Cell Bytes

Many were reluctant to take part in the contest Verizon’s holding through their @DroidLanding Twitter account for the R2D2 special edition of the Motorola Droid 2. They’re doing it differently from the Droid X’s contest, though, as there are no scavenger hunts or GPS coordinates to mess around with. Instead, they tweet out codes and clues that you have to use to unlock certain areas of the R2D2’s website. Whoever is responsible for exposing the section they expose wins a free R2-Droid 2.

Thus far, two sections have been unlocked: the Apps and Widgets section netted Droid-Life’s reader Andrew Tarr a new phone, and someone else (yet to be named) has unlocked a gallery of images showing off the device and what appears to be an accompanying docking station (pictured above). For the rest of the gallery, be sure to head on over to the landing site now (and try to unlock more sections!)

It’s easy to get drowned in a wealth of information, impressions, and hands-on videos about the Samsung Galaxy Tab, but some people want to know one simple thing: what kind of accessories will be coming with this thing? This isn’t the first we’ve heard of these accessories, but now they’re official and clear as day.

They include a Docking Station with an HDMI-out port for connectivity to your high definition television, a car dock to be used while you’re on the road (ideal for GPS usage), and a full sized QWERTY keyboard to do some serious typing on. It’ll also come with a sleeve that doubles as a kickstand for setting the device up in portrait mode.

That’s only what’s described here, though. Samsung offers up a bunch more to be had so be sure to check them out at the official Galaxy Tab site.

[Update]: The wording in my original article suggested some or all of these items would come shipped with the Galaxy Tab. I meant to say they’d be offered alongside the Galaxy Tab when it finally does launch. My apologies for any confusion.

Everyone wants in on the tablet market, and that includes Italian kitchenware manufacturer Alessi who plan to bring their AlessiTAB to market in September of this year. The tablet, designed by Stefano Giovannoni, will feature social media applications such as Facebook and Twitter, function as a digital photoframe, and boast a 6-hour battery life.

The AlessiTAB comes with a docking station for displaying the tablet as a sort of central information hub to be placed in the kitchen, making it actually not too far a stretch from what Alessi is known for manufacturing. It will be priced at around 300 euros  (~$400). Check out the video below:

[via MocoLoco]