Who doesn’t want to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab? I’m sure you do.

Well, here’s a sweet chance for all you out there who are eager to get their hands on a Galaxy Tab P1000, cause you can get it free from San Marino Corned Tuna.

Yup! You got it right, San Marino Corned Tuna is giving away a Samsung Galaxy as a prize for its contest.

All you have to do is come out with an original sandwhich recipe that has San Marino Corned Tuna or Chili Corned Tuna in it. Of course, your recipe has to be original for it to qualify.

You can submit your entry at the San Marino website or at the San Marino Facebook page. Although it is not required, it would be better if you can also send a picture of your product.

A panel of judges from San Marino will choose among the submitted entries the top 6 sandwich recipes that will qualify for the online voting. The top 6 sandwich recipes will be chosen based on the following criteria:

• 25% Originality
• 25% Uniqueness
• 25% Creativity
• 25% Integration of San Marino Corned Tuna/ Chilli Corned Tuna product
• The top 6 participants will advance to the final stage and will be required to submit photos of their finished product that will be used for the online voting.
• Photos of the sandwich recipes must be orignal and prederably unedited.

Dates to Remember

• March 2 to April 2, 2011 – Submission of Entries
• April 5, 2011 – Announcement of Top 6 Finalists
• April 6  to 28, 2011 – Voting Period
• May 2, 2011 – Announcement of Winner

Prizes

• The entry with the highest number of Facebook “Like” by the end of the voting period will receive a brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000.

Winners

• Winners will be notified through an email confirmation and a phone call from a representative to discuss the details and claiming of the prizes.

Qualification

• The sandwich recipe contest is open to anyone residing in the Philippines, culinary professional or otherwise.
• Participants must be 18 years old and above.
• All employees of CDO Foodsphere, Inc. and Innovative Systems & Technology Alliance, Inc., their dealer network, accredited advertising agencies and suppliers, and their relatives up to 2nd degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from participating in the promo.

So, hurry! The deadline for the submission of entries is fast approaching!

Click here for more details!

After it’s successful launch last month, the iPad is set for global launch.

Apple has announced the international launch of iPad in nine countries outside the US on May 28. These are the countries of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.

The cheapest model of iPad which is sold in the US for $499 (£337) will retail in the UK at £429. The price difference is due in part to the British VAT and US sales tax. Before tax, the same model would cost £37 ($55) more in the UK.

Since its launched in the US last year, Apple said it has sold more than 1 million units of iPad. Apple had to delay deliveries of iPad in the international market.

Prices of iPad in the UK will range from £429 for the entry-level model, to £699 for the maximum capacity 64GB model, which also has the built-in access to third generation (3G) mobile networks.

The iPad prices are as follows:

• 16GB, wifi only – £429 inc vat
• 32GB, wifi only – £499 inc vat
• 64GB, wifi only – £599 inc vat
• 16GB, wifi/3G – £529 inc vat
• 32GB, wifi/3G – £599 inc vat
• 64GB, wifi/3G – £699 inc vat

Customers will be able to pre-order the device in the different markets from 10 May.

Other companies, including Dell, Nokia and Toshiba, are also planning to release their own version of tablet computers in 2010.

On 4 May, Intel unveiled the family of chips it hopes will be used in tablet computers that will go on sale towards the end of the year.

While the launch of the Apple iPad created a stir in the gadget market, it is not alone in the tablet computer category and actually have stiff competition from other companies who also have their own brand.

The Apple iPad was popular because of its high profile release and due to the many loyal followers of Apple.

But before you buy yourself that iPad that you want to get your hands on even before it was actually released, you might want to see these.

Here are just some of the known biggest rival of iPad when it comes to the table computer category.

The JooJoo
Originally known as “Crunchpad,” Joojoo was released in December 2009. It is a Linux-based tablet featuring only one physical button and a 12.1″ touch screen. JooJoo boasts of the “fastest” startup in the world, as it took only 9 seconds to connect to the internet.

It offers full HD video, a virtual keyboard designed for one-hand typing and a web browsing experience that uses touch navigation instead of traditional window browsing. The JooJoo features a 4GB solid state hard drive and can run for up to 5 hours on a full battery charge.

ExpoPC Slate
A windows-based tablet computer, ExpoPC allows for web browsing, streaming television and movies, and also apps and e-books. This tablet is also dubbed as a “finger driven PC.” It’s screen measures 8.9″ and is capable of HD resolution. It has a 32 GB hard drive and a webcam, which was a major lacking feature in iPad.

The ExpoPC Slate is expected to sell for $599.

ICD Vega
Announced in November 2009 and is expected to be released in the market in the first half of this year, the ICD Vega is another tablet computer that will give Apple iPad competition.

The Vega would be running the Android 2.0 operating system and it has a large 15.6″ touch screen, although there would be two smaller sizes to be released too. It will have a 32-GB internal SD storage, a removable charging dock/stand and ability to play on-demand Web TV, according to Innovative Converged Devices which produced the tablet.

Plastic Logic QUE proReader
Presented mostly as an eReader, the QUE proReader caters to business and professional. Developed by Plastic Logic, QUE comes in two models and priced from $649 to $799. It features full color on its 8 1/2″ x 11″ display and WiFi connectivity. QUE is 1/3″ thick and is operated using touch screen interface.

The QUE is expected to launch in April 2010 and plans to use the Barnes & Noble bookstore for its eBook sales.

Notion Ink Adam
The Ink Adam is expected to be released mid-summer of 2010 at a price of $327, with more robust models priced up to $800.This tablet can support 1080p high definition video on its 10″ screen and also features a 3 megapixel camera.

The device 3G connectivity, as well as a multitasking interface that utilizes the Android operating system, which allows the user to run applications concurrently.

Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t
The Lenovo IdeaPad thus far features the most powerful hardward of all the iPad rivals.

It has a 10″ touch screen, up to 250GB hard drive space a traditional keyboard that allows 180 degree screen rotation. The device is a middle-ground product between full tablets and netbooks.

The IdeaPad price starts around $600.

So, do you still want an Apple iPad? Or would like to have any one of these iPad competitors instead?

Wouldn’t it be nice to have at least two for comparison?

These are just six of the of the new tablet computers, there were actually 12 iPad competitors. To see all of them, check out the report from the Yahoo! Shopping page: Tablet Wars: The 12 Biggest iPad Competitors.

Not that I want you to get more confused.

Nintendo announces the release of its 3D-enabled DS.  The new portable gaming console, currently named the “Nintendo 3DS” will let players enjoy 3D games without the need for 3D glasses.

The new 3D-enabled DS, according to Nintendo, will be compatible with existing DS and DS1 software - it will have dual diplays, at least one touch screen and two digital cameras like the DSi.

The gaming company will release more information on the Nintendo 3DS a the E3 video game trade show in June and to release the device itself sometime before March 2011.

It is ulikely though that the DS will be phased out anytime soon, as it is still selling strongly. Nintendo is just keen to continue its long dominance of the handheld gaming market.

How the gadget will create 3D images is not yet known, but there are speculations that Nintendo will the camera face-tracking technology. It uses a built-in, front-facing video camera to where the player is looking and shifts the perspective of the game’s view accordingly.

One Nintendo DSi game have already used the said technology — 3D Hidden Picture. But of course, the company could have something else on their mind.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5QSclrIdlE

Anyway, just like the Apple iPad, this gadget is something I won’t be having anytime soon… it’s not that I don’t want it.

But I will work on it.

The buzzword last week was iPad, and that is because Apple finally revealed what it called the “magical” iPad.

No less that Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the Ipad last January 28, and he referred to it as a “truly magical and revolutionary product.”

“What this device does is extraordinary,” Jobs said. “It is the best browsing experience you’ve ever had. … It’s unbelievably great … way better than a laptop. Way better than a smartphone.”

The product was presented for demonstration at an  invitation-only event in San Francisco, and it operated without a hardware keyboard, with Jobs typing on what he described as a nearly full-size touchscreen keyboard. “It’s a dream to type on,” he said.

The iPad has a nearly 10-inch screen, about half-inch thick and weigh around 1½ pounds. It is available in 16-gigabyte, 32-gigabyte and 64-gigabyte versions.

Jobs said the iPad will be lightning fast: “It screams.” The device will have a 1 GHz processor, an announcement that coaxed “oohs” and “ahs” from the audience.

The price of this new device starts $499 for the 16-gigabyte version, $599 for the 32-gig version and $699 for the 64, Jobs said. Having 3G mobile access will cost an extra $130 on each, he added.

Two mobile plans will be available through AT&T, and there will be no contracts, allowing customers to opt out at any time, according to Jobs.

Some tweets I’m reading about this iPad isn’t really very encouraging. I haven’t read them though, so I’ll still give this iPad a try… that is, if I can even afford one.