11-13-2011, 08:59 PM | #61 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,761
Karma: 30063305
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Singapore
Device: Boyue
|
That a great add by the way shows the toughness as well as the beauty of the screen
|
11-14-2011, 12:25 PM | #62 |
Zealot
Posts: 125
Karma: 1000000
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Ontario Canada
Device: Sony PRS-650, PB 16g
|
excited for this! i just wish i had the funds to update my nexus s!
|
11-14-2011, 12:32 PM | #63 | |
Grand Master of Flowers
Posts: 2,201
Karma: 8389072
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Naptown
Device: Kindle PW, Kindle 3 (aka Keyboard), iPhone, iPad 3 (not for reading)
|
Quote:
It's probably a testament to the quality of their phones/service that they do as well as they do with a marketing campaign like that. |
|
11-14-2011, 12:39 PM | #64 | |
Old Fart In Training
Posts: 534
Karma: 2742476
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Gladewater, Texas
Device: K3+3g/KFHD 7"/Nexus 7/Nexus 7.2
|
Quote:
Hook the kids that have no cash/money so they will pester the parents that do. Just a thought! |
|
11-15-2011, 02:22 AM | #65 | ||
Wizard
Posts: 3,671
Karma: 12205348
Join Date: Mar 2008
Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7
|
Quote:
Commercials like "Dude you're getting a Dell" "Hi I'm a mac" "Droid Does" At first glance appear horrible and tell nothing about the product, but yet consumer young and old identify with the ads. Quote:
Verizon right now is carrying the best phones, androids, iphone, winmo etc... their Droid brand is reserved for only the best android phones. |
||
11-15-2011, 08:17 AM | #66 | |
Guru
Posts: 852
Karma: 8242060
Join Date: Aug 2009
Device: Kindle Oasis (2019)
|
Quote:
Most of the HTC (Droid Incedible not withstanding) and Samsung phones do not get the Droid moniker and don't seem to be marketed nearly as heavily as the Moto phones do. For the new crop of phones, I have seen a million advertisments for the Droid Razr, just one for the HTC Rezound and none so far for the Galaxy Nexus. I want my Nexus! |
|
11-15-2011, 11:40 AM | #67 | |||
.
Posts: 3,408
Karma: 5647231
Join Date: Oct 2008
Device: never enough
|
Quote:
edit: lol, one of my favorite tech writers just weighed in: Quote:
Quote:
Last edited by kjk; 11-15-2011 at 12:13 PM. |
|||
11-15-2011, 01:29 PM | #68 | |
Wizard
Posts: 3,671
Karma: 12205348
Join Date: Mar 2008
Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7
|
LOL true, but no as much as folks trashing other technology/products with false claims or from complete ignorance of a product.
I get it they like their product of choice, but instead of promoting it by thrashing competing products with incorrect facts how about just taking the choice product up. Quote:
=X= Last edited by =X=; 11-15-2011 at 01:34 PM. |
|
11-15-2011, 01:31 PM | #69 | |
.
Posts: 3,408
Karma: 5647231
Join Date: Oct 2008
Device: never enough
|
Quote:
|
|
11-15-2011, 01:33 PM | #70 | |
Wizard
Posts: 3,671
Karma: 12205348
Join Date: Mar 2008
Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7
|
Quote:
As for the Nexus Prime, that is the first phone "Google experience" phone I've actually cared to get. I think the design, curve sans buttons is very comfortable. =X= |
|
11-25-2011, 12:06 AM | #71 |
Frequent Flier
Posts: 1,282
Karma: 2058993297
Join Date: Oct 2011
Device: KB kindle aboard, Galx Tab 7.0 Plus, trying out Droid 1 as mini-tab
|
Ok. Someone please explain to an old sailor what all this means.
I notice the new Fire (7") and Nook (7") have Android 2.1 or so, and have a GUI or UI added to them. The 7" tablets for the most part (like the Lenovo A1) use Gingerbread which is is also an Android 2. I am not sure about the HTC Flyer and can't look it up right now. This Android 2 is for phones (small screens) I read. Android 3, Honeycomb is for tablets like the 7" but most we see are using Gingerbread. Android 4, Ice Cream Sandwich is for both tablets and smaller screens. So does it make a difference if you buy a 7" tablet using an OS for a phone? Should you wait until the 7" tablet has at least Honeycomb? Will the new 5" tablets like are being talked about by Lenovo use Ginger bread which was made for the small screen, or use the newer Honeycomb which was made for larger 7" or more tablets and also small screens? Or will they use the latest OS, the Ice Cream Sandwich? Someone tell me a "tale or two." Please Last edited by SeaKing; 11-25-2011 at 12:09 AM. |
11-25-2011, 07:36 AM | #72 |
Ebook Reader
Posts: 605
Karma: 3205128
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Texas
Device: Kindle 3, HTC Evo, HTC View
|
2.1 Eclair is outdated, rarely found on devices now.
2.2 Froyo is outdated, usually found on cheap tablets and phones that haven't been updated by the mfg. 2.3 Gingerbread refined the user interface, improved the soft keyboard and copy/paste features, improved gaming performance, added SIP support (VoIP calls), and added support for Near Field Communication. 3.0 Honeycombwas a tablet-oriented release which supports larger screen devices and introduces many new user interface features, and supports multi-core processors and hardware acceleration for graphics. 3.1 Honeycomb, released in May 2011, added support for extra input devices, USB host mode for transferring information directly from cameras and other devices, and the Google Movies and Books apps. 3.2 Honeycomb, released in July 2011, added optimization for a broader range of screen sizes, new "zoom-to-fill" screen compatibility mode, loading media files directly from SD card, and an extended screen support API. 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, announced on October 19, 2011, brought Honeycomb features to smartphones and added new features including facial recognition unlock, network data usage monitoring and control, unified social networking contacts, photography enhancements, offline email searching, and information sharing using NFC. |
11-25-2011, 09:55 PM | #73 | |
Frequent Flier
Posts: 1,282
Karma: 2058993297
Join Date: Oct 2011
Device: KB kindle aboard, Galx Tab 7.0 Plus, trying out Droid 1 as mini-tab
|
Quote:
Should we buy a device with an old OS or wait until they upgrade it? I saw an article about Lenovo A1 that doubted that the tablet would ever be given Honeycomb. Should we wait? |
|
11-25-2011, 10:13 PM | #74 | |
.
Posts: 3,408
Karma: 5647231
Join Date: Oct 2008
Device: never enough
|
Quote:
No one knows what Amazon is planning with Android long-term; whether they will incorporate all or some of Google's subsequent updates, or just continue improving their own UI. I'm really curious to see what they have planned for the future. |
|
11-26-2011, 12:13 PM | #75 |
Fledgling Demagogue
Posts: 2,384
Karma: 31132263
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: White Plains
Device: Clara HD; Oasis 2; Aura HD; iPad Air; PRS-350; Galaxy S7.
|
I haven't seen anything about it in the features list, but the thing I was looking forward to most with ICS was being able to send digital audio through USB. That feature would mean near-reference-quality audio from any compatible Android device independently of its hardware so long as you used an external powered DAC/Amp (such as the one Fiio's been talking about making available for roughly $90).
Does anyone know whether Google implemented that feature? People who must have that same feature right now end up spending $1000 for a Cypher Labs Algorithm Solo and dedicated headphone amp for their iPhones. It would amount to a -$910 difference for Android/Fiio users. There's always the ancient iRiver iHP-40, but it doesn't make calls. Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 11-27-2011 at 12:30 PM. Reason: Conditional tense consistency (*used*, not *use*). |
Tags |
android, nexus |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Ice Cream Sandwich and Buttons | Marseille | Android Devices | 4 | 09-19-2011 02:46 PM |
Thinking of trying to make some deep fried ice cream? | The Terminator | Lounge | 11 | 04-02-2011 06:22 PM |
The Ice Cream Parlor | Robin O'Neill | Writers' Corner | 0 | 05-28-2010 05:43 AM |
Free Icons! Get ya tootsie-fruitsy ice-a-cream! | Dusty Bottoms | Lounge | 3 | 05-17-2010 07:55 PM |
Steve Jobs on Amazon and Ice Cream | sforce | News | 31 | 09-11-2009 02:19 PM |