http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: OT: Nexus tablet inbound en Sat, 16 May 2026 23:48:23 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729&page=2#post-79192 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:59:25 +0000 chdot 79192@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"The smartphone/tablet battles are all patent related"</p> <p>True - though there have been trademark/domain name conflicts - not least 'ownership' of "iPad" name in China. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729&page=2#post-79188 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:48:47 +0000 Darkerside 79188@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting pair of reviews. For my purposes (primarily as a note taking and reading device), it's pretty much spot on. Aspect ratio being tall and thin means that it just about fits into a trouser pocket. Not hugely comfortably, but well enough so I can also carry a mug and open doors with the other hand whilst moving around the office. Swiftkey as a keyboard negately the slightly tricky typing with it's magical auto-correct.</p> <p>It's definitely different to the iPad. From refusing to believe that there was a function to tablets a year ago, I now reckon there's two classes of tablet, with the larger size starting to squeeze into the laptop market. In the smaller size band, I can't think of anything that beats the nexus.</p> <p>Then again, I'd maybe wait until they sort the quality control out... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729&page=2#post-79187 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:44:01 +0000 cb 79187@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I doubt that they could sue as the copyright will be held in different categories.</p> <p>The smartphone/tablet battles are all patent related (and extremely tedious). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729&page=2#post-79177 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:21:58 +0000 chdot 79177@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not to be confused with -</p> <p><a href="http://www.shimano.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/us/index/products/0/nexus.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.shimano.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/us/index/products/0/nexus.html</a></p> <p>Presumably Shimano didn't think anyone would be confused enough to have any chance of suing and winning -</p> <p>Unlike Apple, Google, Samsung etc!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729&page=2#post-79174 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:07:14 +0000 chdot 79174@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/jul/23/tablet-computer-google" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/jul/23/tablet-computer-google</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.isomaly.com/nexus-7-first-impressions" rel="nofollow">http://www.isomaly.com/nexus-7-first-impressions</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729&page=2#post-78593 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:15:43 +0000 chdot 78593@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Matt Roper ‏@mattjroper</p> <p>11% of Scots now have a tablet computer, says Ofcom study <a href="http://bit.ly/NzyvYT" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/NzyvYT</a> (via @ewansc)</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729&page=2#post-78554 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:14:13 +0000 Darkerside 78554@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was unfairly critical - having actually picked the parcel up last night the full address was 'Home, Flat 0/2, Glasgow'. </p> <p>Sadly, I also have to report that I'm one of many where the left hand side of the screen is lifting away from the body. Feels awfully like ASUS were hammered to try and get these out of the door, and didn't check the quality on the way out. Currently waiting on Google's customer support to get back to me, who are apparently swamped at the moment.</p> <p>Not the most glorious start to Google's foray into product shipping.</p> <p>Apart from that, it's great! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78552 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:09:05 +0000 steveo 78552@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Ha, Google managed to put as the address only 'Flat 0/2 Glasgow'.</em></p> <p>That should be enough, doesn't your postman know your name. Its not like Glasgow is a very big place :D </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78538 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:36:16 +0000 alibali 78538@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Other note taking apps are available.<br /> You might like to try OneNote, Darkerside.</p> <p>Free apps for 'droids, iPhone and browsers and seamless integration with Skydrive and MSOffice. (And the searchable images thing too, of course)</p> <p>One you start using one, it's tough to switch.....still sketch on paper then snapshot on phone straight into the notebook. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78529 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:08:02 +0000 Darkerside 78529@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ha, Google managed to put as the address only 'Flat 0/2 Glasgow'.</p> <p>And then did similar things to 4499 other people.</p> <p>Way to mail merge, guys. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78526 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:09:01 +0000 Instography 78526@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It does look like the lid of an iBook. Still pretty impressive to be that far advanced with the iPad. There's a similar story in the Isaacson biography of Jobs having a computer the size of a desk diary (so about the size of the titanium powerbook) designed and mocked up before they'd even built the first Macintosh and saying "this is what I was us to be building in the mid-80s". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78522 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:37:19 +0000 cb 78522@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"It features many of the signature elements of the iPad, including rounded corners, a dock connector port at the bottom, a front panel dominated by a glass touchscreen, and a plain back with just the Apple logo."</p> <p>What?! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78513 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:11:45 +0000 chdot 78513@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Pictures of early design concepts for the iPad made between 2002 and 2004 have been revealed through an Apple court filing."</p> <p>(Looks like half an iBook)</p> <p><a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/07/18/court_filing_reveals_apples_ipad_prototype_from_early_2000s.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/07/18/court_filing_reveals_apples_ipad_prototype_from_early_2000s.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78512 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:06:34 +0000 amir 78512@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Have you seen Hockney's table (ipad) art. It was a major factor in my wife's recent purchase (ipad) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78510 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:47:12 +0000 Darkerside 78510@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Online tracker has just gone to "Shipment delivery address unknown, recovery actions underway". I see.</p> <p>One grumpy call to TNT, coming right up. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78504 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:43:12 +0000 Darkerside 78504@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've started paying for Evernote, partly to get the 'allow others to edit shared notebooks' feature and partly becuase I use it heavily, so it seemed fair. The real shame is that the site is blocked on the MoD network.</p> <p>Still no sign of the TNT van apparently. The tension builds. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78498 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:53:31 +0000 steveo 78498@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>More like one of those water bombers the US fire brigades use to deal with forest fires. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78496 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:49:44 +0000 chdot 78496@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Like a bucket of water being used to douse the Kindle's flames"</p> <p><a href="http://m.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/tablets/google-nexus-7-1087040/review" rel="nofollow">http://m.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/tablets/google-nexus-7-1087040/review</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78495 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:49:17 +0000 Instography 78495@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't know. A stylus and Sketchbook Pro do a good job. Only limitation is that it helps to wear a thin cotton glove with the index finger and thumb end cut off to stop inadvertent clicking and scrolling when you're resting your hand on the screen. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78494 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:43:46 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 78494@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>Call me old fashioned, but I have a sketchpad and an artist's roll full of pens, pencils and suchlike. Heavier, bulkier and probably mroe expensive than a tablet!</em>"</p> <p>For real sketching can't beat paper and pens. But site goes online digitally, and submissions for most bits of writing these days are digital. I've got (many) Moleskines for notekeeping as well, but transferring can be a pain. I 'prefer' notebooks, but practicality issues, and time-saving by not duplicating effort, make the tablet win out. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78493 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:41:19 +0000 Snowy 78493@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My Nexus 7 arrived last week (yes, I was v quick off the mark). You're not going to be disappointed :-) And +1 for Evernote - great app. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78482 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:50:35 +0000 chdot 78482@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"My hope (albeit thought about after I'd actually placed the order) is to be able to use evernote to take notes"</p> <p>For anyone who hasn't come across it -</p> <p>Evernote is amazingly useful. It's cross-platform (on computers + mobiles) and can be used for text and images and clips from web pages. It will even OCR text in images (if it's clear enough - their examples include wine labels) so that text can be searched for (though not copied). </p> <p>And it's free (monthly space allowance) unless you want to upload a lot of images. </p> <p><a href="http://www.Evernote.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.Evernote.com</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78438 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:53:55 +0000 Arellcat 78438@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I really need something with a pair of 24" screens and a good mouse</em></p> <p>Sounds like someone simply needs a larger courier bag. :&gt; Maybe Trakke can develop the 'megatablet bag' or something. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78437 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:53:54 +0000 kaputnik 78437@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Call me old fashioned, but I have a sketchpad and an artist's roll full of pens, pencils and suchlike. Heavier, bulkier and probably mroe expensive than a tablet! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78436 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:53:51 +0000 Darkerside 78436@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My hope (albeit thought about after I'd actually placed the order) is to be able to use evernote to take notes from meetings and training sessions on the tablet and avoid having to use a paper notebook. Screen size might prove a limiting factor here, but we'll see. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78434 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:51:48 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 78434@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Have to say I've found the tablet brilliant for typing on - had wondered if I'd need an external keyboard, but not a bit of it. Got my word processing app; got an html editor app; a brilliant photoshop-esque image manipulation app; script-writing app; and a fab notebook into which I can put scribbles to get my ideas into some sort of form. Use it so much more than a dinky netbook I used to have (which ran windows and so took half of lunchtime to start up and shut down). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78432 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:47:18 +0000 kaputnik 78432@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've toyed with idea of a tablet or a netbook type thing so I could do some work on the go, unfortunately I really need something with a pair of 24" screens and a good mouse to actually be able to do anything productive, so I've never bothered. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78422 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:33:22 +0000 SRD 78422@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've been trying to order a nexus for delivery while we're in Canada (shhhh...). not having much luck though </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78421 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:32:26 +0000 kaputnik 78421@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>heh. G too close to B on the keyboard! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7729#post-78420 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:31:08 +0000 Darkerside 78420@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot, sadly a courier bag wouldn't really work with the recumbent, so the racktop serves in its place and hops between the 'bent and the upright. Modified now with buckles instead of velcro to attach it to the rack, after we parted company at speed... </p>