We had a big gamble to peek at a glass-protected dummy version of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 8.9 at CTIA, however the real thing popped up at an event in Germany over the weekend, in all its svelte gadget glory. Our friend Johannes went hands-on with the tablet in Frankfurt, and liked what he saw. The version he saw was noticeably thinner than the prototype 8.9-incher that we got to smudge up in March (it’s even slimmer than the iPad 2 ), and if this Europe appearance is any indication, Sammy is also heading in the right direction to launch these sometime this summer, as promised. The launch date has yet to be announced, so in the event you can’t wait any more to get hold of the Android Honeycomb device, you could try the 10.1-inch version on for size beginning this month .
The winners of the 2011 Engadget Awards — Readers’ Choice
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