A Day as a Jelly Bean: 24 Hours with Google's Nexus 7 Tablet

By Lucas Allen
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Published: July 31, 2012
Words: 9,346 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476059419

Short description

The new Nexus 7 tablet is getting plenty of hype as Google has thrown its hat into the tablet wars. For 24 hours, author Lucas Allen abandoned his iPad, Android phone, and other devices in order to use the Nexus 7 as his sole source of online communication and information. He examines all aspects of the Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) for the average person.

Extended description

Google recently made history with the release of its first tablet, the Nexus 7. Described by some as the first true competitor to the iPad and others as a threat to the Kindle Fire, the release follows several years of Nexus phones from Google. At under $200, the Nexus 7 is already selling quickly and is difficult to find in stores and online.

Regular guy and gadget lover Lucas Allen decided to put the Nexus 7 to the test. For one day, he abandoned his iPad and Samsung Galaxy S2 phone in order to try to survive exclusively with the Nexus 7. As a Wi-Fi only tablet, this was no small challenge. In this account, he details how a regular day unfolds with no access to the internet, texting, or calling except through the Nexus 7.

All facets of the the Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) are examined, with particular attention to the features that the average user will be most interested in. These include web browsing, Google Voice, Facebook, Twitter, podcasts, music, Hulu Plus, Netflix,.. (Read more) Google recently made history with the release of its first tablet, the Nexus 7. Described by some as the first true competitor to the iPad and others as a threat to the Kindle Fire, the release follows several years of Nexus phones from Google. At under $200, the Nexus 7 is already selling quickly and is difficult to find in stores and online.

Regular guy and gadget lover Lucas Allen decided to put the Nexus 7 to the test. For one day, he abandoned his iPad and Samsung Galaxy S2 phone in order to try to survive exclusively with the Nexus 7. As a Wi-Fi only tablet, this was no small challenge. In this account, he details how a regular day unfolds with no access to the internet, texting, or calling except through the Nexus 7.

All facets of the the Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) are examined, with particular attention to the features that the average user will be most interested in. These include web browsing, Google Voice, Facebook, Twitter, podcasts, music, Hulu Plus, Netflix, eReader capabilities, and much more. The inevitable comparisons between the Nexus 7 and iPad are addressed throughout the book.

Lucas Allen is a math teacher who blogs about educational technologies at Tech Powered Math. He is the author of the book series, TI-Nspire (TM) Tutorials: How to Dominate Math With the TI-Nspire Graphing Calculator.
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android tablet, tablet computer, nexus 7, ipad vs nexus 7, kindle fire vs nexus 7, ipad alternatives, google tablet

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