A new promo video for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Samsung shows off some of the new features that we can expect to see when the TouchWiz user interface update comes for the Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablet. In addition to some new widgets and skinning of certain areas of the system, the update will also add quick-access Mini Apps to accomplish a variety of tasks.
The new Mini Apps can be pulled up while in another app, and will reside in a second window on top while the initial app that runs in the background. Six apps will be included at launch, including a calendar, task manager, clock, note pad, calculator, and music player. The Mini Apps can be launched with a swipe gesture up from the bottom of the display.
The rest of the customizations coming with the TouchWiz update look nice, including a revamped settings menu that is much more attractive than the stock one found in Honeycomb. Unfortunately, we still don't know when the update will be pushed out to Galaxy Tab 10.1 users, but hopefully it will be sooner rather than later. As it is, the next version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, is only a few short months away. Check out the video below that shows off all of the new TouchWiz features in addition to the hardware info we already know about the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
source:engadget
