Googles Nexus 7 tablet discussion, reviews
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scifisam
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hiraethified
They're in Carphone Warehouse from Friday.
http://www.wirefresh.com/google-nex...ng-to-carphone-warehouse-stores-from-july-27/
http://www.wirefresh.com/google-nex...ng-to-carphone-warehouse-stores-from-july-27/
skyscraper101
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What's the volume like for TV watching? Have you tried using the NFC feature to tether to your Nokia MD-310?
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hiraethified
It's plenty loud for watching films and playing music (given its size), but the TVCatchUp add didn't seem too loud.
It only has a front facing camera. Tablets are ridiculous things for taking photos anyway (although this is nearly small enough for it not to look too ludicrous).
skyscraper101
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Have you tried using the NFC or bluetooth feature to tether to your Nokia MD-310?
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hiraethified
No. Not yet.
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hiraethified
Not tried that yet either. Apparently you can get Adobe Photoshop Touch to work on the N7 by sideloading the app but there's no direct support yet.
skyscraper101
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One imagines that you have the ideal setup for bedtime telly viewing with full quality speaker sound, get on it!
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hiraethified
True - except I normally go to bed at 3am. Eme wouldn't be too chuffed by thunderous bass methinks!
mack
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Been playing with mine over the last few days,an attractive well packaged product,using it more than my iPad,reading books on it is far better than on my kindle,shame about no iplayer,any way of getting it?
Root and install the modaco custom rom with flash, use the stock browser to view http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/bigscreen/ works beautifully.
fractionMan
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With these tethered deals, is there any way to get unlimited data? Or at least a lot of data? The best I can find is 1.5gb
Seems pointless otherwise.
elbows
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I'm liking it so far, although I havent really spent enough time using it in a typical way since I spent all of yesterday running dev code on it and tweaking performance of my shit to get a decent enough frame rate.
But already I have a small list of minor wishes, nothing thats a deal-breaker but would be nice:
I wish the speaker were just a little bit better, its rather offensive at louder volumes, which is to be expected but I can still sigh about it anyway. Will do a direct comparison to the ipads at some point.
I wish it had a little flip-out stand built in, like the old N800, since its just the right size to sit on a desk or bedside table and I dont like cases.
I wish they hadnt messed up the colour calibration in some way, I can see unpleasant banding when my colourful fluids start to fade out beyond a certain point. In other respects the screen is rather nice.
But already I have a small list of minor wishes, nothing thats a deal-breaker but would be nice:
I wish the speaker were just a little bit better, its rather offensive at louder volumes, which is to be expected but I can still sigh about it anyway. Will do a direct comparison to the ipads at some point.
I wish it had a little flip-out stand built in, like the old N800, since its just the right size to sit on a desk or bedside table and I dont like cases.
I wish they hadnt messed up the colour calibration in some way, I can see unpleasant banding when my colourful fluids start to fade out beyond a certain point. In other respects the screen is rather nice.
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hiraethified
Yes there is - either by downloading these files:Been playing with mine over the last few days,an attractive well packaged product,using it more than my iPad,reading books on it is far better than on my kindle,shame about no iplayer
Or by installing Flash and Firefox beta and selecting 'desktop view.' Works great.
More info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789385
magneze
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... and with that, my Nexus 7 does everything I want. Thanks - been trying to get that going for a couple of days.Yes there is - either by downloading these files:
Adobe Flash Player 11.1_11.1.115.11.apk - [Click for QR Code] (4.49 MB, 1299 views)
BBC iPlayer_1.3.apk - [Click for QR Code] (1.00 MB, 993 views)
Or by installing Flash and Firefox beta and selecting 'desktop view.' Works great.
More info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789385
Callum91
Let them eat cock
I could kiss you.Yes there is - either by downloading these files:
Adobe Flash Player 11.1_11.1.115.11.apk - [Click for QR Code] (4.49 MB, 1299 views)
BBC iPlayer_1.3.apk - [Click for QR Code] (1.00 MB, 993 views)
Or by installing Flash and Firefox beta and selecting 'desktop view.' Works great.
More info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789385
Very quiet IMO, even with headphones on. I thought it may have that ear protection system but nope.
You can hear it, its just far from loud.
GPS is working great today, not sure why it was so erratic yesterday.
Can't see myself using my iPad again, this thing is far better and as equally well constructed. I just wish I could tether my dSLR to it.
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hiraethified
I think it's the perfect size for a tablet. I don't think I'd ever want to buy a standalone tablet any bigger. I like the fact that you can use it in a cafe or pub without drawing too much attention to yourself, and the screen res is ample.
Here's how you can plug in USB devices (like a card reader):
http://www.androidcentral.com/how-use-your-usb-flash-drives-nexus-7-root
Got some of those cables winging their way to chez radar as we speak.
maldwyn
What?
Couldn't you plug some mini-speakers into the headphone jack?
Gingerman
Is a great bunch of lads.....
TaYes there is - either by downloading these files:
Adobe Flash Player 11.1_11.1.115.11.apk - [Click for QR Code] (4.49 MB, 1299 views)
BBC iPlayer_1.3.apk - [Click for QR Code] (1.00 MB, 993 views)
Or by installing Flash and Firefox beta and selecting 'desktop view.' Works great.
More info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789385
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