More details and a little hands on with the GIT Tablets

[SimonNWalker]

After the news that GIT Media Group was launching what seemed like a dream tablet to the world, people started to wonder if this was a scam or joke of some kind. If we didn't know the people we know, we would have thought the same thing. With two new high-end tablets to choose from, both sporting dual-core chips and 250GB Seagate hard drives, a person might start drooling. Add in the known fact of them both being under $500 really sweetens the deal. I had a chance to sit down with one, if only for a brief amount of time, and get a little more insight for everyone that wasn't available on the release or the website initially.



The look and feel of the device is amazing. Weighing only slightly more than the Galaxy tab10.1 at 22oz, and being only .11 inches thicker, it really is sleek. I like sleek devices, but more importantly, I like to know the details. We have all seen some great looking tablets in the past that just couldn't perform or were stuck on old software with no chance of updates. You can judge the looks your self via the images we were able to snap. Lets get down to some of the more important things we all want to know.

One of the first and most important things we were able to confirm, both tablets will support the Android market. So no fears of getting your hands on a great tablet that only loads third-party apps. As we mentioned in the previous post, it looked like the tablet has HDMI out. We were also able to confirm this as well. They will support full 1080p HDMI out via Mini HDMI. That is a must have feature for any new tablet.



On to the battery. What good is a dual-core powerhouse device without a decent battery to keep the thing powered up and running. You will be pleased to know that they have included a 6000mAh battery in the devices. Which should get you through 8 hours of actual use.

Both tablets will be able to connect to the internet via WiFi, but they have also added in a nice little addition that you all might like to know. They also support a SIM card. Which means you can have 3G connectivity on the tablet when you are out and about by simply popping your data SIM card into the tablet.

The final confirmation that we were able to get comes in the form of the OS. Although the site states they will be launching with Honeycomb 3.0, we have confirmed that the device will in fact be launching with Honeycomb 3.2. That is a sign of relief. That leads us to make a couple of predictions too. Knowing that GIT is trying to not only bring an amazing tablet to the market, but attempting to release as much source as possible for custom ROM support and modifications, I have a sneaking suspicion they are holding back something. Most importantly, Ice Cream Sandwich.



That's right, I said it. There are a few things that lead me to believe this. The chips they are using in the tablets will easily support ICS. There is plenty of RAM, 1GB. They want to make the tablet developer friendly with open source, and they want to be the first tablet company to do things right. Which, in my opinion, means software updates before the competition. Is it possible? Sure it is, with out all the carrier bloatware installed and all the hoops to jump through to get an update pushed out, they could very well be the first tablet company to see ICS living and breathing in the wild. All the more reason to pick one of these up instead of the Tab or XOOM. This is all pure speculation right now, but if you would like to mark my words on it, go right ahead. I would love to right about this one.

You may have noticed that none of the pictures we took included the device being powered on. Due to current proprietary information, limitations and specific restrictions and requests by GIT, I wasn't permitted to show the unit in action. Don't worry, those will come at a later date. I promise, you won't be disappointed when you do either. I can however confirm that the screen quality is amazing and they have done a great job putting those chips to work. The devices really fly through the OS with ease.

Pre-Orders are still open and you can snag either of the two devices directly from their website, GITCorp, for $479.99.

[jasonh]

This sounds almost to good to be true which is why I went to their website and asked a few questions and its been a week now no response which is a bother as I missed the dead line for the special. Though I'm still interested and in fact there are a group of us a work (6 in total) which if there was a youtube review showing off the tablet or best of all a review by CNET or Mobiletech we would probably place orders.

GIT Media need to get something out there otherwise they'll be left behind before they start. The special deal was good but a promo video of a working tablet would make a lot more waves than what's been done so far and add the special deal to the promo and they'll start getting orders flying in.

Regarding the deal a few pic's of the case wouldn't hurt either and a terms and conditions notice for the standard support warranty would help as well.

If nothings done soon the Archos 101 G9 1.5 Ghz will be on sale and the tegra 3 tablets will be out and we'll probable start looking at those

Just my thoughts


Jas

[MikeJones]

Just curious as to if you have any more news regarding this tablet. Have you received one to provide a full hands-on review? Do you know if they shipping as scheduled on Nov 1?

[MikeJones]

Response from GIT (Allen Kiehl)
"We have actually had a delay in shipping the units as we are working out final kinks with the tablet. At this time we are expecting the unit to be in your hands within the last week of Nov, or first week of Dec, however if you would like a refund we are more than willing to process that for you. Please let us know how you would like to proceed, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you."

[SimonNWalker]

I also confirmed this delay with Allen at GIT today.
They had a software delay and are heading for the end of Nov for release.

[jasonh]

Thanks for the update, when they have the tablet they're going to need to get some videos up and some reviews done as people are already talking scam and with the tegra 3's on there way the markets going to be hard to break into. The Xoom and galaxy tabs are coming down in price so even extending the reduced price special for a longer period say first 2 months would be a good idea as well just to repair their reputation.