Acer Iconia Tab A200 - 2012

Acer Iconia Tab A200 Specification
If samsung was busy playing low end phones with the launch of Samsung Star Samsung C3312 Duos and 3, then another with Acer. Reportedly manufacturer from taiwan technology was re-introduced a tablet called the Acer Iconia Tab A200 to the market recently.

On-screen display face, Iconia Tab A200 comes with a display technology tuchscreen berkapasitif. The screen will have a 10.1-inch wide with a depth resolution of 800x1280 pixels up to 16 million colors. And is also equipped with a multitouch UI (interface) typical of Acer.

Camera-Do not expect much when entering this sector. Because Acer Iconia Tab A200 dibenami not high-powered camera. When compared with its predecessor the camera, Iconia Tab A500, this sector is lost. These tablets 260x175x12.4 mm dimension is only class 2 megapixel camera inject. However untugnya camera can still be used for video calls.

Memasuksi entertainment-entertainment sector, Iconia Tab A200 stuffing themselves with java, the realm of sound and video. To the realm of sound, Iconia Tab A200 supports a variety of formats MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC + player. As for the vidoe player, it supports a variety of convertible tablet, which is XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263 player. But unfortunately in this range are not equipped with an FM Radio. Certainly for those of you who like to listen to the radio, without the presence of FM radio facilities are felt very empty indeed.

OS & CPU-yag Apparently this sector will be the main attraction for the Acer Iconia Tab A200. That's because the latest android operating system v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phones will have on the body and accompanied tablet Prosor 1 GHz Dual-Core Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 chipset, and 1GB of DDR2 RAM that would certainly be no doubt did not set performance .

Affairs & Connectivity Internet connectivity, tablet weighing 700 grams has a pathway to connect to the virtual nature and other devices. Starting from WiFi, Bluetooth v2.2, such as data cable to MicroUSB v2.0, USB v.20, and the USB On-the-go supprot

Acer Iconia Tab A200
- Dimensions & weight: 260 x 175 x 12.4 mm / 700 g
- Screen: Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 800 x 1280 pixels, 10.1 inches (~ 149 ppi pixel density)
- Internal memory: 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB DDR2 RAM
- MicroSD, up to 32GB
- Camera: 2 Megapixel
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Wi-Fi hotspots, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR, microUSB v2.0, USB v2.0, USB On-the-go suppor
- OS: Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb), planned upgrade to v4.0
- Processor: 1 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 T20, ULP GeForce
- Battery: Standard battery, Li-Po 3260 mAh

Price Acer Iconia Tab A200
Iconia Tab A200 reportedly has begun to be released in America in mid-January 2012 ago. For the sale price, the tablet is priced at USD 329.99 or if dirupiahkan to about Rp3 million.

Tablet image results in new carousel view

(Cross-posted on the Inside Search blog)

In July, we started to evolve the Google design and experience on Android and iOS tablets by updating features like larger touch targets and enhanced image viewing to make searching faster and easier. Today, we’re building on that foundation by adding a new image carousel for viewing large image results within a few swipes.

As someone who enjoys being outdoors, I like exploring beautiful images of nature. With the new image carousel, I can discover photos of bright sea anemones or colorful lorikeet birds on my tablet in a more interactive and immersive way. Now when I tap on an image result, it’ll expand in the carousel view and I can swipe through the search results. To learn more about an image, a tap on the web page preview, title, description or URL will take me directly to the webpage. See how you can take the image carousel for a spin:





Try out the new image carousel by going to Google on your iOS or Android tablet’s browser and searching for your favorite images. This feature is currently available in over 40 languages.

I hope you enjoy searching for beautiful images in this new view.

Posted by Nathan Beach, Product Manager

An enhanced Google Docs experience on Android tablets

(Cross-posted from the Google Docs blog)

Earlier this year, we introduced the Google Docs app for Android. Since then, many users have downloaded the app and enjoyed the benefits of being able to access, edit and share docs on the go.

Today’s update to the app makes Google Docs work better than ever on your tablet. With an entirely new design, we’ve customized the look to make the most of the larger screen space on tablets. The layout includes a three-panel view, which allows you to navigate through filters and collections, view your document list, and see document details, all at once.

Looking at the details panel on the right side, you can see a thumbnail to preview a document and its details before opening it. From the panel, you can see who can view or edit any doc.

New 3-panel view for improved browsing

Autocomplete makes sharing with others on the go even easier

These features are now available in 46 languages on tablet devices with Android 3.0+ (Honeycomb) and above.

You can download the app from the Android Market and let us know what you think in the comments or by posting on the forum. Learn more by visiting the help center.

Posted by David Loxton, Product Manager

New Google Search experience for tablets

(Cross-posted on the Inside Search blog)

As part of our effort to evolve the Google design and experience, we’ve improved the www.google.com search experience on tablets. We’ve simplified the layout of search results pages and increased the size of page contents like text, buttons and other touch targets to make it faster and easier to browse and interact with search results in portrait or landscape view.

The search button located below the search box provides quick access to specific types of results like Images, Videos, Places, Shopping and more. Just tap to open the search menu and select an option to see results in one category.

For image results, we focused on improvements that enhance the viewing experience such as enlarged image previews, continuous scroll, and faster loading of image thumbnails.

This improved search experience is rolling out in the coming days to iPad and Android 3.1+ tablets across 36 languages. Give it a try by going to www.google.com in your tablet’s browser.

Posted by Xiaorui Gan, Software Engineer

HTC Flyer Review - Good tablet excellent design and battery life

Flyer with beautiful screen, Sense interface many services, good battery life, time and experience the pen quite interesting, though not as expected.

As one of the manufacturers leading mobile smart but in the tablet segment, HTC proved quite slow. More than a month after version 2 iPad sold, Flyer, the first tablet of a new HTC to consumers. However, Flyer is owned by HTC are distinctions to make a difference, such as aluminum block design which has curved claws, interface Sense "glossy" and faradaic pen with Scribe HTC proprietary technology.

Detailed configuration information, including HTC Flyer:

• 7-inch screen size resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, 16 million color support multi-touch and pen.
• Size 195.4 x 122 x 13.2 mm Weight 480.2 grams. Android running 2.3.3, UI interface Sense 3.0, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, 5.76 Mbps HSUPA, Wi-Fi n and Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP.
• Single-core processor speed of 1.5 GHz, 1GB RAM, 32GB of internal memory, microSD card support up to 32GB capacity.
• Front of the camera resolution to 1.3 megapixel video call. Rear 5 megapixel resolution, autofocus support, 720p HD video standard.

Part 1: Design

Flyer designs have inspired many of the phones of HTC. Silver aluminum block design to create luxurious curved claws like Legend, Wildfire or the latest Wildfire S. Aluminum parts in the middle with HTC logo large stereo speakers, the words "With the HTC Sense" and characterized by two pieces of plastic assembly. Style opening at one end to replace the sim card and memory card is also easy to see a point in the phone model from the early 2010's and continues to this day as Desire S, Desire HD and Legend.

However, when used as gaming and web surfing with two handles on two pieces of white plastic making them very dirty. Especially when sweating, the stains look quite so clear whether the wipe away easily but does not really make users comfortable.

A small but subtle point in the design of the Flyer is on the front there are two slightly curved claws on aesthetics has created specific to the machine just to help people in the horizontal mixed use is certainly not afraid of the spleen slip when playing the game.

To replace the sim and memory card, users need to remove the plastic cap at the top. The first time a new "removal box" open rather difficult task, but after a period of use, probably softer key, so splendid was it a lot easier. It uses a normal SIM and microSD cards up to 32GB capacity. Part camera outside looks great, but when opened the inner part is similar in size to the phones today.

Keys such as volume increase or decrease the power button / switch off the screen all press feels very good and sensitive. However, the arrangement of keys on the top seed source device models may prove convenient for use in the straight, want to lock or unlock the screen with your hands reach out a bit.

HTC uses a single port on the Flyer. Although nature is the microUSB port is very common but it has little change in the cable and jack that the cable will normally be somewhat difficult to plug in the cable machine while the Flyer can not be used with any any other model.

Part 2: The screen, the user interface, sound

Monitors

Although not officially confirmed, but according to the writer, almost certainly Flyer using Super LCD screen technology commonly found on the company's phones recently. Flyer of the screen with excellent visibility crisp high resolution 1024 x 600 pixels on a 7-inch size. Even if a trial looking at cross-angle to 70 degrees from the perpendicular, the screen image is not distorted or shadow colors.

Experiments using outdoor Flyer is also very good. If for automatic brightness, the monitor automatically increases the maximum brightness when the sun using light. Even when the sun is most intense can track content on the screen is not easy.

If a little attention, is easy to see on the screen of the Flyer is a grid system consists of a small dot. This may serve the technology of N-Trig pen on the Flyer. The small dot is very difficult to detect, to the machine to turn and tilt the screen a bit less light can be observed.

User Interface

2.3.3 Flyer Android choose to customize with their own definition. When using the Flyer, many users will probably skip aversion "the Desire HD zoom" interface is optimized thanks to both capture extremely handy Flyer eyes. 3D interface smoothly with the use of computer-chip 1.5 GHz.

Widgets outside the home screen is also customizable with multiple content inside than to get big screen as a bookmark, friendstream, contact ... Interface 3.0 Sense weather is also quite impressive even lock the screen. In addition to visual effects when opening the phone user can also hear the effects of rain, lightning or wind, respectively.

Android 3.0 does not run as a Flyer in the unfortunate but experience with a Sense of 2.3.3 is also quite interesting to get comfortable and rich repository software used by most on the Android Market. HTC is also quite observant when applications are integrated view full screen applications to fit the larger screen and higher resolution (formerly Galaxy Tab's Samsung should be installed already.)

Flyer's lock screen is also very interesting, in addition to weather effects are impressive, the machine also supports fast open applications installed by pulling the pull ring or key ring to unlock the screen as usual.

However, although a rare occurrence but occasionally Flyer also happen the "stiff" of about one second if the claws pulled 3D widgets on the screen too quickly. Especially when playing games or surfing the web with full RAM.

Unlike the default application portion of Android, the new 3.0 interface allows Sense divided into three audio applications including whole different applications, your favorite applications and downloaded applications.

Flyer only allows rotating the screen in two directions is a vertical, two horizontal HTC logo on the left. These two directions are inspired buttons are displayed on separate screen edges. When you turn the machine in this direction, the direction of the other nodes turn off the backlight automatically and almost invisible to the normal eye.

Audio

The sound quality of the Flyer fairly good, the volume may be equivalent to many current laptops. Great sound and bass pretty good show so entertaining, "temporarily" with a pair of external speakers can be acceptable.

Meanwhile, try listening with headphones while HTC also manufacturing (Flyer comes without headphones), sound quality is really excellent. Due to incorporate Dolby Mobile technology and SRS should Flyer for listening experience comparable with many dedicated music players like the iPod today, or the Sony Walkman.

Part 3: Applications, games and battery

Applications

HTC pretty much integrated software applications for Flyer to create different strokes for the computer table. Some special services such as application specific reading with 3D interface quite stunning. Pen is also very useful to use this application with the bookmarks, notes directly or highlight nice detail.

HTC Watch video service is also an interesting definition of machine, but unfortunately has not been used some country. Currently HTC Watch has been active in the UK market with prices ranging from 12.5 to 17 dollars to buy a film package from 2.5 to 3.5 or to rent movies depending on the content and length of each film which users rent.

Some applications are also HTC customized to fit the big screen. Is the first web browser to quickly access the tab bar above is very convenient. Users can just still see the contents at both sites can track the tab open and glanced at the contents of a menu.

Then there are applications such as music, photos, video, email will be divided into two columns using the horizontal. However, a number of Android applications such as Gmail, YouTube can not get this interesting custom.

Gaming

With processor speed of 1.5 GHz and 1GB of RAM, Flyer can play well most of the big game on the Market. In the fast test setup, Flyer can play some good games like full screen Asphal 6, Fast Five (full screen only when I started racing), GT Racing, Angry Birds.

Flyer can also play games via computer services cloud OnLive however, this feature may be active at the time of test

Battery

Battery life time of the Flyer really very impressive. Entire trial period, the Flyer is always enabled Wi-Fi and 3G (which is very expensive batteries). Game machine can play continuously for more than five hours from 100% to about 10%. In a day of use with multiple levels, turn on sync all contacts, email, facebook, weather, news, web surfing and occasional gaming machine operations in about 12 hours from about 100% to 20% .

Meanwhile, with normal use, less use of games and the web but still enable the connection. Wi-Fi and 3G is always "on" machine, the machine operation in about two days to about 10%.

Part 4: Use Magic Pen and Camera

Magic Pen 

Something special and was most pronounced on the Flyer is the faradaic pen with Scribe technology introducing the HTC. Magic Pen comes with a stylus, a player can get rid of what is the impact of hand and what is the impact of the pen and without any mistake. Users can draw on the screen in any application that interfaces with the stylus on the touch screen, screen-capture Flyer will at that time then to write and record drawings. Pens can also use the application to mark the reading section, detailed reading of interest.

Meanwhile, the application note is used almost entirely for the pen, users can select various types of pens with different features to small and very rich colors. Further, this application allows to take pictures and add notes and then write the file, draw up. Ability to record video and audio recording are also integrated directly into a single file note, which is very useful if used in meetings or sessions to store the entire contents.

Camera

Flyer using 5-megapixel camera resolution is similar to the sample Desire S or Legend, but image quality is quite low, pictures may be fuzzy feeling does not clearly detail when shooting landscapes. Meanwhile, if closeup (macro), the detailed images clearly show again. Video recording of the machine is advertised as HD but the quality is quite bad.

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Acer Iconia Tab A500 Review - Best lablet with good features

 Design is not impressive, but Iconia Tab A500 owned specialized operating system for Tablet PCs, the ability to execute well.

Since starting Motorola tablet with the Android 3.0 Honeycomb , the device using this platform are constantly appearing. Tab Iconia A500 is Acer's flagship product on the market tablet, tablet form with 10-inch screen, design, and certainly better value than competitors.

Here are the points of attention Acer Iconia Tab A500 .

• 10.1-inch screen with resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels, 256 thousand color
• Size 260 x 177 x 13.3 mm and weighs 730 grams
• Wi-Fi n standard, Blueooth 2.1, GPS
• Nvidia Tegra processor 1GHz Dual Core 2, 2 Tegra chipset, 1GB RAM, 16GB memory
• Gingerbread Android 3.0
• Camera: 5 megapixel rear support autofocus, LED flash, front camera is 2 megapixels

Design

If Apple took the iPad 2 as a standard, then Iconia Tab nearly two times thicker. In fact, this is the tablet form of structured sure, but not fashion lines.

Machine owned 10.1-inch screen, LED backlit technology, resolution 1280 x 800 pixels. This is a size sufficient to interface experience hives on the new OS, with icons that allows users to edit the finger.

Iconia Tab with 5 Megapixel camera in the rear, integrated flash. Backside metal machine, very solid. Two speakers are arranged a little bit lower, this design can make people concerned about sound quality, but in reality, the machine for hours and not to interfere with the layout.

 

Acer is also located in front of a camera, located slightly left corner of the screen. Users can make video calls or self-portrait.

On the edge of Iconia Tab, is the connection port and buttons. Increase the volume down button, screen rotation key located on the corner, the left is the power button, headphone jack, microphone HDMI port, while the right side is the charging port, USB and microUSB full. Gateway at the bottom of the dock layout.

Features

Iconia Tab not much difference in hardware or tablet form cuaso with Android on equipment. This model uses a dual-core processor Nvidia Tegra 2, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi n standard, integrated HDMI port, Bluetooth 2.1 and rotate the sensor system.

Iconia Tab have GPS, digital compass in addition to a memory card slot allows expansion through microSD standard. Machine with up to 16GB of internal memory.

The equipment and hardware to turn the lock button makes the machine becomes more convenient to use.

That is the foundation for Google's tablet, Honeycomb really quite different, elegant interface than the tablet version to use Android 2x .

New users will need to take some time to familiarize. Android tablet no room for hardware such as smart keys, 4 control keys located in the lower left corner of the screen, context menus and messages for the right layout.

IOS on the tablet compared with Apple, the main difference is the information put out the Home screen. Accordingly, Google allows users to put icons, widgets out. In addition, the machine also allows for the quick e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube channels.

If the IOS or Android 2x is a type of smartphone use, the interface is almost Honeycomb combination of multi-tasking plus the layout of the application, go to the icon, notification of a PC.

Iconia Tab Honeycomb original interface, the new layout may cause some people take time getting used to, but it can be concluded Android 3.0 is a solid foundation for a computer table. From the Home screen customization, add widgets, pictures, manual web site the ability to smoothly transfer applications, giving personality to the user. However, this would be a double-edged sword, especially those who are familiar with the IOS or Simple Android 2.x.

Performance.

 

The standard tests such as web surfing, gaming, watching movies, Iconia Tab almost no difference compared with LG Optimus Pad , Asus Transformer or Xoom by Motorola. Applications open on your computer quickly, the surf, watch movies almost nothing worth complaining.

However, with the carefully calculated, we can see the quality of Iconia Tab screen is not really nice, the visible pixels. Web surfing, reading good books, but while watching movies, pictures, colors on a bit pale.

Iconia Tab for time battery life of about 8 hours of continuous HD video and more than 10 hours surfing the web, using other features.

You can find this tablet in Amazon: Acer Iconia Tab A500-10S16u 10.1-Inch Tablet Computer (Aluminum Metallic)

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Google Earth optimized for Android-powered tablets

Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog

When we launched Google Earth in 2005, most of us were still using flip phones. At the time, the thought of being able to cart around 197 million square miles of Earth in your pocket was still a distant dream. Last year, that dream came to fruition for Android users when we released Google Earth for Android. With the recent release of tablets based on Android 3.0, we wanted to take full advantage of the large screens and powerful processors that this exciting new breed of tablets had to offer.

Today’s update to Google Earth for Android makes Earth look better than ever on your tablet. We’ve added support for fully textured 3D buildings, so your tour through the streets of Manhattan will look more realistic than ever. There’s also a new action bar up top, enabling easier access to search, the option to “fly to your location” and layers such as Places, Panoramio photos, Wikipedia and 3D buildings.

Moving from a mobile phone to a tablet was like going from a regular movie theatre to IMAX. We took advantage of the larger screen size, including features like content pop-ups appearing within Earth view, so you can see more information without switching back and forth between pages.

One of my favorite buildings to fly around in Google Earth has always been the Colosseum in Rome, Italy:

With the larger tablet screen, I can fly around the 3D Colosseum while also browsing user photos from Panoramio. The photos pop up within the imagery so I can interact with them without losing sight of the Colosseum and its surroundings. Also, by clicking on the layer button on the action bar, I can choose which layers I want to browse.

This version is available for devices with Android 2.1 and above. The new tablet design is available for devices with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) and above. Please visit the Google Earth help center for more information.

To download or update Google Earth, head to m.google.com/earth in your device’s browser or visit Android Market. Enjoy a whole new world of Google Earth for tablets!

Posted by Peter Birch, Product Manager

Select tablet or netbook?

Tablet PCs are more portable, operating system, consistent with a touch screen and the small size while netbook can help entrepreneurs run applications from the Windows Professional.

One year appeared on the market could be not enough for many users to answer questions should use the netbook or tablet computer for their own needs. While in 2010 is considered to be the year of the netbook tablet have started slow in both sales and number of new models appeared recently.

The tablet form on the market as Apple iPad or Galaxy Tab certainly better than a netbook for mobility and battery life. However, a laptop computer running Windows has its own advantages.

Here are some comparative advantages of these two series for each purpose, the need to use the user easily select accordingly.

Why netbook better

Performance and applications

There are many computer models now support tables Adobe Flash in its browser but mostly to see the content than the ability to interact with users. If you like games like Restaurant City or FarmVille on Facebook, a netbook will certainly serve better.

For those who use iPad to travel to places never previously set foot, so to the best of Apple tablet in the house and replace it with a mini laptop or netbook. Some airlines and hotels use flash web content, something that Apple devices can not be displayed.

Although IOS and the repositories Android are becoming larger, but the programs running on Windows has a long history of development options and provide large scale significantly better. One of the main software VPN (Virtual Private Network) encryption key for the operating system desktop. VPN is a requirement for companies to allow employees to access the personal database.

Feature set

Only a few samples of tablet PCs equipped with SD card reader (most use the microSD card replacement) and even very few models have USB ports. On the other hand, are most netbooks come with handy card reader, 2 to 3 USB ports and VGA output. Even, even if your USB tablet driver is compatible with external devices is not as Windows or Mac OS.

Virtual keyboard is always a long story when comparing between netbook and tablet. However, it is clear that a keyboard will be more convenient for people to write a email or a presentation. Furthermore, despite multiple tasks, but still only tablet that can display one application at a time while the netbook can simultaneously display multiple windows to track.

Storage capacity

Tablet use flash memory storage, faster and more secure than magnetic disk drives in netbook traditional. However, storage is the main problem of current tablet when most models are only the largest capacity is 64GB, while popular netbooks around 250GB hard drive. Except for about 20GB of space for Windows, users are still more than 200GB for storage.

Netbooks more attractive prices

Due to popularity, netbook is now available at attractive prices than ever before. Current price for a stable model used in Vietnam to around 6-7 million. Meanwhile, the first iPad also cost at least more than 10 million, to form stable cheap but not as high as Archos also has about $ 8 million.

Reason tablet dominance

Duration good battery life and the ability to immediately

Like other smart phone models, computers rarely been off the table would only be put on standby status to save power. This makes the device status can return to work almost immediately. The tablet can send / receive email or text message for 24 hours a day. Battery life is also better than the netbook for about 10 hours of continuous use.

Costs for applications

Most IOS Android applications and are priced from just 1 USD to 20 USD is very easy for users to buy used. Meanwhile, the proprietary Windows programs can cost several hundred dollars for a professional.

Multi-touch screen

Some recent models such as the Lenovo IdeaPad S10- has equipped multi-touch screen. However, the look and functionality on the Windows operating system can not be compared with Android, IOS or Tablet BlackBerry OS on the ability to use touch screen and user interaction.

OS suitable for smaller screen netbook

Not only is the mobile platform created for touchscreen devices. The OS has been using a tablet interface, icon or software controls are consistent with the small screen to the user to easily manipulate and get acquainted.

You can read more 5 reasons to buy a computer table

Conclusion

If users travel frequently and regularly to check email, web browsing and social networking players, tablet PCs are great choices. On the other hand, netbooks may provide the convenience, more flexibility when transferring photos from camera to computer and business customers need VPN or professional programs.

Google services on the iPad and tablet computers

Here at Google we’re really excited about the promise of tablet computers, which will be great for browsing the web and using apps. We’ve been working hard to optimize our services for the new format - larger touchscreens, increased portability, rich sensors - and we’d like to share some information about our progress so far.

While surfing the web on your iPad, we expect many of you will want to check your Gmail. If you go to gmail.com in your browser, you’ll see something different than what you’re used to on the desktop. We’re releasing an experimental user interface for the iPad built on the Gmail for mobile HTML5 web app that we launched last year for the iPhone and Android devices. Those devices have large screens compared to other phones, and tablets like the iPad give us even more room to innovate. To take advantage of the iPad’s large display, we’ve created a two-pane view with your list of conversations on the left and messages to the right.


To try this new interface, go to gmail.com in your browser. We recommend adding a homescreen link for easy access. As this interface is experimental, expect changes as we continue to develop and optimize. Also, please let us know any ideas or feedback that you have. You can also access Gmail on the iPad through the native Mail app using the IMAP protocol.

Additionally, the iPad ships with a number of Google services pre-installed. As with Mac computers and the iPhone, you’ll find Google Search in the top right corner of Safari. The YouTube app for iPad is built-in, so you can watch HD videos and read and write comments. The new Maps app on iPad takes advantage of high-resolution satellite and Street View imagery, includes a new terrain view, and lets you search for local businesses and get directions. Just like on the iPhone, you can also go to the App Store to download Google Mobile App with search by voice. Of course, Google Mobile App was originally designed for the iPhone’s screen dimensions, but we’ve adapted it to work on the iPad and we’re looking into new ideas to make the app even better.

As you use Google’s web-based applications on iPad, you’ll notice that you sometimes see the desktop user interface and other times you see the mobile interface. We’ve evaluated the behavior of each Google web app using the iPad Simulator, and we are serving the interface we feel works best. If you’d like any help using our products on iPad, please click the 'Help' link within the product.

We’re particularly excited by how tablet computers create the opportunity for new kinds of user interaction. Here on the mobile team, we often talk about how mobile devices are sensor-rich: they can sense touch through their screens, see with a camera, hear through a microphone, and they know where they are with GPS. The same holds true for tablet computers, and we’re just starting to work through how our products can become even better on devices like the iPad.

Update on April 4, 2010 @ 12:30 AM: The new Google Mobile App for iPad is currently not yet available in the App Store. The version that you can download now is the iPhone/iPod touch version.

Update on April 13, 2010 @ 11:40 AM: The new Google Mobile App for iPad is now available in the App Store.

Posted by Punit Soni, Product Manager, Google Mobile