.
•  Priced at only $34.99

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An eReader Accessory review from eReader Review HQ.

Nook fans like us are now able to get a taste of fabulous and functional custom accessories for our well loved eReaders. Many reviews have been enthused about the Kate Spade Canvas Bella Library Cover and for genuine reasons. It adds more fun and elegance to the Nook while protecting it from moderate bumps and scratches. This great Nook cover is a collaboration of artist Bella Foster along with the well-known designer label Kate Spade New York, solely for Barnes and Noble. The illustration is elaborate and also artistic, great for vibrant and sassy women who crave a little color along with gadgets. The picture is an interpretation of places in which we like to read books, for example, the New York City public library.

The inside fine detail is equally as fabulous, using the striking all red pattern. As it is produced by Kate Spade, the quality of design is first class. You can expect this product to be in good use for a long time.  The material is made of canvas, which feels comfortable to touch. It makes the eReader feel like a proper book. Do not be fooled by the interesting design and style, the Canvas Bella Cover is cushioned more than enough to give good defense against minor falls and bumps; everyday normal things that happen to our own beloved gadgets

It also comes with an elastic band inside, which secures the Nook in place. All necessary ports are free of any obstructions, making it easy when charging since the eReader does not have to be removed from the cover. It is really a good companion and protection for our Nook.

Some more features of the Canvas Bella Nook Cover include:

• Made from 100% cotton
• Dimensions are 8.3 inches x 5.9 inches.
• Includes a slip pocket within, which is ideal to keep small notes or even business cards.

Life's serious enough without needing to make our gadgets look stiff and uninteresting. The Canvas Bella by Kate Spade combines fun, creativity and functionality in one superb cover.

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eReader Review HQ gives its opinion on the Nook Wifi and Nook Wifi +3G

Let's quickly present the Barnes and Noble Nook Wifi to you. At just $149 this product features the 6in, E-Ink display and a color LCD. It features a 1.3 GB internal memory compared to the current 1 GB typical among the other eReaders, nevertheless its memory is extendable so you've no worries there. It weighs a bit more than other devices at 11.6 ounces - most of the competition tend to be way below that at 8 or 9 oz. Additionally, there is a more expensive model costing $199, which adds 3G to the mix. Visually the Nook is a mixture of two colors, battleship-gray and off-white but you can change it by adding different colored backs, for those that prefer more color in their lifestyles. Among Nook's trademark characteristics is a set of screens: one is the essential E-Ink screen and the other a LCD color touch display that is Android-powered.

Like the Kindle, the Nook is a system instead of just a device, capable of easily browsing and making one-click acquisitions and downloads from Barnes & Noble's vast store of ebooks, newsprint and magazines. What's more, the Nook's Wifi connects automatically to help you to read free excerpts from any ebook while you are sampling a nice hot tea at your favorite B&N retailer. You can also lend or even borrow books free of charge, for up to 14 days. Based upon the book you're perusing, the Nook is capable of showing text in as much as 16 different languages. For travelers, the Nook has an airplane mode that allows you to switch off 3G and Wifi while traveling by air, so as not to annoy the cabin staff by ignoring their safety warnings. The readability factor of the Nook goes over and above other products having 16 diverse shades of gray, 3 kinds of fonts and 5 assorted sizes. That's a bunch of combinations and we're sure you'll find one that is ideally suited to your needs. Also, another great way to customize the device is by installing virtually any photo by means of USB and designate it as your screensaver.

On the downside, it's a bit slow when it powers up and unlike other eReaders you can't rotate the written text, which is ok perhaps since a regular book does not do that, but it's still quite odd they left this out. Web browsing is also really slow. The touchscreen can also be a mite difficult so if you plan to use the virtual keyboard you may find it frustrating. What some buyers will love though, since other eBook stores don't allow it yet, is that you may loan or be lent ebooks with others who own a Nook. Unfortunately it's a one-time offer therefore keep this for your bestest friend!

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