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Re:Samsung Admits Galaxy Tab Sales Are 'Quite Small' by nitrogen on Monday January 31, 2011 @03:09PM (#2162969)
Interesting. Maybe the Tab can find niche use in harsh environments like warehouses or factory floors.
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Re:Samsung Admits Galaxy Tab Sales Are 'Quite Small' by iuygthn on Monday January 31, 2011 @03:27PM (#2163028)
Touch screens suck in those environments.

We used to use a fancy touchscreen gadget in mining - where everything is covered in water, oid, dust and you wear gloves - genius idea!

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Re:Samsung Admits Galaxy Tab Sales Are 'Quite Small' by nzmsv on Monday January 31, 2011 @05:51PM (#2163529)
There are touchscreen technologies that claim to work in these kinds of environments. Namely, infrared and surface acoustic wave. But I don't know how well they actually hold up in the real world.
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