Galaxy Tab 3 gets rebranded as 'Homeboy'

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/08/homeboy_620x340.jpgConsidering that Korea's warring giants don't get along (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/26/samsung-lg-lawsuit/) too well, it's amusing to see LG offering a Samsung-made tablet on LG U+ (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/17/lg-uplus-lte-advanced/), the latter's domestic cellular network. The "Homeboy" is a re-branded Galaxy Tab 3 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/29/samsung-galaxy-tab-3-announced-may-release-date/) that plugs into U+'s services, including TV channels, music, video, e-book and educational software stores, oh, and it'll double as a GPS while on the go. Leave the unit at home, however, and it'll also guard the property, texting you if it senses an unwanted intruder -- and is, according to the company's Kang Hyun-ku, the first step in LG's new connected home (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/14/revolv-google-glass-connected-home/) platform (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/att-announces-home-automation-platform-and-eco-ratings/). That said, given that it's nearly a nailed-on certainty (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/21/lg-exec-tablet-phablet-smartwatch-and-firefox-os-device/) that we're going to see LG's return to the tablet game (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/21/lg-v500-fcc/) in short order, we don't expect the amusingly-titled slate to remain the favorite son in a couple of months.

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