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Samsung has launched their newest tablet in Canada today, announcing the availability of the WiFi version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. The S Pen-enabled slate hits the shelves of a variety of retailers, including Best Buy and Future Shop. Pricing starts at $499 for the 32GB version.
The Galaxy Note 10.1, which launched elsewhere over the summer, features a quad-core processor coupled with 2GB of RAM, a 5MP camera, and Android 4.0 out of the box. A carrier-branded version could hit Canadian networks later this year.
SAMSUNG INTRODUCES A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF INNOVATION TO THE CANADIAN MARKETPLACE
The Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 Inspires a Culture of Active Content Creation, Productivity, and LearningMISSISSAUGA, ON, September 21, 2012 – Samsung Canada, today announced that the highly anticipated GALAXY Note 10.1 is now available in the Canadian marketplace. The device is available for purchase at authorized retail partners across Canada.
The GALAXY Note 10.1 extends the GALAXY Note category, building on the success of last year’s worldwide hit smartphone – and delivering the functionality and precision of a pen and paper by combining the S Pen with a 10.1-inch large display. Featuring an advanced S Pen with 1,024 levels of sensitivity, GALAXY Note 10.1 is designed for natural and intuitive content creation.
“The Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 enables users to create content anytime, anywhere with the value added S-Pen,” said Paul Brannen, Vice President, Enterprise Business Solutions, Samsung Canada. “The S Pen offers active content creation and productivity, while the Note 10.1 is the ideal screen size to consume multimedia – whether watching videos or looking at files on-the-go. This truly provides Canadians with a unique and true multitasking experience.”
True Multitasking with Multiscreen Feature
With GALAXY Note 10.1’s Multiscreen feature, users can effortlessly utilize two different applications side-by-side simultaneously for true and easy multitasking. Users can view Web pages or videos, or launch other applications while writing or sketching ideas with the S Pen on the other half of the screen – no need to toggle back and forth between apps.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 features applications to meet the increasing needs of a growing mobile workforce, from interfacing with customers to creative sharing. Featured applications include: S Note, Internet Browser, Video Player, Email, Gallery and Polaris Office.
S Pen & S Note – Make it Personal
The S Note application is a unique tool that gives users the ability to combine notes and sketches with other digital content in ready-to-use templates. Shape Match converts hand-drawn shapes such a square and lines into clean and perfect versions – perfect for creating charts and formula Match can actually solve formulas hand-written with the S Pen.
The S Pen is embedded directly into a slot in the device and when removed, activates a taskbar with quick access to optimized S Pen apps such as S Note, Adobe® Photoshop® Touch and Polaris Office Alternatively, users can easily set their preferred application to be launched instantly.
S Note is also integrated with knowledge search engines so that users can search for content, obtain information, and easily drag and drop content onto S Notes without having to switch between screens.
Adobe Photoshop Touch – Edit Photos Like Never Before
Adobe® Photoshop® Touch, is preloaded on the GALAXY Note 10.1 and is optimized for S Pen, enabling users to control brush size and opacity by just adjusting the pressure of the pen on the screen.
Users can also use popular Photoshop features such as layers, selection tools, adjustments, and filters to create mind-blowing images, or use the high quality GALAXY Note 10.1 camera to fill an area on a layer with the unique camera fill feature. With Photoshop Touch, it’s also a snap to add or remove people or objects from a photo, or blend two photos together.
Photoshop Touch is integrated with Adobe Creative Cloud providing users free access to powerful file syncing and sharing features and 2GB of storage space. Files can be synched to the Creative Cloud and opened in Photoshop on the desktop or laptop for further refinement.
The Ultimate Experience
Samsung is adding even more value to the Note 10.1 through a range of partners with featured applications on the device:
To allow seamless collaboration with others, the GALAXY Note 10.1 offers a free two-year subscription to Dropbox, giving users 50 GB of storage space – a $100 value.**
Samsung Smart Remote, powered by Peel, utilizes the built-in IR emitter in the GALAXY Note 10.1 to transform the device into a sophisticated universal remote control that can control an entire home entertainment system and even recommend programs.
Finally, Polaris Office lets provides robust word processing, spreadsheet and presentation capabilities, while S Pen support makes it a snap to mark up and annotate documents.Pricing and Availability
GALAXY Note 10.1 will be available for $499 MSRP at major Canadian retail partners beginning September 21st, 2012.
For additional information, please visit www.samsung.com.
Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 Product Specifications
Processor: 1.4 GHz quad-core processor with 2 GB RAM
Display: 255.8mm (10.1”) WXGA(1280×800) LCD + Digitizer
OS: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Multimedia:
Camera: Main (Rear): 5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash and Sub (Front): 1.9 Megapixel VT Camera
Video: Full HD(1080p) Playback & HD Recording
Audio: Music Player with SoundAlive and a 3.5mm Ear Jack
Memory: 32GB User Memory + MicroSD Expansion Slot (up to 32 GB)
Dimensions: 262 x 180 x 8.9, 597g
Battery: Standard battery, Li-ion 7,000mAh＊ All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.
* *See www.dropbox.com/help/338 for terms and conditions of Dropbox offer.
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Going with my friend tomorrow to get his Note 10.1; here in the US.
I can’t express enough how much I like mine. The Wacom integration for my art side is killer. I use this now for all my notes and sketches and even a few compositions, which I then transfered to my Mac + Cintiq to finish up.
The only area I’d change on this tablet, is how it connects to the desktop. I much prefer the stock Android approach over Samsung’s own software solution — although the option of syncing to my Mac as a camera is kind of useful. The one saving grace, is the SD card.
I think Samsung should patent the interface of the Galaxy that you can use at once several applications for tablets and smartphones, because for the moment is that this app is the first to be hit, and again complained to the courts;)
just as long as they understand, when Samsung says jelly bean is coming real soon, thats a relative term for sometime fourth quarter 2013
It cost exactly the same as the new Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and the 7-inch is even cheaper http://forconsumers.blogspot.ca/2012/09/amazon-kindle-fire-hd-7-inch-tablet.html , I’d rather buy the new stuff from Amazon or the smaller Galaxy Tab 7.7, I just don’t like this Galaxy Tab stylus thing.