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new google tablet
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/google-seen-joining-tablet-fray-at-meeting-2012-06-26?link=MW_latest_news

Interesting if they come out with their own branded one like the nexus line.

At $200 it might hurt kindle fire sales more than iPad sales though.

If Apple doesn't do a 7 inch pad in the near future I could see getting an android 7 incher.
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wow.

i almost pulled the trigger on the new ipad, but i'm really hoping for an ipad mini. . .so i'll wait to see if that pans out. if not, i would give serious consideration to a $200 google tablet. . .as long as it is lighter than the fire.
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Yeah I keep thinking apple will schedule an event to take some of the press away from google I/O but so far nothing...I figured they would either talk about the apple tv, new iphone or new ipad.

If they are switching to the new connector I think they need to reveal the new iphone with it so 3rd party companies can develop stuff for it. I could see them using the new connector in an ipad mini too.
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i looks like it is about 2 oz lighter than the fire. . .but i don't know that 2 oz makes much of a difference. it adds a front-facing camera that the fire doesn't have and it runs the latest version of android. surprised that they didn't add a slot for sd or microsd cards. i can't say that i'm excited about it, but if no ipad mini in the fall, this still trumps the current fire.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2406446,00.asp
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yeah i have heard the fire 2 is coming out next month....A guy at work runs ICS on his fire...I wonder if it will run JB ok.
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i heard rumors that a fire 2 was coming, but haven't heard anything concrete. will there be a camera? will it be thinner? what version of android will it run?

things are starting to get interesting in the mini tablet market.
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looks like the ipad mini rumors are starting to heat up too...WSJ is now saying there is one coming this fall with the launch of the iphone 5...and maybe a new retina ipad that is a little thinner

The complaints I have heard at work is that the 7 inch displays require you to almost always resize your view of any website in order to read anything.

Either way I think a 7incher could be very handy but I still want the "home" computer in ironman that I can just talk to and have it put things on my displays etc :-)
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i have always preferred a bigger screen, but my 1st gen ipad is too heavy to use comfortably as a reading device/gaming device for very long. i think 7.85" will also work better on a lectern/pulpit.
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Looks like google is ready to shake things up again

http://thedroidguy.com/2012/10/8gb-nexus-7-not-available-in-google-play-store-anymore/

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/10/22/google-to-unveil-lg-nexus-4-3g-nexus-7-and-samsung-nexus-10-at-android-event-next-week/

I am looking forward to checking out the new android offerings before choosing between them and a mini....the low cost is very enticing..
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i like my nexus, but i wouldn't recommend it to most people. the android community needs to start making distinct tablet versions of their apps. . .and it would be nice if the hardware manufacturers would standardize their sizes (1 or 2 phone sizes, 7" tablet, 10" tablet) so that the apps can be written in a way that scales properly across devices.
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