In-flight Wi-Fi? That's so 2010. How about in-flight tablets? Samsung Mobile and American Airlines announced this week that passengers on select flights will have access to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Later this year, American will equip the premium cabins of 600 planes with the new tablets, replacing their current personal entertainment devices.
The tablets will be available on select domestic flights between New York's JFK and Los Angeles, JFK and San Francisco, Miami and Los Angeles, and Boston and Los Angeles, as well as international flights to and from Europe and South America.
"As we continue to grow our enterprise customer base, we're committed to empowering a connected mobile workforce and enabling leading companies like American Airlines to enhance their customers' experience by providing world-class entertainment and enterprise-ready devices," Tim Wagner, vice president and general manager of enterprise sales for Samsung Mobile, said in a statement.
"We are working hard to revitalize our fleet and invest wisely in new products and services to modernize and enhance the travel experience," said Virasb Vahidi, American's Chief Commercial Officer. "Working with Samsung to outfit our premium cabins with the innovative Galaxy Tab will give our premium customers a modern and innovative in-flight entertainment experience."
Samsung first announced the Galaxy Tab 10.1 at Mobile World Congress in February. It runs Android 3.0 Honeycomb and an Nvidia Tegra 2, dual-core processor. It has a 1280-by-800 pixel display, a rear-facing 3-megapixel camera and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes in 16GB and 32GB capacities, for $499 and $599, respectively.
For more, see PCMag's review of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Wi-Fi), as well as the unboxing, and the slideshow below.
Editor's Note: This story was updated at 10pm Eastern.