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theultimo posted:darned you iPhone autocorrect! I was gonna put infinitally, but it came out wonky :/ Keep trying
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And now for something completely different: Nexus 7 unboxing montage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32DD4DF7Qpo Give it at least a minute (or jump to 30 seconds or so if you're in a hurry).
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Rastor posted:And now for something completely different: That guy trying to cut it open with a collar stay is just embarrassing.
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Android Tablet Thread: Making Up Words As We Go. Even MG likes the Nexus 7. I'm truly curious how well this thing is going to sell for Google. I know it's going to sell well, but are we talking tens of millions?
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Heck, 10's of thousands would probably be good for an android tablet.
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Rastor posted:And now for something completely different: At 1:07, the woman resting the knife against her finger.  I've never understood the point of unboxing videos. Are people actually interested in how the things listed in "what's in the box" are stored in the box, or are they making judgments based on how how things are arranged? Quality of cardboard?How in the world could you hold a knife like that?
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yamdankee posted:At 1:07, the woman resting the knife against her finger. It gives people the feeling of opening new toys without spending the money.
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Speaking of unboxing videos, here is the world's worst: http://cnettv.cnet.com/always-unboxes-asus-transformer-pad-infinity-tf700/9742-1_53-50127631.html Apparently this lady thinks Asus is pronounced "Uh-soos" and this video cuts directly from the Infinity in the box to the Infinity charged up, powered on and in her hand. There is literally not 1 second of unboxing shown. Also she says "the weight is 1.3 pounds... so it's a little heavy  " and then less than 1 minute later she says how thin and light it is.Syrinxx fucked around with this message at 19:59 on Jul 16, 2012 |
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Jul 16, 2012 19:55
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"Like, cause that's no iPad, right there." 
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Rohaq posted:So with the blessing of Thermopyle*, I bring you this news: 
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Syrinxx posted:Speaking of unboxing videos, here is the world's worst: Wow, how obnoxious. The infinity looks like a nice bit of kit though, that circular brushed metal look is pretty ace. I don't know why I'm torturing myself reading this thread and subforum in general, as I definitely can't afford any of these devices right now. And I'm not quite ready to try Ainol
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randyest posted:I am old and reasonably well-read and I have never heard that word (fobbed). I thought you made it up or mangled the spelling of something like that other guy, but it turns out I am just ignorant. Wow, thanks for the new word! What forum app is this? Edit: derp. Nevermind.
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rigeek posted:What forum app is this? Awful for IOS
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rotaryfun posted:*nevermind Derp. Last time I used the app it was iPhone only. Wow that app is slick.
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rigeek posted:Derp. Last time I used the app it was iPhone only. Wow that app is slick.
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Now for some levity, a rather hilarious comparison of google search vs siri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grmixtB9dZM&t=195s
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randyest posted:Yes it is indeed the poo poo but it doesn't get credit for the dictionary -- that's a built in system wide thing. I think Awful Betamax for android is supposed to be similar (but not the original android awful appl which is, well, awful.) Yeah I knew about the system-wide dictionary... had just been a while since I had loaded the Awful app on iPad. I had been using Tapatalk for other forums, but this Awful app is just plain badass. Goons rock.
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randyest posted:Yes it is indeed the poo poo but it doesn't get credit for the dictionary -- that's a built in system wide thing. I think Awful Betamax for android is supposed to be similar (but not the original android awful appl which is, well, awful.) Both Awful and Betamax for tablets have the same UI.
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Doesn't the anal elf ii have a resistive touch screen? Capacitative. I said it has a major issue and needs tweaks and that people should make their own choice. I also believe it has the most unfortunate name of any product ever and can't help think that there is some underpaid marketing person laughing their head off at it. Although I'd prefer something with GPS and mobile network support they are pretty rare even in name brands except at really premium prices, and are usually smaller and called a "phone" whatever that is, or have a name starting with 'i'. With all the Nexus talk above, I do have my concerns that it'll have a short life in its position, being pushed aside by a wave of more fully featured tablets. They could have extended its appeal so much with just a couple of minor tweaks, but perhaps that was by design. Get it right first time and who would buy another one? Still don't get why they didn't give the Nexus 7 an SD card. Was it the licensing fee? Sure they could have cheaped out and gone SPI mode on an SD card slot, but that would have gained them a lot of criticism. If people are wondering what I'm talking about, using a properly supported SD card slot carries a royalty. SPI mode bypasses the special protocol and talks to the card more directly but it is slower. All you really need to talk to an SD card like that is literally power, earth and a few IO lines. It's not hard. I've done it myself. Such a shame too because I really like the Nexus 7. Spiffy tablet for money, even with the "Australia tax" to a degree.
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Nexus devices will no longer have SD card slots. They expect you to use internal storage or cloud storage. The sooner people get over this, the better.
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:Nexus devices will no longer have SD card slots. They expect you to use internal storage or cloud storage. The sooner people get over this, the better. I, for one, will never get over it  I wouldn't mind it if they put 32 gigs or more of memory and that seems to be a sentiment of a lot of people. The 16 gigs on the galaxy nexus is just baffling. I guess i can live with the 16 gigs on the nexus 7 since i won't put my music library on it.
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Mister Fister posted:I, for one, will never get over it I'll agree with what you said. A lot of people like using tablets when they are traveling which pretty much cuts out cloud storage. Beyond that about the only way to swap around what is stored internally is to drag a notebook along for the ride too. how is that any more convenient than a microSD card?
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There was no removable storage slot in the Nexus S, none in the Galaxy Nexus, and none in the Nexus 7. You can read the Android engineers' explanation here, but what it boils down to is: Nexus devices will no longer have SD card slots. They expect you to use internal storage or cloud storage. It's the same on Apple's devices. The sooner people get over this, the better. Because your only choices are get over it, or don't get a Nexus.
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General_Failure posted:I'll agree with what you said. A lot of people like using tablets when they are traveling which pretty much cuts out cloud storage. Beyond that about the only way to swap around what is stored internally is to drag a notebook along for the ride too. Traveling with a tablet is a pretty normal occurrence. Traveling with a tablet for more than 2-3 hours a day? Extremely fringe to the point it doesn't matter. Not to mention that most people with "videos" aren't actually buying their content so to cater to  is a waste of money.
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Syrinxx posted:Speaking of unboxing videos, here is the world's worst: God drat, how many times did she mention the iPad? In a loving video about the Infinity.
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Syrinxx posted:this lady thinks Asus is pronounced "Uh-soos" According the the Tech Report podcast Asus is apparently pronounced Uh-soos... As in pegasus. Some rep or something from Asus told them how to properly pronounce it. I still pronounce it A-soos.
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Do we have a release date on the Nexus 7 yet? It is on sale locally, but I preordered. I haven't heard a word from Google. Am I an outlier, or is this just the way it is?
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Turnquiet posted:Do we have a release date on the Nexus 7 yet? It is on sale locally, but I preordered. I haven't heard a word from Google. Am I an outlier, or is this just the way it is? Welcome to yet another botched Google launch.
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Mister Fister posted:I, for one, will never get over it averox posted:According the the Tech Report podcast Asus is apparently pronounced Uh-soos... As in pegasus. Some rep or something from Asus told them how to properly pronounce it. I still pronounce it A-soos.
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Fatal posted:Traveling with a tablet is a pretty normal occurrence. Traveling with a tablet for more than 2-3 hours a day? Extremely fringe to the point it doesn't matter. Not to mention that most people with "videos" aren't actually buying their content so to cater to Oddly we are traveling about 4 hours today and the passengers will be using it for entertainment. And with good reason. There is nothing to look at the whole trip. One town, a few villages and a few scattered trees in amongst hundreds of square km of flat as a pancake farmland. I dread these trips. And anyway it's not just the commute but the destination. It's not unheard of that people go away from home for more than a few hours. "Free" Wi-Fi is a joke (I don't blame the retailers for that), and mobile data costs are far too high to warrant copying anything from the cloud. The argument could rightly be made that these people are not within the target demographic, but at the same time an SD card slot could expand that demographic massively. Or really even 32Gb internal. Also, that's a great point about the situation. But on the rare occasion that what I want is available for purchase (see Sony's stranglehold on online movies in Australia) I will. It's the Amazon situation again. They don't want our money for some reason.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Welcome to yet another botched Google launch. Pretty much. If you preordered, it is arriving in a nebulous "sometime." I preordered on the 27th (16gb) and mine is arriving tomorrow, as is one of my friends who preordered two 8gb models on the 28th. However, I know someone who preordered before me on the 27th and he's heard nothing yet. No shipment email, no charge, no tracking number. He did order a case as well. I did not. So it's possible the cases are holding up shipping. It's anyone's guess at this point though. However, retail availability is pretty much shot at this point. Anyone who had any either used it to fill preorders for that store or they are completely sold out already. Gamestop went through their first two waves of shipments and aren't expecting any more until August.
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Is anyone planning on getting a non-official case? The wooden one from skintomi looked nice but it only covers the back: http://www.amazon.com/Skinomi-TechS...od+nexus+7+case
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rock2much posted:Is anyone planning on getting a non-official case? The wooden one from skintomi looked nice but it only covers the back: http://www.amazon.com/Skinomi-TechS...od+nexus+7+case What is that? Silicon? No wait. 0.1mm thickness? That's thinner than the sheetmetal on a Nissan! Scroll down a bit and it says it's a film and not a case. Pretty much a woodgrain screen protector.
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Syrinxx posted:This is exactly how I feel. Flash memory is cheap as gently caress and 8GB in the base Nexus 7 is quite frankly insulting, almost as insulting as the $50 it costs to get the additional 8GB which costs the manufacturer maybe $2-3. It's a huge markup on a cheap component and it comes straight from the Apple playbook. Which would seem to be a pretty drat good playbook to be cribbing off of. If you're a supernerd, you can always install that app that allows you to connect USB thumb drives. Goddamn, it's 199 freaking dollars!
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I thought so too but I was able to just walk into a Staples and take one home. It might help that I don't live in a super populated area. Still, I almost feel bad that I have one and so many people who preordered don't.
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Radbot posted:Which would seem to be a pretty drat good playbook to be cribbing off of. If you're a supernerd, you can always install that app that allows you to connect USB thumb drives. Goddamn, it's 199 freaking dollars! I was going to ask about that app (not in this thread but what the hell, since you mentioned it...), would it work with USB HDDs?
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Radbot posted:Which would seem to be a pretty drat good playbook to be cribbing off of. If you're a supernerd, you can always install that app that allows you to connect USB thumb drives. Goddamn, it's 199 freaking dollars! Not exactly leet haxxor territory there installing that but then your nexus will have a vulnerable appendage. $297 is the cheapest I've seen the 16gb here at EB. 8gb, hard to say but direct from Google seems to be $249. That bit extra for what it offers puts it on shaky ground for me, although the markup isn't as bad as a lot of others. I mean the TF101 is still selling for a lot more than that. Don't know how much it's dropped in the last month or so but last time I checked it was still painful. One place has it listed for $698. ouch. Good luck unloading that. Most places it's slightly cheaper. So anyway... Australia =  Moving on, yes the nexus 7 offers relatively good value but that is still relative. most of the tablet market is a wallet rape-fest here.
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