[TriLUG] Tablet Recommendations

[Scott Chilcote via TriLUG]

Hi Matt,

Just a suggestion.  If they already have a typically sized smartphone
(android or ios), hand them Google Cardboard along with the tablet. 
It's cheap.  I finally got around to trying Cardboard after all of the
recent advertising for Occulus Rift.  I'm finding it to be quite
impressive.  There are a lot of sightseeing apps and games, and even
some 3D videos you can watch.  Some of it costs money, but there's
plenty of free stuff as well.  A good place to start is "Sites in 3D",
which is like VR picture postcards of landmarks and monuments all over
the world.  You can view 360 degrees around and look up and down. 

If you poke around in the google play store under Cardboard you'll find
quite a lot of games and free demos.  If you give it to them, tell them
they'll need some clear floor space  ;-)

  Scott C.


On 05/02/2016 02:04 PM, Matt Flyer via TriLUG wrote:
> I sent the link to my parents.  I was surprised to see "bloatware" listed
> as a minus on the Samsung devices and found that to be unfortunate.  I've
> been rather happy with the two Samsung phones (Galaxy S4 and now an S6)
> but they do have a lot of bloat applications.  For that reason, I was
> leaning towards their Tab S2.  In part I figured that this was with any
> carrier provided OS and to get rid of it I would need to root the phone
> and put something like Cyanogenmod on it.  Didn't really expect that with
> a tablet.
>
> I think that they are looking mostly for something to play games and run
> apps on rather than real productivity.  I, myself, like the idea of the
> Ubuntu device, but I agree that it would be an unnecessary frustration for
> a non savvy user.
>
>
>> a Ten Best review of Android tablets:
>>
>> http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/15-best-android-tablets-in-the-world-905504/1
>> --
>> Roger Broseus


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Scott Chilcote
scottchilcote at ncrrbiz.com
Cary, NC USA