Googles Nexus 7 tablet discussion, reviews

[Lemon Eddy]

Just for the record - bought lovely folding full-size bluetooth keyboard.

link?

 

[rich!]

link?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251323872276

That sort of thing. Slight problem with occasional double-press of keys, but works well enough for e.g. copying down a whiteboard's worth of notes.

About to try using that + N7 as sole computing equipment for overnight trip to 1-day meeting...

 

[Tankus]

Kitkats just been released apparently

 

[editor]

Google has just donated 17,000 Nexus 7 tablets to help New Yorkers still affected by Hurricane Sandy

A year has passed since Hurricane Sandy came ashore, but the northeastern US is still feeling its impact through closed facilities and lost jobs. Google hopes to tackle some of those longer-term challenges by donating 17,000 Nexus 7 tablets to the New York State Community Action Association. The non-profit will primarily hand out the Android slates to community centers, libraries and business development groups for both education and job training. Some devices will go to senior centers, where they'll help older residents communicate with friends and family that would otherwise be out of reach. While the donation won't have as much of an immediate effect as direct aid, it could be useful to New Yorkers who need more than just the basics to get back to normal.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/30/google-donates-17000-nexus-7-tablets/

 

[thriller]

and?

 

[Fez909]

I've got one now and I love it. Mainly been enjoying getting books and reading with it

Nice to browse here and other internet media with too. Got a couple of games but really its the books I love it for so far... Read 2 in less than a week where I hadn't read a paper book for weeks.

Would like to know of any suggestions for what else I can use it for

And eventually I hope to stop pressing n instead of space!

you can use it to watch TV while cooking, should you fancy that. There's a TVCatchUp app which streams live telly. Or ditto for bed, I guess.

edit: just realised that message was months old. sorry!

 

[Mumbles274]

you can use it to watch TV while cooking, should you fancy that. There's a TVCatchUp app which streams live telly. Or ditto for bed, I guess.

edit: just realised that message was months old. sorry!

THats ok. I still tend to drag my laptop around for watching tv/iplayer/catchup/YouTube! Still mainly use it for reading and surfing

 

[Tankus]

My keyboard has just changed ' has moved and I now have shit like this and this ™¶∆Π or maybe I've only just noticed it ...........dunno.

 

[editor]

and?

And what? It's a notable gesture and it's perfectly on topic for this thread.

 

[Tankus]

Theres more
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Rinky fucking do

This was deffo not there before

Simple things etc heh

Edit it appears that the board cannot handle the left swipe stuff

Pity ...I never use emoticons , but I could see myself using some of these

 

[mack]

4.4 Kitkat should be coming in the next few hours for all 2012/3 versions.

https://plus.google.com/+Nexus/posts/5xQLJNbJxea

 

[Tankus]

So who will be first thing in....…then ?

 

[Radar]

Sideloaded it via NRT as there was no sign of the OTA update.

No obvious changes (haven't tried ART yet) , but there's a pretty annoying warning about a user installed CA I need for the corporate WIFI. Dammit Google, it's in my trusted keystore for a reason!

 

[Tankus]

pants ....my 2012 kissed the concrete yesterday getting out of the car ,and found that gorilla glass is not as king kong as it likes to think it is !

So , went to (ACK ACK) pc world and got the 2013 , probably a newer model just around the corner ...buts I cant wait

Noticeably faster with the 2gb mem and well good screen .....happy again

 

[SW9]

Same happened to me. Was losing it it a bit and sat on it.
Dunno whether to get the 2013 model or wait.

 

[Tankus]

...it was a close thing with the hudl though (£40 difference) , given a choice between losing my desktop or tablet , it would be the desktop I could now do without ... don't google usually have something in the works towards the end of each year ? seen something about an 8" ...if it was the same size as the 7" but with no bezel ....hmmm...

 

[Spark]

My screen is broken. I'd been thinking about getting a replacement and trying to fix it. Is it worth doing this or is the general consensus that it's not worth the hassle and replace instead?

 

[wtfftw]

How much is a new screen?

 

[wtfftw]

I'm vexed that they've not announced a new 10 or the 9 that was rumoured. Especially since my 7 is irreparable.

 

[Spark]

How much is a new screen?

There are new screens and digitizer sets on Amazon for around £35 and apparently you tube videos on how to do it. Mostly on reviews but some negative ones. I'm just a bit wary.

 

[Tankus]

My battery has degraded down to around 4.5 hr on full charge and I don't think 1gb memory is hacking it anymore ....I was having to shut down all the background stuff to run certain programs ....

 

[SW9]

Got a quote today for 80 quid for a new screen. Better just order a new one.

 

[SW9]

http://www.stuff-uk.net/p-1672526.a...YuIi2jutlUqnotzqyz_Cin-KXBgreErJK0ZzQJT3w_wcB

Seems too cheap £130

 

[Tankus]

lightning app in real time ...well tidy
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.blitzortung.android.app

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Dropped mine and broke the charger cable a week or two ago. Bought a new one but it didn't charge properly at all, was very hard to even jiggle the lead into a position that would get the charger started. Bought another cable (that i had used before and knew was great), but that was the same so it had to be the connector on the Nexus itself. Took it apart and fixed the connector, charge was registered everytime I stuck in the lead with no wobble. Trouble was that it quickly became apparent that it wasn't charging at all. Tried to charge with it switched off but even if I left it overnight it would not gain even 1%. Bum. Nothing changed in a week So I ordered a wireless charger from Amazon. Despatch was confirmed yesterday for today. Soooo, last night I couldn't sleep, picked up my Nexus and switched it on to see the time. 100% charge. Cheeky bastard.