My Mom has a Galaxy Tab

Grant Lamontagne · **on:** November 26, 2010, 03:40:05 AM

I just got off the phone with my Mom and she was telling me about her new toy- a Samsung Galaxy Tab:

She likes it better than my father's iPad because it's smaller, lighter and easier to carry and hold, which is very important to your average 70 year old woman!

She seems quite pleased with it, as she's still carrying around her old iPaq since the screen on her HP SmartPhone is too small for her to comfortably read e-books. She was also amused at the poor sales girl who was shocked to see a couple in my parent's age group that was better versed in these things than she was!

I have to say that while pricey to start with, I may consider one of these down the line when the price comes down- something that wasn't likely to happen with the iPad, and the 7" screen sounds a lot more portable for my needs. Still, it'll be a ways off- I need a new phone first.... but I'm happy my Mom got something she likes!

Def

nuphoria · **Reply #1 on:** November 26, 2010, 07:24:08 AM

Well now, haven't you got uber geeks for parents

Whoey · **Reply #2 on:** November 26, 2010, 10:28:05 AM

I was looking at one in the airport in Munich... I think it was rediculous amount of euros, and roughly the same as a loaded iphone. It does look neat and useful, albeit not as portable.

Threeme2189 · **Reply #3 on:** November 26, 2010, 01:54:44 PM

That reminds me of something my cousin showed me the other day.
The next product from apple is probably going to be:

(It's an iPhone)

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #4 on:** November 26, 2010, 03:14:56 PM

Quote from: nuphoria on November 26, 2010, 07:24:08 AM

Well now, haven't you got uber geeks for parents

My first PDA was my father's "old" one. He bought it, used it for a month then decided he wanted a better one and sent it on to me. I also now have his "old" 80g iPod, and my desktop is their "old" HP with a 3.5g proc. If I lived closer to them, (I'm about 1,500kms away, as the crow flies- much farther as the Def drives) they would have given me their "old" 52 inch HDTV.

Explains a lot about me, doesn't it?

Def

MedusaOblongata · **Reply #5 on:** November 30, 2010, 02:15:12 AM

Now you just need to get them interested in knives and guns so you can get all the leftovers when they upgrade!

stressmaster5000 · **Reply #6 on:** November 30, 2010, 02:48:34 AM

Fiddle! I was expecting to see something like this in this here thread!

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #7 on:** November 30, 2010, 03:13:00 AM

Quote from: MedusaOblongata on November 30, 2010, 02:15:12 AM

Now you just need to get them interested in knives and guns so you can get all the leftovers when they upgrade!

My father got me interested in knives, although nowadays it's usually me sending him pointy things. So, I guess the reality is that I'll just be getting them all back someday.

He also has a lot of guns, some of which are family heirlooms/antiques. While I doubt many of them would fetch a huge price, many of them belonged to his father and uncles, and as the only member of his generation that still hunts, he fell heir to all of them. I'm the only member of my generation in the family to even have a firearms license, so someday (hopefully a long way off!) I will inherit quite the collection.

Def