Tablets

[dcwales2012]

Hi, does anyone have any experience of the Samsung Galaxy 16gb 10.1"? I would like to know if it works with Google Sky Maps.

Also interested to hear of any other tablets which people gave found useful in astronomy.

Thanks

[Psychobilly]

I'm using its smaller brother the 8.9 and it works fine... I also purchased Sky Safari Pro and have a range of other free or low cost astro apps...

Peter...

[nederman63]

I have the galaxy tab and it works fine with what you ask and I have various skyaps on it rrunning well.

[Tinker1947]

I have a Sony S1, work just fine, all that is required is the maker of the Tablet has a Andriod License as with out one Google Play and most other platforms are not accessible...

[dcwales2012]

Thanks for reply's. I couldn't find any details on the Tab2 having a compass or gps, so I was wondering how it worked with Google Sky Map. Does it revolve map as its moved, ir do you have to move manually, like I have to on HTC Radar?

Cheers

[ronin]

Samsung.com says it has A-GPS, Accelerometer and Digital compass

Samsung

Down the VAlue Added Features and the Sensors specification.

[dcwales2012]

Thank you for the link. Looked on UK site and it didn't show these features.

Looks like it has full size USB 2.0, so that could come in handy for the webcam on the scope

Cheers.

[Steep]

Any brand name Android Tablet will run Sky Maps fine, it's a Google thing I run it and others on my Nexus 7 very happily.

[dcwales2012]

Thanks to all for replies. I went for the Tab 2 10.1" in the end.

[nicks90]

Looks like it has full size USB 2.0, so that could come in handy for the webcam on the scope

Cheers.

if you can get it working you will earn some significant dollar from the astro community!

android does not support external usb camera as there are no drivers built in for it. howver it is something i am working on, trying to integrate the video for linux drivers into my tablets kernel. if i can get it to work, then potentially we can run sharpcap via sandbox and havea lightweight and easy to handle way of capturing avis on to sd card (limited to 32gb on my tablet) for processing on a computer later on.

but as a guidance tool - eg SkEye, then its great.

nick

[dcwales2012]

Hi Nick, Found this some time ago. Working on an adaptation of code, but can't test until new tablet arrives.

Dave

[dcwales2012]

https://github.com/marcogulino/AndroidUsbCamera

Had a senior moment.