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Nexus Q (Google’s first media streaming box) 2012: Full Review – Part 3

One thing about the new Nexus Q, that is good, is the Q’s ability to stream media directly from the internet, unlike other steaming devices that run the content through the mobile devices. This results in uncompressed videos and audio and faster streaming. The Nexus Q required Android Gingerbread 2.3 or higher to control. There […]

Nexus Q (Google’s first media streaming box) 2012: Full Review – Part 4

Much hype has been created around the new device for the inclusion of 25-watt amplifier. However, it does not give leeway to a $300 price tag. There are certainly more expensive devices in the market with built-in amplifiers but they are more flexible on the media content as well. The amplifier can eliminate the need […]

Google/Asus Nexus 7 (2012): Full Review – Part 1

Google released its own tablet last week, the Nexus 7, in collaboration with its hardware partners AsusTek. Though the Taiwanese company has released its own Android tablets equipped with the latest gadgetry, the new Nexus 7 is a unique blend of hardware hype and inexpensive price tag. At $199 for the 7-inch tablet, Google took […]

Google/Asus Nexus 7 (2012): Full Review – Part 2

Design The new Nexus 7 does not incorporate a unique design. It is yet another black tablet in the market already waterlogged with black devices. However, its simple slab-like design and silver trimming alludes the public that it is slimmer than most of the tablet devices in the market. At first look, the tablet looks […]

Google/Asus Nexus 7 (2012): Full Review – Part 3

As mentioned above, the middle of the top bezel has a 1.2-mega pixel camera. However, that is about it, the Nexus 7 does not have any primary or second camera. In fact, the only thing at rear end is the two-inch speaker slit at the bottom of textured casing. The rear-facing camera is not the […]

Google/Asus Nexus 7 (2012): Full Review – Part 4

The problem though is that there is not much content available on Android platforms that make use of the Tegra 3 features. Only Rapitide GP is able to offer a smooth and high-frame-rate results couple with the on-screen splash effects. The likes of Infinity Blade and other graphic-intensive games could be good additions to Android […]

Google/Asus Nexus 7 (2012): Full Review – Part 5

There is an NFC, Near-Field Communication, chip inside the board. That, for one, is a big hardware inclusion in a device that is worth $199. The NFC brings home the Android Beam for faster transfer of files like web pages, bookmarks, pictures and other media files. The devices of exchange have to be connected back-to-back […]

Google launches new Nexus Q media streaming device with a different shape – Part 1

Google is taking stab at all things electronics, well, almost everything. The Day One of the Google I/O showcased a number of new gadgets announcing that the search engine giant is officially into the original equipment manufacturing (OEM) business. One of the devices, worth noticing, was the new blob-shaped media-streaming device called Nexus Q. The […]

Google launches new Nexus Q media streaming device with a different shape – Part 2

The Nexus Q is a orb-shaped device that has a chord cut at the bottom to place it on a table or book shelf.  The whole device is painted in matte-black giving it a more gothic look than a media device. Google has a way to design device in the most innovative ways. Though this […]

Google launches new Nexus Q media streaming device with a different shape – Part 3

In case of Apple TV, AirPlay streams audio and video content double time, first on the mobile device from where the request is instigated, then in the Apple TV that supplies it to the television via HDMI. However, inserting Nexus Q into the look demotes the smartphone/tablet to merely a controller. The user only has […]

Google expected to release a new tablet at Google I/O under its own name – Part 1

Google’s annual developers’ conference, Google I/O, is right around the corner and the rumour mill is in full swing to take the final hit at what’s coming and what’s not. There might be a good hint on the latest iteration of Android operating system but there is not than meets the eye, or a little […]

Google expected to release a new tablet at Google I/O under its own name – Part 2

Currently, the 7-inch tablet market is ruled by Amazon with its trend-setting Kindle Fire, released in 2011. Barnes & Noble also dances well on the floor but is not the market leader. Samsung and other OEMs have also released 7 inchers but due to high prices users either go for 10.1 alternatives or a Kindle […]

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