<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>7-inch. It runs Jelly Bean and I upgraded it to 4.1.1 when I got it last night.<br><br>It has a micro-USB port but no memory card slots.<br><br>I think the Nexus is well done but I've never used an iPad so I can't compare them. Google has a store so you can buy apps and content. Content is still sparse but you can download the Kindle or Barnes & Noble app and buy from them.<br><br>I don't see tablets being a replacement for a laptop. You can buy a Bluetooth keyboard for one, but you've just made the tablet bigger. And tablets have smaller display areas than a lot of laptops and a lot less storage. You can use a cloud, but you won't always have Internet access. On the other hand, they can be a great companion to your wireless network at home or work.<br><br>As content appliances, tablets are great because they are small and portable, they boot fast and don't suffer from hard disk crashes. <br><hr id="zwchr"><b>From: </b>"Vincent Randal" <vtrandal@yahoo.com><br><b>To: </b>"CLUE's mailing list" <clue@cluedenver.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, July 20, 2012 3:40:13 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [clue] Google Nexus tablet<br><br><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hello everybody,</div><div><br></div><div>I have been following this thread with a lot of interest. Earlier this year with some reluctance I bought a Motorola XOOM (wifi only) directly from Motorola. The price had come down to $399 and they threw in a speaker docking station and gel pad. But it was still over priced in my opinion since it was a year old now.</div><div><br></div><div>I bought this particular XOOM because it's the one mentioned on Google's developer page. I wanted to test a little Android I app I wrote. The app tested out OK. But I wish I had sent the XOOM back to Motorola for a refund :)</div><div><br></div><div>What size is this new Nexus 7 tablet? I wish I had waited to get one of these. My XOOM runs ICS (Android 4.0.4). My Galaxy Nexus phone got the 4.1.1 update a few days ago. I have no idea if my XOOM
will get updated to Jelly Bean when that comes out.</div><div><br></div><div>I guess I should google Google for the Google Nexus 7 :) I would like to know if they put any I/O ports like micro usb or memory card slots - dang a card reader even. I think that is something that's missing from these tablets. Not everything has wireless connectivity. Take my camera for example. I would love to be able to look at my photos right on the spot when I am out shooting pictures. My camera has a tiny little screen but the bigger screen on the tablet would give a lot better idea if I got a good shot.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, I don't have much use for my XOOM now. Before the Nexus 7 was in the works I got a great deal on an iPad 2 which I just had to have to run "Stuck on Earth" - I'm a Trey Ratcliff fan. The iPad 2 is an all around superior device compared to the XOOM. I wonder how it compares to the Nexus 7.</div><div><br></div><div>All in all I have my
doubts about tablets since they definitely are not a substitute for a laptop.</div><div><br></div><div>Vincent Randal</div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "dennisjperkins@comcast.net" <dennisjperkins@comcast.net><br> <b><strong>To:</strong></b> CLUE's mailing list <clue@cluedenver.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 20, 2012 9:27 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [clue] Google Nexus tablet<br> </font> </div> <br>
<div id="yiv476110235"><style>#yiv476110235 p {margin:0;}</style><div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Unfortunately, I'll probably be visiting a customer that week.<br><br><hr id="yiv476110235zwchr"><b>From: </b>"Dan Kulinski" <daniel@kulinski.net><br><b>To: </b>"CLUE's mailing list" <clue@cluedenver.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, July 20, 2012 8:51:15 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [clue] Google Nexus tablet<br><br>If JB is out for my Touchpad by August meeting, I'll bring it in. I<br>probably will anyway for my presentation notes.<br><br>Dan<br><br>On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 8:49 AM, <dennisjperkins@comcast.net> wrote:<br>> Jelly Bean should look pretty good on it. I don't know how it differs from<br>> ICS.<br>><br>> I might give a presentation on the Nexus after I finish exploring it.<br>><br>>
________________________________<br>> From: "Dan Kulinski" <daniel@kulinski.net><br>> To: "CLUE's mailing list" <clue@cluedenver.org><br>> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 7:41:14 AM<br>> Subject: Re: [clue] Google Nexus tablet<br>><br>><br>> Yeah, the touchpad is a 10" tablet.<br>><br>> Dan<br>><br>> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 7:37 AM, Dennis J Perkins<br>> <dennisjperkins@comcast.net> wrote:<br>>> This is a 10-inch tablet?<br>>><br>>> Dan Kulinski <daniel@kulinski.net> wrote:<br>>><br>>>>I'm looking forward to Jelly Bean on my HP Touchpad. The latest<br>>>>information I ran across was that it will be released in the next two<br>>>>weeks.<br>>>><br>>>>Dan<br>>>><br>>>>On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Dennis J Perkins<br>>>><dennisjperkins@comcast.net> wrote:<br>>>>> On Friday, July
20, 2012 12:10:13 AM Conrad Constantine wrote:<br>>>>>> On 7/19/2012 11:45 PM, Dennis J Perkins wrote:<br>>>>>> > I got my tablet tonight. Pretty nice. It's a tad difficult to get<br>>>>>> > the<br>>>>>> > box out of the sleeve, but if you tap on the box with your knuckles,<br>>>>>> > Leatherman, or something similar, you can nudge the box out until you<br>>>>>> > can<br>>>>>> > pull the box out. _______________________________________________<br>>>>>> > clue mailing list: clue@cluedenver.org<br>>>>>> > For information, account preferences, or to unsubscribe see:<br>>>>>> > http://cluedenver.org/mailman/listinfo/clue<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> pffft!! doing it wrong.. use knuckles/leatherman to *DESTROY THE<br>>>>>> INSOLENT BOX!*
that is impeding access to that awesome tablet. :D<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>>><br>>>>> I considered it. :) I had already heard that people were having<br>>>>> difficulty so I<br>>>>> wanted to see how difficult it really is. It took a couple of minutes.<br>>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>>> clue mailing list: clue@cluedenver.org<br>>>>> For information, account preferences, or to unsubscribe see:<br>>>>> http://cluedenver.org/mailman/listinfo/clue<br>>>>_______________________________________________<br>>>>clue mailing list: clue@cluedenver.org<br>>>>For information, account preferences, or to unsubscribe see:<br>>>>http://cluedenver.org/mailman/listinfo/clue<br>>>
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