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Introducing Nexus 7 = google android tablet

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  • #752
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,006 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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  • #753
    racer1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 205 ✭✭racer1


    Have decided to get the 16gb one as the wait for 8gb one is too long and prices on eBay are rediculous.. Anyone know any stores in Dublinn cc that have stock? Thanks


  • #754
    dregin
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 6,525 Mod ✭✭✭✭dregin


    racer1 wrote: »
    Have decided to get the 16gb one as the wait for 8gb one is too long and prices on eBay are rediculous.. Anyone know any stores in Dublinn cc that have stock? Thanks

    None.

    PC World told me 3 weeks during the week. Argos have a similar date and HMV had no info on when their next batch would be coming in.


  • #755
    Dimithy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 351 ✭✭Dimithy


    Anyone have any idea if tesco are actually selling this today?


  • #756
    Patsy fyre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,184 ✭✭✭Patsy fyre


    Must say the face unlock feature is really cool, I've it set so that I've to blink before it unlocks. Modern technology :-)


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  • #757
    jonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,425 ✭✭✭jonski


    Dimithy wrote: »
    Anyone have any idea if tesco are actually selling this today?


    Just wondering where you got the idea that Tescos were selling them today ?


  • #758
    Dimithy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 351 ✭✭Dimithy


    irishgeo wrote: »
    tesco got back to me

    On sale July 29th but only in shops with electrical desks what ever that means?

    This from earlier in the thread.


  • #759
    Patsy fyre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,184 ✭✭✭Patsy fyre


    Google now has just told me where I work despite the device never been outside of my house...


  • #760
    god's toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,242 ✭✭✭god's toy


    Patsy fyre wrote: »
    Google now has just told me where I work despite the device never been outside of my house...


    But your android phone was, yes?


  • #761
    Patsy fyre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,184 ✭✭✭Patsy fyre


    god's toy wrote: »
    Patsy fyre wrote: »
    Google now has just told me where I work despite the device never been outside of my house...


    But your android phone was, yes?
    Yup.


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  • #762
    event
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭event


    Patsy fyre wrote: »
    The only thing that could make this device better would be skygo, what's app and film on support.

    do you mean sky go doesnt work on it?


  • #763
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,720 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    event wrote: »
    Patsy fyre wrote: »
    The only thing that could make this device better would be skygo, what's app and film on support.

    do you mean sky go doesnt work on it?


    Sky Go doesn't work on Jelly Bean.
    It only recently started working for ICS so we'll probably have to wait another age for it to be updated :(


  • #764
    Jilm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 864 ✭✭✭Jilm


    TheDoc wrote: »
    Well its based on the more you use it etc,

    Do you use Google map check in ?

    I check in daily to what I have label led home and work. Picked mine up straight away.

    If you go to "My Places" in Google Maps you can now set your "Home" and "Work" locations.


  • #765
    TheDoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,141 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
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    Going to buy that later. Looks decent.

    Today was its first adventure outside the house, nothing of the below was actually required but was nice to see it was accurate.

    Google Now informed me that my bus stop was 6 minutes walk from the house, thank you Google now :)

    While on the bus, it calculated my route to work, bus into town, walking to another bus, then walking from getting of the final bus. Clocked the various journeys and the total journey time and was off by bout 4 minutes, because I got coffee :D

    On the bus, usability was perfect. Was comfortable to use as my e-Reader with my kindle app, and small enough not to be ****ing massive and attracting attention. Through various glares of sun it wasnt affected in the slightest.

    Anyone see any cases in walk in stores, on lunch today would like to grab soemething for piece of mine, mine operating from its box


  • #766
    Mimikyu
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  • #767
    dregin
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 6,525 Mod ✭✭✭✭dregin


    Been keeping an eye out for cases, but haven't seen any in the shops around Dublin city centre.

    Google have released the office one, but of course we can't buy it through the play store :(

    http://www.product-reviews.net/2012/07/27/official-nexus-7-cases-stock-update/


  • #768
    TheDoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,141 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
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    I didn't have a data connection, now I'm not sure if it did it through Wifi in my house before I left, if so, how did it know my route?

    It displayed a card with my direct route to work and time
    It had another card with my nearest bus stop, and the bus route it goes.
    And then another card had the second bus route, so surely that happened through just the GPS.

    Pity bought the cases, they won't be stocked in retailers I'd say, and they look cheap and cheerful for what I want, essentially something to just protect the screen.


  • #769
    TheDoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,141 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    Just checked Google Now there,
    Tablets MAC address isn’t added to work Wifi yet so no data connection. Google Now is drawing a blank. So it appears it only works with a data connection.

    That pretty much nullifies the whole point imo, requiring a constant tethering, which will drain my already malfunctioning batter on my phone.


  • #770
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,932 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    soooo, what roms are people using and what are the must do mods?


  • #771
    balkieb2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,839 ✭✭✭balkieb2002


    Cyrus wrote: »
    soooo, what roms are people using and what are the must do mods?

    I'm still using Jr6 from earlier as I found this to be one that suited my needs (still haven't found any issues with it and it was updated recently). May though test out the ParanoidAndroid ROM that was mentioned on the last page as I've recently done a nandroid backup. Nothing else out really catches my fancy.

    Only must do mod of top of my head would be Flash though that's included in some roms. Could also try out the Tablet UI though I'm not a fan of that yet.
    TheDoc wrote: »
    Just checked Google Now there,
    Tablets MAC address isn’t added to work Wifi yet so no data connection. Google Now is drawing a blank. So it appears it only works with a data connection.

    That pretty much nullifies the whole point imo, requiring a constant tethering, which will drain my already malfunctioning batter on my phone.

    Yeah I knew Google Now required data to get its information (searches etc) from the reviews I read though it was something that I wanted to test out on WIFI to see how accurate it was. You'd need a Nexus phone or something that has JB installed to get the full use out of it unfortunately.


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  • #772
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,932 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    balkieb2002 wrote: »
    I'm still using Jr6 from earlier as I found this to be one that suited my needs (still haven't found any issues with it and it was updated recently). May though test out the ParanoidAndroid ROM that was mentioned on the last page as I've recently done a nandroid backup. Nothing else out really catches my fancy.

    Only must do mod of top of my head would be Flash though that's included in some roms. Could also try out the Tablet UI though I'm not a fan of that yet.

    is JR6 the modaco rom?

    dont like the way the nav bars are on the side in landscape :(


  • #773
    balkieb2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,839 ✭✭✭balkieb2002


    Yeah that's it.

    I don't normally have my tablet in landscape (except for watching stuff) so that's not as much an issue for me. That is also just a prebake option - if your a registered/paid user of Modaco you can cook your own version which gives you the bars where you want them along with other things so I'd say its also possible to edit that yourself once you know what your looking for.


  • #774
    Breezer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭Breezer


    Breezer wrote: »
    Is there a working display model on display anywhere? Deciding between this, Transformer Infinity and and iPad and I'd like an opportunity to see it in action.
    So..... On display anywhere? Anybody?


  • #775
    balkieb2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,839 ✭✭✭balkieb2002


    Breezer wrote: »
    So..... On display anywhere? Anybody?

    I'm presuming most on display models may have been sold though your best best would be PC World as a quick search of this thread indicates there was one in PC World in the Jervis Centre a few days ago.


  • #776
    kayos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭kayos


    dregin wrote: »
    Been keeping an eye out for cases, but haven't seen any in the shops around Dublin city centre.

    Google have released the office one, but of course we can't buy it through the play store :(

    http://www.product-reviews.net/2012/07/27/official-nexus-7-cases-stock-update/
    Heck I am in Nashville and no where has a case for the nexus 7. Best buy USA are not stocking the tablet so won't stock accessories.

    One of the guys in the office has the official case and doesn't like it.

    The shops that are stocking the nexus are all out of stock of them and have no eta. They were surprised I got one on release in Ireland.


  • #777
    llandai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 ✭llandai


    Anyone had any problems with their nexus 7? Got mine last Thursday in PC world and today it has just gone dead!! Battery was fully charged this morning and it had only been on for about 10 minutes when it just turned itself off and now it won't turn on or take a charge or do anything in fact!! Anyone else have this problem?


  • #778
    BrookieD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭BrookieD


    llandai wrote: »
    Anyone had any problems with their nexus 7? Got mine last Thursday in PC world and today it has just gone dead!! Battery was fully charged this morning and it had only been on for about 10 minutes when it just turned itself off and now it won't turn on or take a charge or do anything in fact!! Anyone else have this problem?

    No issues here on Battery, life is great on it and really gets a hard time on some days.


  • #779
    belmulletman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭belmulletman


    BrookieD wrote: »
    No issues here on Battery, life is great on it and really gets a hard time on some days.

    Snap.

    Though I even set it up to turn off the Wifi when the screen is off.
    I found when i got home, it wasn't always fully sync'd with what I'd done on my Galaxy Nexus, so this way, it saves extra battery and when the screen comes on it brings everything back in sync! :-D


  • #780
    Mantel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭Mantel


    dregin wrote: »
    Been keeping an eye out for cases, but haven't seen any in the shops around Dublin city centre.

    Google have released the office one, but of course we can't buy it through the play store :(

    http://www.product-reviews.net/2012/07/27/official-nexus-7-cases-stock-update/

    Some pictures of it http://imgur.com/a/iyGOw

    The people that have it aren't happy with it, the flap that's supposed to cover the screen doesn't have anything to secure it and it's not too ridged so it'll just fall open or get pushed aside if stuff moves around in your bag. I'm more interested in the dock, this thing won't be leaving the house much and having a dock I can just drop it in to would be great.


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  • #781
    hu4rorZ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭hu4rorZ


    huge thanks to everyone in the thread,
    got my nexus7 from hmv , and have setup the US account with the instructions posted. Used the beta Tunnelbear app, costs 5per month, but worked a charm for dumbing down the VPN side of things
    have the credit all sorted now. Cheers!


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