Google I/O 2011: All 5000 Attendees Get Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Free

Tweet

Most everyone knew that Google was going to hand out some piece of prime swag for showing up at the 2011 I/O show, but just what that swag was to be had been a jealously guarded secret. But the word is out, and as it turns out, Google’s I/O attendees are going to get a prime piece of Android tabletry: the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.

The tablet was reportedly fully functional, and the 10.1 inch tablet packs a resolution of 1280 x 800, assisted by a 1 GHz dual-core processor with 32 gigs of storage, a full gig of RAM and Android 3.0, or Honeycomb for those of you who favor the sugary surnames slapped on the software.

A lot of software has been shown off out at the Google I/O so far, from Google Movies on the Android Market to Google Music’s beta site to even new versions of Android, so it’s definitely good to actually have a bit of hardware to talk about, even if the hardware in question is somewhat old news. I do find myself wondering, though, why they handed out at Samsung Galaxy Tab as opposed to, say, a Motorola Xoom.

Of course, it could have something to do with the very, very recent announcement of a sign-up page for information about the Samsung tablet, as our own Chris Smith caught earlier today. With a rumored launch date of June 8th, it’s not a terrible idea to get that name out in front of people. Handing out 5000 of them at your show is a pretty good way to do just that.

But either way, there are about 5000 people who are extra happy they went out to Google’s 2011 I/O show, because not only are they getting a look at a fine array of software items from the search engine giant, they’re walking away with a sweet chunk of hardware in their goodie bags to boot.