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« on: July 18, 2012, 07:57:16 AM »
NFC is nice and all, but given there's no 3G/4G connectivity I'm not sure how useful it'll be in the N7. I guess if a shop supports Wifi it could be used, but i can see some frustration from everyone as someone tries to setup the wifiaccess point in the checkout line just to use NFC.
Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of NFC and think it's definitely the future, but in the N7 I'm not sure that it's very practical. Personally I wish they would've nixed the NFC interface and gone with an HDMI port instead.
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« on: July 18, 2012, 07:51:03 AM »
Some notes from my end after using the N7 for a few hours:
Pro's -
Beautiful!
I love the new revamped Google apps like Gmail and G+
It's super fast
GPS is great! Google Sky Maps works like a champ
Microphone seems to pickup very well
The display is amazing
Con's -
No way to make calls through Google Voice - bummer
USB Mass Storage (UMS) has been removed, only MTP and PTP are supported, both of which are crap protocols. This was hugely unexpected since Calibre and some other apps don't support these protocols.
Amazon Prime/VOD doesn't work on ICS or Jellybean - to be expected I guess
Camera is rather week and is horrid with skype -- though will probably be fixed soon (hopefully)
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« on: July 18, 2012, 07:43:55 AM »
Yesterday (Tuesday) at 4:45pm I got a text from UPS that mine had been delivered, so I split work about 10 minutes early, picked-up the kids, then headed home to find my N7 safely on my door stoop. I didn't have a chance to open it until after the kids went to bed around 9pm, but I got about two hours of play time and installed most of the apps I use daily on my Kindle Fire... which was nice since most had to be sideloaded on the Fire.
I didn't take any pictures, we've all seen the plethora of Unboxing pics and vids, but needless to say it was a nice experience... and yup I had a knife in hand to get through the tape.
This thing is beautiful! I love the GMail and G+ apps, plus Flipboard is amazing (added from GPlay). I also setup/installed Skype, Kindle app, Overdrive, Maps, Netflix, Pandora, Adobe Reader, Google Drive, EchoLink, Sky Map, TED, Weather Channel, Twitter, and a few other apps too. Now I just have to try and remember the passwords to each service.
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« on: July 18, 2012, 07:34:55 AM »
I installed Skype last night but haven't tested it yet... so good to know. Also I'm anxious to try a Google Hangout to see how well the camera works there too since that's one reason I got the N7 is for Hangouts.
One thing to note is during the Skype installation it did say Skype wasn't optimized for the N7 (or something like that), so I agree that this is probably software and will be fixed in time.
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« on: July 18, 2012, 07:32:32 AM »
I still haven't tested Calibre with my N7 yet, but I think the problem is due to Jellybean not support UMS (USB Mass Storage).. it only supports MTP and PTP. These are more at the software layer then hardware layer, so it's not giving you direct access to the file system, but instead it uses the MTP protocol to share content with you -- kind of like the difference between mounting a file system directly or using FTP to see the files on a file system. I hadn't heard of either MTP or PTP until getting my N7, but this is a disappointment to say the least. I was able to get the file system mounted on my Linux system [ post here], but I've not tested this with Calibre yet to see if it's enough to make it happy. Also Calibre does not support MTP nor do they plan on supporting it [ source] so hopefully we can find a good middle ground so the N7 works with it more seamlessly.
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« on: July 18, 2012, 07:24:47 AM »
If it's like other Android devices it uses the Notification sound which is a global sound used for all notifications, but in Jellybean they added the ability to disable the notification by app which should be nice.
To set this go into your Settings > Apps > side to All > and tap Gmail. Now uncheck "Show Notifications" . You won't get any notifications or sounds when a new email arrives, so that may be less than ideal -- but this will stop the sound from appearing.
One quicker way to set it is also to long press on the app in the Notification window, if a notification exists, and it'll bring you the settings page as well to disable the Notifications.
Hope this helps --
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« on: July 18, 2012, 07:18:24 AM »
Wow, sorry to hear about all the mess with UPS. They will deliver as late as needed to empty the truck, and I've gotten packages from both UPS and FedEx as late as 9pm before. Hopefully you guys got your units last night sometime, so let us know.
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« on: July 18, 2012, 07:14:41 AM »
I haven't found any way to enable UMS (USB Mass Storage) on the Nexus 7, seems Jellybean only supports MTP or PTP which is less than ideal. Also it stinks that Linux users have to go through this hoop given my Kindle Fire with UMS support would just show-up as a mounted drive automatically when connected with no hassle. I'm sure someone will address this soon, but I'm betting it won't be from Google since this has apparently been an issue on many devices since ICS. I found a tutorial where someone released a patch for the Samsung Galaxy S3, but I'm not sure if this'll work with the N7. Hopefully a similar one will come out soon though for us.
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« on: July 17, 2012, 09:01:51 PM »
When I first connected my Nexus 7 to my laptop running Xubuntu 12.04 I was shocked that it didn't appear as a USB device as my Kindle Fire and DroidX do, but after some research i saw they changed how ICS and JB use USB connectivity. Now it uses MTP or PTP where PTP is more for pics and MTP is for accessing the file system. Problem though is Linux doesn't natively support MTP. So here's how to set it up: Set up a UDEV rule via the terminal by opening the rules file sudo nano -w /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rulesAnd entering the following line at the end of the file (be sure to use your user name at the end!): SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTR{idProduct}=="6860", MODE="0600", OWNER="<your-username>"Now install the tools and set a mount point by entering the following commands one line at a time sudo apt-get install mtpfs
sudo mkdir /media/GNexus
sudo chmod 775 /media/GNexusPlug your Galaxy Nexus in, and enter the next line in the same terminal window: sudo mtpfs -o allow_other /media/GNexusDrag and drop through Nautilus, and when you're done and need to unmount, enter the following: sudo umount mtpfs[ Source] As for OSX it's also not supported natively, but Google has this app to add support - http://www.android.com/filetransfer/ .
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« on: July 17, 2012, 02:12:55 PM »
When I ordered my N7 I think it asked if I wanted the device setup on my account, which I think I clicked Yes... but just curious what exactly is setup or pre-loaded account wise when you boot it up for the first time.
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« on: July 17, 2012, 01:43:36 PM »
I call to verify whether they all shipped today. After 1 and a half hour wait I was told it might be for 5 more days before I would get a notification and that they could not promise me it would ship this week. after getting a supervisor I was told I could cancel both my orders. So I went online check with staples and found out they have them in stock. I'm writing this from my new nexus 7 that I just picked up minutes ago.
Dang... so you saved the $14 on shipping. Nice! Did they say what the hold-up was though? Sam
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« on: July 17, 2012, 01:10:18 PM »
OK only had my N7 for one day, but have forgotten the logon password...I am sure doing a factory reset is the easiest solution, but directions on the only site I can find are not working ... they seem to be written for the nexus phone 
Any ideas where else I can look?
I don't have my N7 yet for reference, but is the password the same as you use on your Google account? If so you might need to reset it there, but if the N7 has its own password yeah a hard reset might be your best bet. My only experience with an Android tablet to date is the Kindle Fire, and it has a password that's set to lock the screen, which if that's what you're referring to a factory reset is the only option as far a I know. Sam
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« on: July 17, 2012, 12:55:23 PM »
Google actually announced today that all pre-orders that had been ordered by Friday the 13th have been shipped as of today (although they could still be in transit) so I wouldn't put any credence to this 'news' report. Besides, what the heck is 'worldnewsresource'? Looks like some hobbyists personal site, not a legit news site.
I agree, this site could be riding the inertia of Google's bad step for some page views, so I wouldn't put much credibility in it. Besides these folks are in Krakow, Poland, so how would they get this tidbit of info before any major tech news organizations or bloggers in the US?
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« on: July 17, 2012, 12:50:44 PM »
For anyone who has their N7 what did you find unexpected, good or bad... I've read LOTS of articles highlighting the major features, but is there anything you noticed that works better than you expected? What about geewiz features you've found that you think aren't getting enough attention? Or on the flip slide is there anything you expected to be amazing that ended up being bunk?
Just curious --
Sam
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« on: July 17, 2012, 12:33:10 PM »
Mine is in my hot hands, charging.
I guess we have too many similar threads talking about delivery, I've seen your pic on three different ones thus far :-D
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