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The Samsung Galaxy tab is Samsung's response to the iPad. It's is powered by the Android operating system and can connect with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G. It has a 7 inch multi-touch screen, a 1 GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor, a built-in webcam and a still camera. It has other functions such as a multi-function media player and comes pre-loaded with the Kindle for Android app, so that you can read Kindle ebooks on your Galaxy Tab.

And in addition it has built in GPS. The GPS and the web-cam (which allows Skyping) make this an ideal tablet for business people who travel a lot.

The Viliv X70EX is a compact portable tablet PC that weighs under a pound. It has a 4.8 inch touchscreen display with 1024 x 600 resolution, and runs on the 1.33GHZ Intel Atom Processor. The operating system is the Windows XP Home Edition.

The main plus point for this tablet PC is that it has a battery that can last 7 hours (the length of a working day). The Windows XP Home Edition operating system means that software that runs on Windows will run on the Viliv 3GP.

The Adesso Cyberpad is a digital notepad and graphics tablet, that allows you to handwrite notes directly on screen, using a stylus or pen, creating a digital copy of what you have written. It also has a touch screen facility so you can type text into the cyberpad.

The Adesso Cyberpad has 32MG internal memory, a USB port to allow you to transfer data from the Cyberpad to your PC. When connected to a PC, you can use your Cyberpad as an actual tablet PC - you can organise your notes and create documents and graphics using the Microsoft Office suite.

The MyScript handwriting recognition software can also convert handwritten notes into digital text, which can then be printed out.

The Eken Android Tablet PC has an 8 inch touchscreen display with resolution 800 x 480 pixels. It runs on the Rockchip 2808A processor and uses the Android 1.5 operating system.

It has an ebook reader, broadband internet access via Wi-Fi, a microphone and stereo speaker for Skype usersand a Google Chrome browser. It supports Microsoft Word and Excel, and can read PDFs.

The Google Android Eken is also known as an "aPad" (for Android iPad).

The Apple iPad needs practically no introduction. It comes with a 9.7 inch touchscreen LED backlit display and 16Gb of memory. It allows you to browse the net using Apple's Safari browser. Connectivity is through wi-fi and bluetooth. You can also buy a 3G version.

It functions as an ebook reader and a mobile office, letting you create documents and spreadsheets. You can also play games, watch movies or listen to music.

Battery life is up to seven hours, and there are now over 200,000 iPad apps that can be run on the Apple iPad 16GB tablet.