Hasta La Gadget!

This week at Google I/0 2012 we’ve gotten the opportunity to take a bit of time to get some hands-on time with the brand new ASUS Nexus 7 tablet by Google. This device has been given out as a part of the free Developer Pack delivered to all attendees at the I/O 2012 conference, and it’s quite the powerhouse. This device is made to be handheld, has a soft back so you’ve got fully comfortable experience, and the whole shebang is made to show off not only the newest bits of Google Play, but Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as well.

This device you’ll see working on its own with Jelly Bean as well as with the brand new Nexus Q as well, that being a bit of streaming action for your HDTV and home audio system. This device works with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor with a 12 GPU cores for ultimate gaming action, and has access to the TegraZone for games. The Nexus 7 is a vanilla device, this meaning that you’ve got the most naked version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean that you’re going to see on the market.

The tablet experience here takes you to a new level of home entertainment – or that’s what it’s mean to do from what we’ve heard and seen thus far. Have a peek at this Nexus Q demonstration working with the Nexus 7 from this week as well:

The display you’ve got on this device is a massively dense 7” 1280×800 HD display (216 ppi), it’s back-lit IPS that seems here to be more than generous enough for daily use, and up top you’ve got a modest 1.2megapixel camera. This device weighs in at a light 340g, and feels fabulous to hold. We’ll be reviewing this device in full soon – stay tuned to both our Google I/O 2012 portal and our Android portal, not to mention our brand new Nexus 7 portal just opened this week for more!

Google Nexus 7 hands-on is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This week the folks at Google dropped quite a few users out of a blimp to land on the Moscone Center for Google I/O wearing Project Glass – then they explained how they did it. This process included several different components that will be much more compact in the future, with the microphone, several sensors, and connections being rather large and bulky right this moment. This process included bicycle flips, running down the side of a building, and a couple more hardcore sports actions, so the glasses were also attached a bit more securely to each users face than they would have been otherwise.

In the demonstration after the big drop, it was revealed that the display is not in front of your eye when you use Project Glass, not in front of it. The camera lines up with the eye line of the user so that moments can be captured from the user’s perspective, while the design philosophy behind this project remained “ridiculously light.” Of course the units used on the air drop were certainly prototypes, while the final product will “weigh less than mini-sunglasses.”

As the device has been tested over the past few weeks, Google revealed that they found that the units would not only have to be light, but incredibly sturdy as well. Communication with images is set at the heart of this project, with the capture of fleeting moments being one of the primary activity of users in test form thus far. A first person point of view is being pushed here, and noone is safe, not even you shooting a terrible shot in a game of pool – beware!

Stay tuned all week for the rest of our I/O 2012 coverage and head to the Android portal as well to stay up to date on the mobile world of Google!

Project Glass gets demo product blast at I/O is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This week at Google I/O, a brand new device has been revealed going by the name Nexus Q, a cloud-based system which connects to your sound system, video system, and more, complete with Android. This system is made to bring on the heat for Google Play in many ways more than one, and is connected to everyone in a room at a given time. A couple of folks sitting on the couch can add songs to a list, each of them connecting with their own Android device.

This system can also connect to your HDTV and transmit your data wirelessly from Google Play. The content comes from the cloud, your Android smartphone or tablet works like a controller. All of your systems are connected to Google Play, and it all works, again, completely wirelessly – save for the connection between the Nexus Q and your television.

Google has also released a video of the system in play here:

Check out the gallery below for more information on the Nexus Q and check out our Nexus Q portal as well – and stick around all week at our I/O 2012 portal and our Android portal too!

Nexus Q demonstrated with cloud music and movies is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This week at Google I/O 2012 the teams of Google and ASUS have revealed the Nexus 7 ASUS tablet – the first official Nexus series Android tablet – with Jelly Bean. This device has 1200 x 800 HD pixels across its face, a Tegra 3 quad-core processor with 12-core GPU from NVIDIA, a front-facing camera (whose specs were not revealed), and a 9 hour battery (video playback). This tablet is 340g light, “fits perfectly in one hand”, and “just feels right.”

This device has been revealed to show off the Jelly Bean experience, but also to push the Google Play app store to the forefront as well. This device has a new widget called “My Library” – it connected to your cloud in the Google Play shop.

The new Google Play magazines app is included in this release, with a full selection of one of the newest items on the Google Play store. This device is obviously also made to show off the new Google Play TV show episodes and Movie purchasing revealed this week as well.

Have a peek at our I/O 2012 portal as well as our Android portal this whole week to keep up to date on all things I/O!

Google Nexus 7 tablet official is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This week Android 4.1 Jelly Bean recieved an update inside itself, that being Google Now – this update works with Google Maps, Navigation, and more, to bring you updated information about everything around you. This update works with Appointments to bring you to the bus that’s closest, tells you how long it’ll be to walk, how long the bus will take, and everything in-between. Flights are included – status, terminal, and delays.

Google Now works with Sports in that it’s got updated sports scores, your favorite teams included from your already loved bits from Google+. This update works with Travel – with cash exchange rates, translations, and current events. Google Now works with traffic, will get you where you want when you want, and can understand your requirements no matter what you’re going to use to get there.

If you’re headed to a Minnesota Twins game, you’ll get game scores, ticket information, shows food information around the area (if you’re downtown Minneapolis, that’s a lot), and connects to Google Maps to bring you there.

Have a peek at our Jelly Bean timeline below and stay tuned all week to each of our portals!
• I/O 2012
• Google I/O
• Android

Google Now boosts events and planning for Android is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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