iPad rival - the Samsung Galaxy Tab - showcased at IFA will go on sale with Three in the UK. The Galaxy Tab is a fast Android Tablet with the kitchen sink thrown in - flash support, front and back facing cameras all running on a very fast 1.2GHz chip. Our reviewer, Ashley actually preferred it to the iPad.

Three are famous for well-priced contracts but dodgy coverage. They have been forward in supplying 3G internet to wireless devices beyond mobile phones so jumping into a partnership with the hot Android tablet of the minute is a good move for them.

Nigel Field, Director of Devices at Three said, "With both the Android and tablet markets going from strength to strength, we're proud to be ranging the Samsung GALAXY Tab. More than 97% of Three traffic over the network is data, so more than ever consumers need to make sure they're on a network that can cope with the demand when buying mobile Internet devices like tablets. With both SIM and Wi-Fi connectivity, Samsung GALAXY Tab users on Three can get the most out of the product knowing they're with the UK's number one mobile broadband provider."

Three voice packages:

- SIM10: £10 a month including 100 any network minutes, 2000 Three-to-Three minutes, 3000 texts and 1GB data
- SIM15: £15 a month including 300 any network minutes, 2000 Three-to-Three minutes, 3000 texts and 1GB data
Monthly data only packages:
- 1GB data for £7.50
- 5GB data for £15

Data customers are able to make calls and send text with their data SIM at 10p per text, 10p to call Three mobile or landlines and 25p to other networks.

Samsung have caught the spotlight at IFA this year for their tablet computer the Galaxy Tab which, if Ashley is to be believed, is setting the agenda for the next iPad. But they have another show-stopper product this year and it's in an equally hot area - 3D TV.

It's huge. With a 65 inch screen, it is officially the world's largest LED television. The C8000 3D TV comes with Wi-Fi connectivity and web-connected TV apps - a nice touch.

They've put a bit of effort into the screen too, as you'd expect. It has precision dimming technology for deeper black levels, and a little something they call 800 CMR motion clarity processing, which is probably to do with making the picture clearer.

According to Samsung, it "provides superior picture quality with Samsung's proprietary 3D processor".

The price is on the hefty side too - take a breath - 5995 Euros.

We mentioned Samsung's new Android handset yesterday, but thought the Galaxy S deserved a bit more space to itself.

Key features off the beat: large bright AMOLED screen, 4 inches across. The phone also has a powerful 1 GHz processor.

Specs are sketchy but other features they point up: "vibrant HD videos, rich augmented reality content through Layar Reality Browser, and advanced LBS (Location Based Services). The 'Social Hub' provides always-on social networks connectivity allowing people to enjoy communications with their friends, colleagues, and families whenever they want and wherever they are."

Some beauty shots below...

Okay we've all seen eBooks before, but Samsung's first foray into the field has produced some pretty desirable devices. Their eBook duo: the E60 and E100 are little treats.

Both have pleasant e-ink displays with the E60's screen 6inches across (600 by 800 pixel resolution) and the E100 10 inch (825 by 1200). There's a touchscreen QWERTY keyboard and a stylus, plus speakers offering audio if desired.

For me the sweetest feature was the notes function where you could scribble on with a stylus and it would either convert it to type or store it as an image. "We want to make it as much like the experience of paper as possible" the Samson demonstrator told me.

This was surprising pleasurable and the eBook table was crowded with tech journos practising the uncustomed art of handwriting. Big thumbs up for the user experience with these devices.

Content is downloaded via wifi from Google's Books store (prints out-of-copyright texts and some new ones) and Samsung are in discussion with other publishers about getting more content. Check back on this before purchasing, could be annoying if the book range is limited. Newspapers are also available.

Both have 2gb memory and a micro SD slot.

Again prices are rough but we're looking at 299-349 euros.

Related: Samsung's OmniPro - hands-on with the clever microwave
Samsung NaviBot - hands on with the robotic vacuum cleaner

Samsung launched the Wave its flagship phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, we had a little play round with it yesterday in Vienna and yes, that super AMOLED screen is quite something. If you want a crystal clear display that lets you see the individual veins on a leaf and startlingly bright colours, then phone-lover this is the AMOLED touchscreen for you.

It's hard to do the screen justice without taking a look at it so go down to a shop and gawp at it if you're interested. The phone's still slender and features attractive swish-shaped buttons and a diamond cut-out opens up to the camera lens on the back.

Otherwise it packs a video camera that shoots in HD, and the user interface has a feature called "social hub" which integrates facebook and twitter streams in with contact details. A nice touch.

The OS is Samsung's new Bada platform and it's powered by a 1ghz processor, making it pretty speedy, you can multitask (unlike on iPhones, of course).

Samsung's other touchscreens include the Monte, the Jet, the Omnia 2, Star and Kobe, and the Galaxy, a mid-range consumer phone running Android 2.1.

Out in April, the Wave's price as yet unconfirmed will be around 650 euros

Humorous by-products on display at the Samsung Forum in Vienna included disco fridge, a fridge with LED panels and some speakers bolted on playing pop music and flashing trippy patterns - the sort of fridge Lady Gaga would own, sadly disco fridge was just a one-off, but I'd consider it if it becomes commercially available.

Samsung were also showcasing this funky outdoor display screen, which wasn't humorous at all but was kept in a box of rain proving that it was indeed waterproof. Intended to replace public signs with this instantly updateable and interactive touchscreen, you could see how Samsung's Outdoor Display could be very useful. Updateable and accurate information would be great in everything from bus stops to tourist placards. A speaker allows for audio information to be played as well.

The Display has an inbuilt heating and cooling system that protects its LCD screen from weather conditions.

It did claim to be vandalism proof too, though they didn't demonstrate that.

Related: Samsung NaviBot - hands on with the robotic vacuum cleaner and Samsung's OmniPro - hands-on with the clever microwave

More intelligent white goods from Samsung's Vienna show with the OmniPro Microwave. Not only does the OmniPro cook your food, it knows how much to cook your food and makes helpful suggestions based on the weight and humidity of the items you put in it.

Packing both weight and humidity sensors in the stainless steel case, you select what type of food you've put inside (bread/vegetables/meat) and how well you want it done (soft/al dente etc) there's an LCD display which suggests an appropriate cooking time.
You can set it to stop when the food is defrosted or fully cooked. Samsung claim this is both better for you - food will be cooked and also better for the environment - if you use only what you need, you require less energy.

Checking it out "in the flesh" the OmniPro is a bit of a mammoth creation with a 36litre capacity and measuring WxHxD (mm): 520 x 403 x 453, so think about how much space you've got in your kitchen before launching in with this one.

It's also got some accessories like the appealingly-named "Crusty Plate" - intended for grilling browning and baking pizzas and so on as it transmits the heat to both top and bottom of the dish.

549 euros for the stainless steel OmniPro with a steamer
499 euros for the OmniPro in black

Samsung's fluff-collecting bot unveiled in Vienna yesterday is cute. The Navibot is an intelligent floor cleaner with visual and infra-red sensors making it the smartest thing to crawl around your floor since the stick insects died. But the stick insects were never this complex.

A disc shaped object the size of a soup tureen the Navibot has two processor chips, an embedded camera, sensors and a virtual mapping system. Plus two rotating brushes and vacuum cleaner to pick up crumbs, fluff and loose dirt. What's so clever is that the bot auto-navigates by turning before it hits an obstacle - unlike the more common automatic cleaners which have to bump into stuff to sense them.

The wide angle camera embedded in the top creates a visual map of your home taking 30 pictures a second. Using this virtual map and combining it with information from the infra-red sensors, the NaviBot identifies the exact location of obstacles such as furniture and then calculates the quickest and safest route to take. When it gets low on charge it automatically returns to its charging dock for 2 hours and once full, returns to where it left off cleaning.
The Navibot can automatically detect what surface it's on too: carpet, wood, whatever and adjusts its cleaning style appropriately. There's a remote control too.

Watching the Navibot feeling its way around in the Samsung demo box like the sweet eager-to-please robot that it is, I was definitely impressed. Cute? Yes.

On the con side however, it was quite slow and it doesn't cover the edges of a room or around the base of items like sofas or chairs. So it won't replace your standard vacuum cleaner, especially if you want the job done quickly.

It's also not so good for anywhere with steps or busy houses - there's an obvious tripping risk in that while the bot knows perfectly well what it's doing, the movements could seem unpredictable to humans, it might be avoiding where the armchair was last week by suddenly reversing, but you're not to know that.

What would be sweet however is if you set it to clean before you left for work in the morning, you could come back and find one floor of the house nicely vacuumed without having to lift a finger. Good bot.

This is slightly mind-blowing - the new remote control accompanying Samsung's LED9000 set will have its own LCD screen on which you can watch TV.

The touchscreen on the remote can be used to simply control the large set but you can also use it as a second screen to watch another TV channel on. If you're into that sort of entertainment multitasking.

Samsung will be the first to bring 3D TVs to UK shops they announced today at the Samsung 2010 Forum in Vienna, with the 3D flat screen TVs available from March.

"Today is the day 2d content gets liberated, we are bringing a new world of full HD 3D television" said Samsung President Hu.

Fellow Samsung exec promised that 3D is no fad saying they have 20 different 3D products launching next month - "3D is not a niche product every single high end Samsung television will have 3D" he announced

Samsung promise not just the TV sets but also the glasses and - crucially - the content. A partnership with Dreamworks and sports broadcasters are already stitched up: yes you will be able to see the World Cup in 3D and Dreamwork's Aliens vs Monsters will come out in 3D available for home viewing.

Flagship 3D TV device is the C9000 LED screen: at less than 0.3 inches thick, it is literally pencil-thin. It will be available with a 40inch screen speccing up to a vast 63. The largest 3D device is an LCD TV with an almost home-cinema-sized 65 inch screen.

Prices are not yet finalised, but we are assured are "very reasonable"