First of all, let’s take a quick look at what the Galaxy Tab has to offer. Powered by Android Operating System 2.2, it features a 7” TFT-LCD display and weighs a mere 380g.  The Galaxy Tab supports the latest Adobe Flash Player 10.1, has 3G HSPA connectivity, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 3.0. A Cortex A8 1.0GHz application processor delivers high performance, while the Tab supports HD video content with several multimedia formats and has front and rear-facing cameras. Pretty impressive on paper then.

The Galaxy Tab could be “the iPad killer”, says The Sun; in typically staid style. The newspaper praises the Galaxy Tab’s “pin-sharp graphics” adding, “The Galaxy Tab’s trump card is the built-in phone, which the iPad lacks. It also has a camera, unlike the iPad.”

PC World’s business blog agrees that the Galaxy Tab could be “the first tablet worthy of challenging the Apple iPad”. The Tab “has most – if not all – of the features that many wanted to see on the Apple iPad, like front and rear-facing cameras, expandable memory through an SD memory card slot and a multitasking OS,” it says – but adds that due to the massive variety of Android smartphone hardware available, “some apps may not transition well to a tablet-sized display”, although this is also a problem shared by the iPad.

The Guardian commends the Tab’s unique e-reading application, “Reader’s Hub”, as well as the film and video “Media Hub”. “Allowing access to books, music and films is a major step forward as it ratchets up its competitive positioning against Apple,” it says. “Success will depend on pricing,” it adds.

The Huffington Post was also won over by the Tab.  “I was a little skeptical about the idea of a 7-inch tablet yet I found that there was enough screen real estate to happily browse the web,” said the reviewer, who praised the facility to make video calls via 3G rather than just WiFi. However, like PC World, the Huffington Post points out that the scale of some Android apps could pose problems on the Galaxy Tab display.

All in all, the majority of reviewers suggest the Galaxy Tab could have the edge over the iPad, particularly if it is competitively priced and issues with the size of apps can be ironed out.

[Source: Samsung Galaxy Tab review roundup]

The result of all your sleep deprivation has turned your brain to mush, and even the simplest tasks feel more akin to trying to fix the Large Hadron Collider. Simple, but essential tasks, like getting your baby its milk.

Step in parents Jim and Farah Shaikh, inventors of the Yoomi Baby Bottle. They have created a bottle that heats baby formula or breast milk in just 60 seconds to 32-34 degrees centigrade; the ideal temperature for baby milk. All you need to do is prepare the formula a maximum of four hours prior to use, store it in the Yoomi bottle in the fridge, then push a button on the Yoomi bottle to re-heat  it. That makes it to date the quickest and easiest way to deliver pre-heated milk to your bundle of joy. Cue a host of industry awards and the eternal gratefulness of millions of parents worldwide.

The Yoomi Baby Bottle works in a similar way to gel hand-warmers. The orange button triggers a non-chemical solution to turn from liquid to solid, giving off heat. After 30 seconds the button turns blue. You then put the cap on and turn the bottle upside down for a further 30 seconds. That’s it. The cold milk flows through heated channels to get it to the ideal temperature. It can be recharged up to 100 times.

The bottle disassembles into about five parts which can be easily washed and sterilised using conventional methods.  Recharging it is as straightforward as using it. The easiest way is to put the warmer in a pan of boiling water for 25 minutes. Alternatively, a steam steriliser also does the job, but it requires four times more water than a normal sterilisation cycle. You have to leave it to cool for at least 75 minutes after recharging.

The compact size makes it also ideal for travelling or bringing to cafes and restaurants – so there’s no longer any need to emotionally blackmail a grumpy waiter to get you hot water to warm your bottle. The only question this leaves is why wasn’t it invented sooner!

[Source: Yoomi self-warming baby feeding bottle]