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Anyone here owns either or both of these? If so, some feedback/comparisons would be great. Thank you.
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I had to set up a KF for my mother.
It was very simple to use and as functional as needs to be for her requirements.
I cannot give a comparison, (not used the nexus yet), but as a simple tablet for every day use the Fire is good value for money.
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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Thanks.
Was that the HD version?
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I looked at them both before I selected my Christmas present to me from the wife, and decided that the Nexus was a better way to go - I think the Fire is a bit more hard-wired to Amazon than I wanted from an Android device. Now there is a 32Gb version of the Nexus, I know which I'd prefer (and it ain't a Kindle under my tree!)
Plus, there is Amazon's annoying habit of only releasing kit in the UK when it is about to be replaced in the US...if they had launched the Fire in the UK a year ago...
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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Thank you. My google-ing tells me the same, that as a tablet device, the Nexus 7 has an edge. That said unless you buy and install tons of apps/games/books, 16 GB should suffice, right?
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Depends - my MP3 collection won't fit into it by a long way, and if you think about it in terms of a movie collection (copied from your own DVD's of course) they work out at about 500MB per hour (or more if you are using Hi Res). It don't take many of them to fill the 32GB!
Plus, it looks like the 16GB has performance problems if the free space drops below 3GB : http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/385943/20120919/nexus7-16gb-performance-issue-3gbstorage-asus-google.htm[^] - this was in September though, so it may have been fixed by now.
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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Thanks, good feedback there!
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BTW, thanks once again Griff. Got the Nexus 7 16 GB this morning
I decided not to spend the extra 300 for the 10" screen or the extra 60 for the 32 GB. And in any case, this is for my 5 year old.
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You're welcome!
5YO!
When I was 5, we were lucky to get an orange, some nuts and an Airfix model!
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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OriginalGriff wrote: When I was 5, we were lucky to get an orange, some nuts and an Airfix model!
My one trouble now is he tries out the microphone search feature. Sometimes the search results are not 100% child-safe. I have no idea how to disable that though.
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I haven't tried it (no kids) but there is a Android version of Net Nanny: http://www.netnanny.com/mobile[^] - might be worth a look.
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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Nish Sivakumar wrote: this is for my 5 year old Merry Xmas, Nish,
If your 5 year old gets a Nexus for Xmas, what will he/she have to look forward to in the future ?
If I had a 5 year old, they'd be lucky to get an Etch-A-Sketch [^], but, perhaps your child has your technical genes, and is: a prodigy !
yrs, Bill
"We live in a world ruled by fictions: mass merchandising, advertising, politics as advertising, instant translation of science, technology, into popular imagery, increasing blur of identity in realms of consumer goods, preempting any free, original, imaginative, response to experience by the television screen. We live in an enormous novel. For a writer it's less necessary to invent a novel's fictional content: fiction's already there. A writer's task is to invent a reality." J. G. Ballard, 1974
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BillWoodruff wrote: Merry Xmas, Nish,
Thank you, and Merry Christimas to you, Bill.
BillWoodruff wrote: If your 5 year old gets a Nexus for Xmas, what will he/she have to look
forward to in the future
?
He got an Xbox 360 / Kinect last Christmas, so this is a bit of a step-down.
BillWoodruff wrote: but, perhaps your child has your technical genes, and is: a prodigy !
Well, so far I haven't noticed a particular interest in computers/tech gadgets in him, not any more than other kids his age.
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My dear fellow, why are you even contemplating a decision!?
Run - don't walk - to your nearest web store (do not stop at the Drones) and git yerself a shiny new Nexus 7 (the fatter the better). I've d my Nexus 7 ever since I got my grubby hands on it around four months ago. May I also recommend this[^] most excellent (and economical) case? I paid $9 (including shipping to Canada) in August.
As Aunt Agatha would say, "you've done well, Bertie!"
/ravi
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NP! Let me know if you end up buying it - I'll send you my pick of favorite free Android apps - the same list I sent CG.
/ravi
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Check your CP email.
/ravi
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Got it, thanks. I already installed some of those I think.
One disappointment was that the Google Talk app does not support video - I did some research and apparently there's a bug that's being fixed (it does work on certain hardware but not on the Nexus 7). The bug's got something to do with not detecting the camera.
Skype video chat does work though.
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Yes, I too use Skype.
/ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: NP! Let me know if you end up buying it - I'll send you my pick of favorite free Android apps - the same list I sent CG.
Can I get the list as well?
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Here ya go (sorry about the unlinked-URLS :
UTILITIES
- Adobe Reader (version 10.3.1 *ONLY* - newer versions render horribly slow - ask me for this version)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.reader
- ASTRO File Manager / Browser (use only to backup your .apks to your PC)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metago.astro
- File Manager by Rhythm Software (the world's BEST Android file manager)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rhmsoft.fm
- MX Player (J2 Interactive - the world's BEST Android movie player)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad
- Penceraha Brightness by KIYUT (user configurable brightness presets - VERY useful)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiyut.android.pencerahan
- Camera Launcher for Nexus 7 r3 by MoDaCo (*much* better camera client)
http://www.1mobile.com/camera-launcher-for-nexus-7-424050.html
- Screen Off FX (one touch display switch-offer)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.kixx.tool.offwidget
- Volume Control Widget by Adam Wolfe Gordon
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.xvx.volume
- WiFi OnOff by CurveFish (one-click WiFi on/off widget)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.curvefish.widgets.wifionoff
NON-UTILITY APPS ("GAMES")
- 3D Digital Weather Clock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=factory.widgets.ThreeDDigitalWeatherClock
- Pool Master Pro by TerranDroid (one of the only 2 games I own - very nice)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.forthblue.pool
- Chess Free by AI Factory Limited (one of the only 2 games I own - very nice)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.aifactory.chessfree
- Scanner Radio by Gordon Edwards (very nice worldwide police scanner - track police, fire and rescue chatter globally)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scannerradio
/ravi
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Skip those and get the DoublePower (DOPO for short) TD-1010 10.1" w/Android 4.0 for $140.00 at Wal-mart, Best Buy, NewEgg or Amazon.
Has 8GB; 512MB for apps (needs to be more, though), Bluetooth, 1028 x 600 screen resolution (1080p HD output), Wi-Fi, and an automatic espresso maker (OK, I'm lying there...), MicroSD up to 32GB, 2 USB ports, 1/8" headphone out, stereo speakers built-in.
In short, the thing just ROCKS!
I have 2 of 'em. Dual-core 1.6GHz (3.2GHz); the thing is wicked fast.
Or, call the manufacturer directly on Wednesday ~ doublepowertech.com
It can be rooted to get 4.1 or 4.2 on there (or so I read).
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