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I decided to get one of these made. Just as nice as Dodo, and without the use of glue. https://www.treegloo.com/
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Starrett posted:I decided to get one of these made. Just as nice as Dodo, and without the use of glue. What colour wood?
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I picked natural, with black for outer and yellow for inner. Should ship this weekend. When it arrives i'll toss up pics and give a mini review.
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tomm posted:I don't imagine WD-40 would be too harsh on the plastic to remove the residue. Perhaps that's moronic and there's a better alternative, but I'd definitely say there's easy ways of getting rid of that residue pretty easily. My go-to adhesive solvent lately has been plain old naphtha, AKA lighter fluid. Not too harsh, smells good, won't attack plastic over the amount of time required to clean off some goop.
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Starrett posted:I picked natural, with black for outer and yellow for inner. Should ship this weekend. When it arrives i'll toss up pics and give a mini review. Cool, I am debating between Portenzo and Treegloo at the moment.
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http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Micro-USB-5-...#ht_1536wt_1139 For these OTG cables, would it be possible to hookup, for example, my Nexus 7 to my Motorola Triumph to do usb tethering? I can't do wifi hotspot tethering on my Triumph, but i'd like to maybe try this.
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So just got a nexus 7. Problem is it only unlocks when under light. Any insight to this?
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The N7 can use face-recognition unlocking, is that switched on? I could imagine that needing a bit of light to work.
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Jonesy posted:The N7 can use face-recognition unlocking, is that switched on? I could imagine that needing a bit of light to work. Nope it was off. I've poked around a bit and have seen other users having similar issues. It won't come out of sleep when I am in a dark room. Go to a bright room? No issue.
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Aug 11, 2012 04:46
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Mister Fister posted:http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Micro-USB-5-...#ht_1536wt_1139 It would require a driver on your N7, so not likely.
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I think I met a real-life yosposter: I was browsing SA on my N7 at lunch & some nutter wandering past stuck his nose in & asked if I'd got the new iPad mini. I replied I wasn't aware the mini was out yet or even confirmed as a real product, and that no, this was an android tablet. His reply? "All android tablet are poo poo, you should throw that in the loving bin & get an iPad mini" Thank you random fruitcake, I have truly seen the light & will now throw away a fully functioning device to buy a non-existent product instead. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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I can't get Kies to recognise my mother's Galaxy Tab 10.1. This seems to be quite a common problem with Keis but no one has a solution that actually works. It's a pain because I want to update it to ICS but I can't even get Kies to connect to the tablet. It just sits there saying 'connecting', and no amount of different USB ports or reinstalling Kies seems to help. Any suggestions?
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Cakefool posted:I think I met a real-life yosposter: I was browsing SA on my N7 at lunch & some nutter wandering past stuck his nose in & asked if I'd got the new iPad mini. I replied I wasn't aware the mini was out yet or even confirmed as a real product, and that no, this was an android tablet. And then everyone stood up and clapped.
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Mister Fister posted:http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Micro-USB-5-...#ht_1536wt_1139 I use Bluetooth, it uses surprisingly low amounts of power.
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right arm posted:And then everyone stood up and clapped. So... it was you?
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If he'd have been advocating I trade it for a the new iPad I could understand he was just a console warrior but the mini is still unconfirmed isn't it?
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Cakefool posted:If he'd have been advocating I trade it for a the new iPad I could understand he was just a console warrior but the mini is still unconfirmed isn't it? Why do you care about some random person's opinion on your tablet usage, and why do you think anyone here cares. Also way to go using a homophobic pejorative, even if you personally think it's ok as long as you're making fun of Apple. People say uninformed things all the time, and I can surely make up stories about Android fanatics, but I'm not sure how that would help anyone. vvv. Seriously? I was hoping for the best scenario. So I guess he's just calling a stupid person a fruitcake because somehow that's totally appropriate! I use Android. And in nowhere did I call him a console warrior. I merely pointed out that made-up unfunny stories and slurs are not good for anyone. Socialism fucked around with this message at 16:15 on Aug 11, 2012 |
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Yes he was clearly making fun of Apple by calling some retard a fruitcake. You've cracked the case, it's Him who's the console warrior.
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Cakefool posted:I think I met a real-life yosposter:
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Socialism posted:vvv. Seriously? I was hoping for the best scenario. So I guess he's just calling a stupid person a fruitcake because somehow that's totally appropriate! I'm sure it'd be the "best scenario" for him to fit into your dumb kotaku narrative, otherwise you'd look like an idiot. Don't respond to posts in this passive aggressive vvv style, it's annoying. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Socialism posted:So I guess he's just calling a stupid person a fruitcake because somehow that's totally appropriate!
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In what world is "fruitcake" a homophobic pejorative? The official definition (aside from the food) is "An eccentric or insane person."
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Speaking of the Nexus 7, I just got one and I want to get a Bluetooth Keyboard to go with it. Anybody got any suggestions on which one to get that's good and reliable but not crazy expensive?
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TildeATH posted:Even the success of the Nexus 7 can not keep this thread from being the worst thread ever. How can we miss with contributions like yours? LornMarkus posted:Speaking of the Nexus 7, I just got one and I want to get a Bluetooth Keyboard to go with it. Anybody got any suggestions on which one to get that's good and reliable but not crazy expensive? I would suggest Logitech: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/tablet-accessories/keyboards/tablet-keyboard-android I have one and so far it has just worked. Comes with a case that converts into a stand. 60 bucks at Best Buy.
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Kynetx posted:I would suggest Logitech: Thank you much, that will do nicely. The price is right and a non-integrated stand is another thing I wanted.
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So yeah, someone modded their car so that their Nexus 7 would act as a head unit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0o1zkqEuec Still wiping the drool from my face. So awesome.  Edit: Come to think of it, i think the owner of that car should have waited for the nexus 7 dock to come out, it has POGO pins for both power and audio, i think that'd be an even better setup. Mister Fister fucked around with this message at 05:12 on Aug 12, 2012 |
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Now that this is back, crosspost from the other tablet thread: We need a physical device to go with the SDK for some basic Android development, and I was going to go Nexus 7 until I saw this: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/09/samsung-galaxy-tab-2-7-0-student-edition/ Galaxy Tab 2 8gb with keyboard dock and OTG adapter for $250. This will be a communal machine used for product testing so I thought removable storage plus the dock would give it the edge over the nexus. Aside from a slightly lower-res screen and slower processor, are there any major drawbacks to the GT2 vs the N7? Or any major flaws in the Galaxy in general?
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PipeRifle posted:Or any major flaws in the Galaxy in general? Poor update management and the desktop client will stop connecting with your device for no reason?
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ClubmanGT posted:Poor update management and the desktop client will stop connecting with your device for no reason? Is that a Galaxy problem or an android problem? Update support is not necessary since we're basically going to use it to test things on various old OS versions. With fragmentation it looks like 2.3 is still dominating, and folks at work have phones and stuff with Jelly Bean.
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PipeRifle posted:Is that a Galaxy problem or an android problem? Update support is not necessary since we're basically going to use it to test things on various old OS versions. With fragmentation it looks like 2.3 is still dominating, and folks at work have phones and stuff with Jelly Bean. It should be fine, but I wouldn't rely on getting any update to JB or being able to use Keis to get it. The Tab 2 runs ICS natively, so it's a big step up from 2.3, but you better plan on side-loading stuff on it because there are hundreds of users who go to plug their phone into Keis one day and it just won't recognise their devices for no apparent reason. I was looking at getting a Tab 2 to replace my laptop but after messing around trying to get my mother's 10.1 to just connect to Keis, I'm definitely thinking twice.
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I'm fine with sideloading, and I guess I didn't make it clear: I meant that since the majority of users are still on 2.3 or a similar, older OS, we'd use the tab to test products on those older versions (in addition to the SDK) so its NOT a problem that it won't get a jellybean update anytime soon. People have new Galaxy phones and whatnot if we need to check JB functionality, and since people may need to make live updates to code while QAing something, I think the keyboard and mouse-enabling dongle would be a good trade off price wise, for our office.
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I've been thinking of picking up a Nexus 7, and my main use in tablets is reading comics. What is the quality of .cbr/.cbz reading apps? Will purchases made on Comixology on an iOS device load on the Android version of the app? I'm assuming yes. Also, what's the best way to read comics on the Nexus 7? Portrait with a little zooming, or landscape and vertical scrolling through the pages?
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IzzyNobre posted:I've been thinking of picking up a Nexus 7, and my main use in tablets is reading comics. What is the quality of .cbr/.cbz reading apps? Will purchases made on Comixology on an iOS device load on the Android version of the app? I'm assuming yes. Yeah, I'm in the same boat as you. Kinda missing reading comics on a tablet. found this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoQeFUTo2Pc. It looks okay?
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Mister Fister posted:So yeah, someone modded their car so that their Nexus 7 would act as a head unit: This is rad. I've always wanted to do something similar.
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IzzyNobre posted:I've been thinking of picking up a Nexus 7, and my main use in tablets is reading comics. What is the quality of .cbr/.cbz reading apps? Will purchases made on Comixology on an iOS device load on the Android version of the app? I'm assuming yes. It's... serviceable, but not something I'd recommend for modern comics. It works okay in landscape, but you lose a lot of the impact that you'd normally get from turning the page onto something like a one-page splash. Two-page spreads are more irritating than readable. Like I'm trying to imagine reading All Star Superman #10 for the first time on a 7" and it just makes me a little sad. edit/ Fit-to-width portrait mode "feels" better if you've got good eyesight. Perfect Viewer is probably the best free app. Equilibrium fucked around with this message at 03:48 on Aug 13, 2012 |
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Having transfer troubles with my N7, I don't seem to have access to all the directories, as if some are read only. currently FTPing into it via SolidExplorer to do what I need, anyway to get around this?
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Equilibrium posted:It's... serviceable, but not something I'd recommend for modern comics. It works okay in landscape, but you lose a lot of the impact that you'd normally get from turning the page onto something like a one-page splash. Two-page spreads are more irritating than readable. Like I'm trying to imagine reading All Star Superman #10 for the first time on a 7" and it just makes me a little sad. Well that changes things a bit. I have a 3rd gen iPad (which I mostly use for comics) but I wanted something a little more portable to read my comics on a whim if I happen to be out and there's a lot of time to kill (shopping with the wife, riding the train to school, etc). 7" seems like the magic number -- small enough to fit in a suit pocket and be more portable than the iPad, large enough to make for a better experience than using the iPhone for the same things --, but if you say it's not a great comic book reading experience... I've had the Dropad A8, a piece of poo poo no-name Chinese tablet, to review for a website. Comics were pretty decent (in landscape with some scrolling) but there didn't seem to be a decent comic book app. I'm willing to pay for a good one with a decent interface, mind you (just not back then, considering I knew that once I was done with the review, that poo poo would be on Kijiji right away). I wish the Best Buy people would've had the foresight to install some comicbook app on the display models. Maybe it's just my crowd, but it seems like a lot of people are interested in that funcionality in tablets. Come to think of it, Apple should do that on their display iPads, too.
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