There’s a ton of launchers available at the moment, but depressingly few are for Android tablets (with Go Launcher HD being the best among them). Chameleon is a new tablet launcher that uses an impressive methodology: its layout changes depending upon the time of day, connection, or even GPS location, catering itself to which apps you use in which situations. Like seemingly everybody these days, the creators have started a Kickstarter campaign to get Chameleon finished and into the Google Play Store.
Why do they need a whopping $50,000? They aren’t saying, but they are giving a pretty compelling reason to donate: give them $5 or more, and they’ll let you have access to the launcher on your Android tablet before it goes on sale in the Google Play Store. Higher donations get custom T-shirts, wallpapers and posters, and at the $5,000 pledge level you get a shiny new Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. (Come on guys, for that kind of dough you could spring for a Transformer Prime.)
The app is beautiful and the idea is novel, so I’ve sent five bucks towards the project myself. Anyone who wants a more capable launcher, with some undeniable inspiration from Windows Phone 7, should check it out. For me, a launcher that kicks in with music, alarm and sleep timer functions around 11:00 at night would be perfect. Unfortunately it looks like there’ s no smartphone version, so only those with tablets running Android 3.0 or later need apply. Currently the plan is to release the app in the Play Store in September, with donators getting access in August.
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I knew I should have thrown some cash their way when I had the chance. I hope its all they say it will be.
Which is better Transformer Prime or the Transformer Pad?
The internal specifications are exactly the same, but somehow the prime works slightly faster (…as in it would take a computer to notice but negligable to the nacked eye) in most situations, however there is a possibility that the wifi could go out without any warning in the first 2 to 5 months (this happened to me but it was under the manufacturer warranty as a known problem. Best Buy said that they stopped shipping the prime in favor for the pad and gave me that model instead). The pad fixes that problem, but the case is slightly thicker, and feels slightly flimzier (however still solid) due to being black hard plastic instead of the violet aluminum of the prime. Don’t forget the price difference. The prime goes for $500, and the pad is only $380 (i was actually refunded the $120 difference too). Both are far and away the best tablets on the market …sorry ipad (on a side note I bought my wife the new ipad (or ipad3) for her birthday and she loves it, so it is more a personal choice which platform you like better and not a fanboy battle) Either way i hope this helps answer your question