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With experience in the new devices building up now, I can say that my ideal is something of a marriage of the Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0" and the Samsung Galaxy Note 5.3." That will have the functions of the 7" tablet and be even more portable. There are a lot of specifications to fool with on those devices, but a $250 WiFi only price is what I am aiming for and I will wait and make do with what I have until one magic day I see it on Amazon. Still I have to say, that for reading in general, anywhere, anytime, day or night, city or field, mountain or desert, jungle or water, or a mile or so up, my Kindle 3G keyboard is the best I have or have seen. |
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07-20-2012, 01:48 AM | #527 |
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A 5" device seems like a nice compromise at first. But after using it for 2 years all I can say is that I find it too small to function as a tablet. You scroll around on websites all the time or are stuck using mobile websites.
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07-20-2012, 02:36 AM | #528 |
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Those stores offering the 16GB version aren't selling it for free - once they've taken their margin I'd be surprised if there was much profit left for Google. Also explains why the 8GB is only available direct from Google - no margin in it for a retailer.
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07-20-2012, 03:16 AM | #529 |
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Google's strategy is long term, imo. Even short-term though they will make cash on software via GP.
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Totally agree - it's the classic razor/blade business model, no question; I just can't see how there's a 'tidy profit' in the hardware for Google when it's sold at that price through a third-party right now.
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I'm not too shure about all the models but you can access those devices from anywhere as long as you are in their range. They have their own wifi "router". They're called direct access wifi. They require that you ask permission to join at every connection. Pretty amazing, actually. Their main caveats are power consumption and the fact that the devices that would benefit of their use will only allow to read data and not write to them. If, like me you have declared war on wires they are a good device to keep around. I've also read that the Goflex Satellite is prone to lags, interruptions and crashes. Really not an option unless I'm lost away from civilization and bored to death... |
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2012 20th july http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Aurora_shooting http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog...-shooting-live Less than 15 minutes ago as was listening to the internet radio and i was deeply saddened to hear that this slaughter had taken place in Aurora Colorado - USA . My deepest condolences to all the victim's and victims family's involved. ZDNET - Jason Perlow 'If you pick up a Nexus 7, I implore you to immediately download Apex Launcher and use it as your default home screen. It'll save you some money on psychotherapy and will definitely keep you from walking into Google's headquarters with a fully automatic weapon.' when i first read above paragraph yesterday i was instantly enraged because some one had made such a childish as well as belittling statement of such a ACT that no sane person would ever wont to witness in there lives. It truly saddens me when such people who have access to a large number of readers thinks such comments completely ok to print ,and and mass murder can be used in a joke like phrase. I HOPE TO GOD that the suffering victims and family's will never have to read such rubbish from fools such as Jason Perlow. i am personally writing to the ZDNET and asking then to ether remove or edit the this foolish statement. I hope any one else who feels the same way will also contact ZDNET with a complaint. Back in august 1999 in Charleston west Virginia while i was living in the USA for 2 years i was in a bar one night and i witnessed one of my American friends being gunned down over a moronic fight over who was going to use the pool table next. I still remember that night like it was yesterday and have at least some experience as to what the victims family's are going through.I truly wish such acts never happen again but i know that will never be the case. Last edited by darksaber35; 07-20-2012 at 05:23 PM. |
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Does anyone remember what device had 2 SD cards.
One was inside the battery compartment and the other was on the case. Or am I confusing 2 SD cards with 2 SIM cards? I think there have been cases of both. Anyone? |
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There are both, 2 SIMs and 2 SDs. I actually don't remember 2 SDs, but rather CF cards on the HP iPaq line.
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I've had a couple of days to play with the Nexus 7 8 GB model -- CDN$209 less a $25 store credit at Google Play. Shipping, taxes, extra.
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is pretty slick on this device and, as Android moves through 2, 3 and 4 is it finally coming to a place of seeming "complete". I have a 3.2 tablet and moving to 4.1 on the Nexus is the ice cream on the sandwich ... erm ... with jelly beans on top. The lightweight, long battery life, high pixel screen and easy access to the Google Play market makes it a very user friendly device for me. I am looking for a light weight colour ereader that gives me access to Kobo, Overdrive and Kindle material as well as web browser, Gmail, Facebook and this fits the bill quite nicely. In the Canadian market, where Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet are not sold and the content outside of ebooks is not supported, the Nexus has a lot to offer. As I am almost always witin wifi range when I want to use a device like this, streaming works and the nominal storage meets my needs. |
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