Question: What text do you prefer?

Updated News as of April 3rd:Google is set to release the 2nd edition of the Nexus 7 in July 2013. Resolution is expected to be bumped up to 1920 x 1080, new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor for increased speed, 2 gigs of RAM, a back camera, and for the cellular plan, LTE. Pricing rumors haven't been released. So, if you can wait a few months, it's probably best to see what Google has in store for the Nexus 7 Second Edition before buying the currently offered Nexus 7.End of Update.Full Disclosure:I own an iPad 3 and an iTouch and a four, going on five year old Motorola dumb phone.I'm not going deep into hardware specs, you can read other reviews for that.[EDIT FOR NEWEST GOOGLE PRESS RELEASE]On October 29th, Google released the updated Nexus 7. The ONLY things that changed was that the 8gb version was discontinued, the 16gb version dropped to $199 and the 32gb version was released for $249 (both available for purchase NOW). The 3G cellular version is on sale starting November 13, 2012. Do not buy the existing Nexus 7 versions at current prices posted on Amazon! You're paying way too much.[/END EDIT]Let's address some of the perceived flaws and some of the real flaws of the Nexus 7.1) Storage. 8gb and  16gb (the two flavors the Nexus 7 comes in) can go real fast real quick in today's age of HD movies. I took my 16gb iPad on a trip and I maxed out with movies incredibly fast, even after I shrunk them down to least tolerable quality. The Nexus 7 does deserve some criticism for no Micro-SD slot and I was not going to buy it for that sole reason. However, like all good Android Tablets, there's a solution.[SUPER BIG EDIT FOR HIGHLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION]:It's called USB On The Go. Essentially you take a USB OTG cable (like $1 on Ebay), plug it into your Nexus 7, download the Nexus Media Importer app (Currently $3 on Google Play) and then connect whatever side hard drive or flash drive you want. The largest size external media I could connect to (and have access too) is a 3TB Western Digital. So much for 8/16 gig limits! The only problem I encountered with large drives is that the Media Importer app (which streams media as well as allowing one way coping to the Nexus 7) is that it crashes when you try to stream media out of folders that contain huge amounts of files, like 3,000 mp3s. If you're cheap, you can do much of the same via Stickmount and a file manager (Stickmount requires rooting). But the Nexus Media Importer just makes it ridiculously easy. Best $3 in credit I spent.With OTG and flash drives you don't need the cloud. Ever. Seriously, whoever decided to not put in the MicroSD to force cloud should be fired at Google.Oh yeah. And this requires absolutely ZERO rooting. Take your Nexus out of the box. Download the Nexus Media Importer App. Buy the cable. Plug in your thumb drive. You're good to go.As of today (10/5/12), I was able to connect a canon point and shoot, iPad 3, iTouch, 4 small flash drives (less than 2 GB), a 1 TB and 3 TB external hard drives (Western Digital), a SD card reader (with regular and microSD via adapter) and was able to pull/stream files off all of them (FAT and NFTS formatting, no EXFAT at the moment sorry!). For some reason my old Motorola ZN5 (ancient eh?) no longer registers anymore, but as long as you plug in relatively new devices you'll be okay. An exception is I plugged in my 9 year old iRiver player and it streamed music perfectly.Don't forget that OTG also lets you plug in and use keyboards (wired and wireless via dongle) and mice without rooting. Mice generate a cursor when plugged in. Also be aware that OTG may charge devices from your Nexus 7. For you true gamers, PS/3 controllers work as well. Not on all games, but games like Dead Trigger they'll work just like they do on a PS/3. Like to see that on a Kindle Fire or an iPad!2) Display. Yes, it's not an iPad. It's also less than half the price of the new iPad. Text is still crisp and clean and colors are largely well done. Not iPad well done, but save yourself $300 well done. It's fairly responsive, not iPad response, but better than many other tablets out there. I have no complaints about it. As for the screen separation, that seems to be more of an issue with the 16gb version than the 8gb. I haven't had any ghosting issues either.3) Camera is pretty terrible. The front facing 1.2 megapixel is nothing to get excited about. And there is no back camera. I honestly don't get why that's just a big deal. You look like a tool using the back camera. Anyone does. Even Olivia Wilde (13 on a total possible score of 10 house fans!) would look like a douche using a tablet's back camera to take video/pictures. Odds are you have your smartphone with a decent camera. Use that. There oddly though, is no app for the camera that ships with the Nexus 7. But there is a free Nexus 7 camera launcher app.4) Apps. True, the Apple ecosystems has far more apps designed for tablets than Android does. But most of your apps, like skype, facebook, office utilities are all there. Furthermore, rather than being stuck on iTunes you can install Amazon's app store in addition to the preloaded Google Play store.5) No cellular connection. Fair enough, but it does have the capacity to get on to a hotspot. Meaning, just tether your smart phone. Granted, that costs money, but the fact that something like 80% of all tablets sold, Android and Apple are wifi only suggests that cellular connections on tablets is highly overrated. If you're one of those 8 out of 10 people who don't care about cell connections on your tablet, this shouldn't obviously matter.[EDIT]: The 3G cellular model available now on Google Play sells for $300. Also, does not support CDMA networks so no Verizon or Sprint. Ships with an AT&T; sim card.[/Edit]6) No Flash - This is technically half wrong. While Jelly Bean does not support Flash off the bat, there are FREE fixes to get flash on to your Nexus.Google "Install Flash On Nexus 7"The downside is you need a browser that is flash coded which includes Firefox Beta (free on Google play). It's a bit convoluted but follow the instructions and you'll have your flash games. I've posted pictures on the Nexus 7 8GB image gallery of both flash games AND streaming flash video off my Nexus 7.If an iPad user like me can figure this out, you can too!Now on to other things:Little black rectangle is lightning fast. The five core processor (yes, there are five I'll get to that later) loads things speedy without crashes and without bugs. My iPad crashes apps pretty regularly. Only once has my settings crashed but that was largely due to me screwing up my setup of my Wi-Fi extender. I can't fault the Nexus 7 for that. Speaking of which, the Nexus was super useful walking all over my house and yard to diagnosis network deadzones and other problems. 3/4 of a pound and strong Wi-Fi pick up made that job real easy, especially with free Wi-Fi apps. I could have done that with my iPad, but that would have been far less fun. Also, the Nexus 7 picks up Wi-Fi networks my iPad doesn't.Jelly Bean isn't as smooth as iOS 5/6 but it is better than every other Android device that my friends and family have used (and I played around with).Oh yes, five cores. The process actually has a fifth core that keeps basic services running when the device is in sleep mode. That saves massive amounts of energy. The battery life on the Nexus is better than my iPad without comparison even when doing the same things. The fifth core doesn't operate during normal operations. Battery life on this device is phenomenal.EDIT: On light usage, I am able to get ~195 hours before hitting 5% battery. On medium, movie watching no heavy gaming, I can regularly do ~110 hours before hitting 5%. GPS however, will eat power like nobody's business.What I like about the Nexus 7 is that I can largely customize anything I want. The Nexus ships with a format that is more phone than tablet, but with a Root and a few apps, I was able to switch it to the Tablet UI that you see in 10" Android tablets. I personally prefer that format but it makes icons smaller to fit it all in. Not the best for older people. But that's the great thing about Android in general. Whatever you want to change, you probably can. And the Nexus 7 is no different.Google Voice Search is pretty awesome. It's not as good as Siri in actually reading back answers to you, most of my searches lead to a web search with links. Weather does get repeated in a Siri like female voice. Speak slowly and clearly. Or you'll get weird results. Also, phrase questions more as searches than something you'd ask a real human. Google Voice does not do well with questions like "do I need an umbrella today?" Ask "Weather forecast (your location)."Now, in my opinion, one of the coolest things about the Nexus 7 is in the built in GPS coupled with the free cached maps. Say you're going to visit your friend who's getting married in small town in Iowa. You can either buy a GPS or bring your Nexus 7 with the map of the small town saved to memory. Turn on the GPS and it will track where you on in the town on the map real time no wifi/cell connection required. I downloaded a map of my town and tracked myself going to work. Planning your route out can easily turn the Nexus 7 into a GPS system without any additional costs.EDIT: Note, this doesn't give you turn by turn directions by itself. To get turn by turn directions you need the "NAvFree USA" (there is a Navfree for other countries) app off the Google Play store. It's free. Download your state and set your destination. It gives out voice commands on when to turn similar to a dedicated GPS device. It doesn't name street names which is expected considering it's free, but it is largely accurate saying "in 100 meters, turn right." My recent test of the app did ask me to drive over a divided highway though. As long as you pay attention though, this app coupled with the Nexus 7 will function as decent GPS offline, no wifi, no cell connection. And it even recalculates the route if you miss a turn.Speaker is pretty terrible compared to iPad. But the audio on headphones is on par. I don't expect anyone to really use the speaker so I'm not counting that as a real disadvantage.One thing: if you are a student planning on using this for notes, don't. The screen is way too small to actually take notes well and you need a blue tooth keyboard as well. Virtual on screen keyboard already eats up too much space. However, there is a speech to text and it might work well recording what your professor says. That said, you're better off with either the iPad or the Asus Transformer w/ keyboard. Or a real laptop.All in all I do like the tablet and often I'll reach for it over the iPad. Except when it comes to shopping online and browsing (and Facebook). The 7" is simply too small to offer real competition to a 9~10" screen. The use of keyboard via OTG alleviates this a bit but the screen is still really small.If you're looking to jump into Android, this is the tablet to do so. Plus if you buy now you get $25 in Google Play credit and a transformers movie copy. Not the biggest of Michael Bay but $25 brings the actual cost quite down.Word of caution: the 16 GB versions seem to be affected by a poor manufacturing/QC issues. The 8 GB versions seem to have far fewer problems. If you're okay with OTG external storage, go with the 8 GB version as you're likely to have far less chance of getting a defective unit.One more annoying fact: If you root your device and get a custom recovery, you can't install over the air updates. Found this out the hard way. You have to manually install Android updates.

Answer: Text is still crisp and clean and colors are largely well done

Updated News as of April 3rd:Google is set to release the 2nd edition of the Nexus 7 in July 2013. Resolution is expected to be bumped up to 1920 x 1080, new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor for increased speed, 2 gigs of RAM, a back camera, and for the cellular plan, LTE. Pricing rumors haven't been released. So, if you can wait a few months, it's probably best to see what Google has in store for the Nexus 7 Second Edition before buying the currently offered Nexus 7.End of Update. Full Disclosure:I own an iPad 3 and an iTouch and a four, going on five year old Motorola dumb phone. I'm not going deep into hardware specs, you can read other reviews for that.[EDIT FOR NEWEST GOOGLE PRESS RELEASE]On October 29th, Google released the updated Nexus 7. The ONLY things that changed was that the 8gb version was discontinued, the 16gb version dropped to $199 and the 32gb version was released for $249 (both available for purchase NOW). The 3G cellular version is on sale starting November 13, 2012. Do not buy the existing Nexus 7 versions at current prices posted on Amazon! You're paying way too much.[/END EDIT]Let's address some of the perceived flaws and some of the real flaws of the Nexus 7.1) Storage. 8gb and 16gb (the two flavors the Nexus 7 comes in) can go real fast real quick in today's age of HD movies. I took my 16gb iPad on a trip and I maxed out with movies incredibly fast, even after I shrunk them down to least tolerable quality. The Nexus 7 does deserve some criticism for no Micro-SD slot and I was not going to buy it for that sole reason. However, like all good Android Tablets, there's a solution.[SUPER BIG EDIT FOR HIGHLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION]:It's called USB On The Go. Essentially you take a USB OTG cable (like $1 on Ebay), plug it into your Nexus 7, download the Nexus Media Importer app (Currently $3 on Google Play) and then connect whatever side hard drive or flash drive you want. The largest size external media I could connect to (and have access too) is a 3TB Western Digital. So much for 8/16 gig limits! The only problem I encountered with large drives is that the Media Importer app (which streams media as well as allowing one way coping to the Nexus 7) is that it crashes when you try to stream media out of folders that contain huge amounts of files, like 3,000 mp3s. If you're cheap, you can do much of the same via Stickmount and a file manager (Stickmount requires rooting). But the Nexus Media Importer just makes it ridiculously easy. Best $3 in credit I spent. With OTG and flash drives you don't need the cloud. Ever. Seriously, whoever decided to not put in the MicroSD to force cloud should be fired at Google. Oh yeah. And this requires absolutely ZERO rooting. Take your Nexus out of the box. Download the Nexus Media Importer App. Buy the cable. Plug in your thumb drive. You're good to go. As of today (10/5/12), I was able to connect a canon point and shoot, iPad 3, iTouch, 4 small flash drives (less than 2 GB), a 1 TB and 3 TB external hard drives (Western Digital), a SD card reader (with regular and microSD via adapter) and was able to pull/stream files off all of them (FAT and NFTS formatting, no EXFAT at the moment sorry!). For some reason my old Motorola ZN5 (ancient eh?) no longer registers anymore, but as long as you plug in relatively new devices you'll be okay. An exception is I plugged in my 9 year old iRiver player and it streamed music perfectly. Don't forget that OTG also lets you plug in and use keyboards (wired and wireless via dongle) and mice without rooting. Mice generate a cursor when plugged in. Also be aware that OTG may charge devices from your Nexus 7. For you true gamers, PS/3 controllers work as well. Not on all games, but games like Dead Trigger they'll work just like they do on a PS/3. Like to see that on a Kindle Fire or an iPad!2) Display. Yes, it's not an iPad. It's also less than half the price of the new iPad. <hl> Text is still crisp and clean and colors are largely well done . <hl> Not iPad well done, but save yourself $300 well done. It's fairly responsive, not iPad response, but better than many other tablets out there. I have no complaints about it. As for the screen separation, that seems to be more of an issue with the 16gb version than the 8gb. I haven't had any ghosting issues either.3) Camera is pretty terrible. The front facing 1.2 megapixel is nothing to get excited about. And there is no back camera. I honestly don't get why that's just a big deal. You look like a tool using the back camera. Anyone does. Even Olivia Wilde (13 on a total possible score of 10 house fans!) would look like a douche using a tablet's back camera to take video/pictures. Odds are you have your smartphone with a decent camera. Use that. There oddly though, is no app for the camera that ships with the Nexus 7. But there is a free Nexus 7 camera launcher app.4) Apps. True, the Apple ecosystems has far more apps designed for tablets than Android does. But most of your apps, like skype, facebook, office utilities are all there. Furthermore, rather than being stuck on iTunes you can install Amazon's app store in addition to the preloaded Google Play store.5) No cellular connection. Fair enough, but it does have the capacity to get on to a hotspot. Meaning, just tether your smart phone. Granted, that costs money, but the fact that something like 80% of all tablets sold, Android and Apple are wifi only suggests that cellular connections on tablets is highly overrated. If you're one of those 8 out of 10 people who don't care about cell connections on your tablet, this shouldn't obviously matter.[EDIT]: The 3G cellular model available now on Google Play sells for $300. Also, does not support CDMA networks so no Verizon or Sprint. Ships with an AT&T; sim card.[/Edit]6) No Flash - This is technically half wrong. While Jelly Bean does not support Flash off the bat, there are FREE fixes to get flash on to your Nexus. Google "Install Flash On Nexus 7"The downside is you need a browser that is flash coded which includes Firefox Beta (free on Google play). It's a bit convoluted but follow the instructions and you'll have your flash games. I've posted pictures on the Nexus 7 8GB image gallery of both flash games AND streaming flash video off my Nexus 7.If an iPad user like me can figure this out, you can too!Now on to other things:Little black rectangle is lightning fast. The five core processor (yes, there are five I'll get to that later) loads things speedy without crashes and without bugs. My iPad crashes apps pretty regularly. Only once has my settings crashed but that was largely due to me screwing up my setup of my Wi-Fi extender. I can't fault the Nexus 7 for that. Speaking of which, the Nexus was super useful walking all over my house and yard to diagnosis network deadzones and other problems. 3/4 of a pound and strong Wi-Fi pick up made that job real easy, especially with free Wi-Fi apps. I could have done that with my iPad, but that would have been far less fun. Also, the Nexus 7 picks up Wi-Fi networks my iPad doesn't. Jelly Bean isn't as smooth as iOS 5/6 but it is better than every other Android device that my friends and family have used (and I played around with).Oh yes, five cores. The process actually has a fifth core that keeps basic services running when the device is in sleep mode. That saves massive amounts of energy. The battery life on the Nexus is better than my iPad without comparison even when doing the same things. The fifth core doesn't operate during normal operations. Battery life on this device is phenomenal. EDIT: On light usage, I am able to get ~195 hours before hitting 5% battery. On medium, movie watching no heavy gaming, I can regularly do ~110 hours before hitting 5%. GPS however, will eat power like nobody's business. What I like about the Nexus 7 is that I can largely customize anything I want. The Nexus ships with a format that is more phone than tablet, but with a Root and a few apps, I was able to switch it to the Tablet UI that you see in 10" Android tablets. I personally prefer that format but it makes icons smaller to fit it all in. Not the best for older people. But that's the great thing about Android in general. Whatever you want to change, you probably can. And the Nexus 7 is no different. Google Voice Search is pretty awesome. It's not as good as Siri in actually reading back answers to you, most of my searches lead to a web search with links. Weather does get repeated in a Siri like female voice. Speak slowly and clearly. Or you'll get weird results. Also, phrase questions more as searches than something you'd ask a real human. Google Voice does not do well with questions like "do I need an umbrella today?" Ask "Weather forecast (your location)."Now, in my opinion, one of the coolest things about the Nexus 7 is in the built in GPS coupled with the free cached maps. Say you're going to visit your friend who's getting married in small town in Iowa. You can either buy a GPS or bring your Nexus 7 with the map of the small town saved to memory. Turn on the GPS and it will track where you on in the town on the map real time no wifi/cell connection required. I downloaded a map of my town and tracked myself going to work. Planning your route out can easily turn the Nexus 7 into a GPS system without any additional costs. EDIT: Note, this doesn't give you turn by turn directions by itself. To get turn by turn directions you need the "NAvFree USA" (there is a Navfree for other countries) app off the Google Play store. It's free. Download your state and set your destination. It gives out voice commands on when to turn similar to a dedicated GPS device. It doesn't name street names which is expected considering it's free, but it is largely accurate saying "in 100 meters, turn right." My recent test of the app did ask me to drive over a divided highway though. As long as you pay attention though, this app coupled with the Nexus 7 will function as decent GPS offline, no wifi, no cell connection. And it even recalculates the route if you miss a turn. Speaker is pretty terrible compared to iPad. But the audio on headphones is on par. I don't expect anyone to really use the speaker so I'm not counting that as a real disadvantage. One thing: if you are a student planning on using this for notes, don't. The screen is way too small to actually take notes well and you need a blue tooth keyboard as well. Virtual on screen keyboard already eats up too much space. However, there is a speech to text and it might work well recording what your professor says. That said, you're better off with either the iPad or the Asus Transformer w/ keyboard. Or a real laptop. All in all I do like the tablet and often I'll reach for it over the iPad. Except when it comes to shopping online and browsing (and Facebook). The 7" is simply too small to offer real competition to a 9~10" screen. The use of keyboard via OTG alleviates this a bit but the screen is still really small. If you're looking to jump into Android, this is the tablet to do so. Plus if you buy now you get $25 in Google Play credit and a transformers movie copy. Not the biggest of Michael Bay but $25 brings the actual cost quite down. Word of caution: the 16 GB versions seem to be affected by a poor manufacturing/QC issues. The 8 GB versions seem to have far fewer problems. If you're okay with OTG external storage, go with the 8 GB version as you're likely to have far less chance of getting a defective unit. One more annoying fact: If you root your device and get a custom recovery, you can't install over the air updates. Found this out the hard way. You have to manually install Android updates.

Updated News as of April 3rd:Google is set to release the 2nd edition of the Nexus 7 in July 2013. Resolution is expected to be bumped up to 1920 x 1080, new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor for increased speed, 2 gigs of RAM, a back camera, and for the cellular plan, LTE. Pricing rumors haven't been released. So, if you can wait a few months, it's probably best to see what Google has in store for the Nexus 7 Second Edition before buying the currently offered Nexus 7.End of Update.Full Disclosure:I own an iPad 3 and an iTouch and a four, going on five year old Motorola dumb phone.I'm not going deep into hardware specs, you can read other reviews for that.[EDIT FOR NEWEST GOOGLE PRESS RELEASE]On October 29th, Google released the updated Nexus 7. The ONLY things that changed was that the 8gb version was discontinued, the 16gb version dropped to $199 and the 32gb version was released for $249 (both available for purchase NOW). The 3G cellular version is on sale starting November 13, 2012. Do not buy the existing Nexus 7 versions at current prices posted on Amazon! You're paying way too much.[/END EDIT]Let's address some of the perceived flaws and some of the real flaws of the Nexus 7.1) Storage. 8gb and 16gb (the two flavors the Nexus 7 comes in) can go real fast real quick in today's age of HD movies. I took my 16gb iPad on a trip and I maxed out with movies incredibly fast, even after I shrunk them down to least tolerable quality. The Nexus 7 does deserve some criticism for no Micro-SD slot and I was not going to buy it for that sole reason. However, like all good Android Tablets, there's a solution.[SUPER BIG EDIT FOR HIGHLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION]:It's called USB On The Go. Essentially you take a USB OTG cable (like $1 on Ebay), plug it into your Nexus 7, download the Nexus Media Importer app (Currently $3 on Google Play) and then connect whatever side hard drive or flash drive you want. The largest size external media I could connect to (and have access too) is a 3TB Western Digital. So much for 8/16 gig limits! The only problem I encountered with large drives is that the Media Importer app (which streams media as well as allowing one way coping to the Nexus 7) is that it crashes when you try to stream media out of folders that contain huge amounts of files, like 3,000 mp3s. If you're cheap, you can do much of the same via Stickmount and a file manager (Stickmount requires rooting). But the Nexus Media Importer just makes it ridiculously easy. Best $3 in credit I spent.With OTG and flash drives you don't need the cloud. Ever. Seriously, whoever decided to not put in the MicroSD to force cloud should be fired at Google.Oh yeah. And this requires absolutely ZERO rooting. Take your Nexus out of the box. Download the Nexus Media Importer App. Buy the cable. Plug in your thumb drive. You're good to go.As of today (10/5/12), I was able to connect a canon point and shoot, iPad 3, iTouch, 4 small flash drives (less than 2 GB), a 1 TB and 3 TB external hard drives (Western Digital), a SD card reader (with regular and microSD via adapter) and was able to pull/stream files off all of them (FAT and NFTS formatting, no EXFAT at the moment sorry!). For some reason my old Motorola ZN5 (ancient eh?) no longer registers anymore, but as long as you plug in relatively new devices you'll be okay. An exception is I plugged in my 9 year old iRiver player and it streamed music perfectly.Don't forget that OTG also lets you plug in and use keyboards (wired and wireless via dongle) and mice without rooting. Mice generate a cursor when plugged in. Also be aware that OTG may charge devices from your Nexus 7. For you true gamers, PS/3 controllers work as well. Not on all games, but games like Dead Trigger they'll work just like they do on a PS/3. Like to see that on a Kindle Fire or an iPad!2) Display. Yes, it's not an iPad. It's also less than half the price of the new iPad. <hl> Text is still crisp and clean and colors are largely well done <hl>. Not iPad well done, but save yourself $300 well done. It's fairly responsive, not iPad response, but better than many other tablets out there. I have no complaints about it. As for the screen separation, that seems to be more of an issue with the 16gb version than the 8gb. I haven't had any ghosting issues either.3) Camera is pretty terrible. The front facing 1.2 megapixel is nothing to get excited about. And there is no back camera. I honestly don't get why that's just a big deal. You look like a tool using the back camera. Anyone does. Even Olivia Wilde (13 on a total possible score of 10 house fans!) would look like a douche using a tablet's back camera to take video/pictures. Odds are you have your smartphone with a decent camera. Use that. There oddly though, is no app for the camera that ships with the Nexus 7. But there is a free Nexus 7 camera launcher app.4) Apps. True, the Apple ecosystems has far more apps designed for tablets than Android does. But most of your apps, like skype, facebook, office utilities are all there. Furthermore, rather than being stuck on iTunes you can install Amazon's app store in addition to the preloaded Google Play store.5) No cellular connection. Fair enough, but it does have the capacity to get on to a hotspot. Meaning, just tether your smart phone. Granted, that costs money, but the fact that something like 80% of all tablets sold, Android and Apple are wifi only suggests that cellular connections on tablets is highly overrated. If you're one of those 8 out of 10 people who don't care about cell connections on your tablet, this shouldn't obviously matter.[EDIT]: The 3G cellular model available now on Google Play sells for $300. Also, does not support CDMA networks so no Verizon or Sprint. Ships with an AT&T; sim card.[/Edit]6) No Flash - This is technically half wrong. While Jelly Bean does not support Flash off the bat, there are FREE fixes to get flash on to your Nexus.Google "Install Flash On Nexus 7"The downside is you need a browser that is flash coded which includes Firefox Beta (free on Google play). It's a bit convoluted but follow the instructions and you'll have your flash games. I've posted pictures on the Nexus 7 8GB image gallery of both flash games AND streaming flash video off my Nexus 7.If an iPad user like me can figure this out, you can too!Now on to other things:Little black rectangle is lightning fast. The five core processor (yes, there are five I'll get to that later) loads things speedy without crashes and without bugs. My iPad crashes apps pretty regularly. Only once has my settings crashed but that was largely due to me screwing up my setup of my Wi-Fi extender. I can't fault the Nexus 7 for that. Speaking of which, the Nexus was super useful walking all over my house and yard to diagnosis network deadzones and other problems. 3/4 of a pound and strong Wi-Fi pick up made that job real easy, especially with free Wi-Fi apps. I could have done that with my iPad, but that would have been far less fun. Also, the Nexus 7 picks up Wi-Fi networks my iPad doesn't.Jelly Bean isn't as smooth as iOS 5/6 but it is better than every other Android device that my friends and family have used (and I played around with).Oh yes, five cores. The process actually has a fifth core that keeps basic services running when the device is in sleep mode. That saves massive amounts of energy. The battery life on the Nexus is better than my iPad without comparison even when doing the same things. The fifth core doesn't operate during normal operations. Battery life on this device is phenomenal.EDIT: On light usage, I am able to get ~195 hours before hitting 5% battery. On medium, movie watching no heavy gaming, I can regularly do ~110 hours before hitting 5%. GPS however, will eat power like nobody's business.What I like about the Nexus 7 is that I can largely customize anything I want. The Nexus ships with a format that is more phone than tablet, but with a Root and a few apps, I was able to switch it to the Tablet UI that you see in 10" Android tablets. I personally prefer that format but it makes icons smaller to fit it all in. Not the best for older people. But that's the great thing about Android in general. Whatever you want to change, you probably can. And the Nexus 7 is no different.Google Voice Search is pretty awesome. It's not as good as Siri in actually reading back answers to you, most of my searches lead to a web search with links. Weather does get repeated in a Siri like female voice. Speak slowly and clearly. Or you'll get weird results. Also, phrase questions more as searches than something you'd ask a real human. Google Voice does not do well with questions like "do I need an umbrella today?" Ask "Weather forecast (your location)."Now, in my opinion, one of the coolest things about the Nexus 7 is in the built in GPS coupled with the free cached maps. Say you're going to visit your friend who's getting married in small town in Iowa. You can either buy a GPS or bring your Nexus 7 with the map of the small town saved to memory. Turn on the GPS and it will track where you on in the town on the map real time no wifi/cell connection required. I downloaded a map of my town and tracked myself going to work. Planning your route out can easily turn the Nexus 7 into a GPS system without any additional costs.EDIT: Note, this doesn't give you turn by turn directions by itself. To get turn by turn directions you need the "NAvFree USA" (there is a Navfree for other countries) app off the Google Play store. It's free. Download your state and set your destination. It gives out voice commands on when to turn similar to a dedicated GPS device. It doesn't name street names which is expected considering it's free, but it is largely accurate saying "in 100 meters, turn right." My recent test of the app did ask me to drive over a divided highway though. As long as you pay attention though, this app coupled with the Nexus 7 will function as decent GPS offline, no wifi, no cell connection. And it even recalculates the route if you miss a turn.Speaker is pretty terrible compared to iPad. But the audio on headphones is on par. I don't expect anyone to really use the speaker so I'm not counting that as a real disadvantage.One thing: if you are a student planning on using this for notes, don't. The screen is way too small to actually take notes well and you need a blue tooth keyboard as well. Virtual on screen keyboard already eats up too much space. However, there is a speech to text and it might work well recording what your professor says. That said, you're better off with either the iPad or the Asus Transformer w/ keyboard. Or a real laptop.All in all I do like the tablet and often I'll reach for it over the iPad. Except when it comes to shopping online and browsing (and Facebook). The 7" is simply too small to offer real competition to a 9~10" screen. The use of keyboard via OTG alleviates this a bit but the screen is still really small.If you're looking to jump into Android, this is the tablet to do so. Plus if you buy now you get $25 in Google Play credit and a transformers movie copy. Not the biggest of Michael Bay but $25 brings the actual cost quite down.Word of caution: the 16 GB versions seem to be affected by a poor manufacturing/QC issues. The 8 GB versions seem to have far fewer problems. If you're okay with OTG external storage, go with the 8 GB version as you're likely to have far less chance of getting a defective unit.One more annoying fact: If you root your device and get a custom recovery, you can't install over the air updates. Found this out the hard way. You have to manually install Android updates.

<hl> Text is still crisp and clean and colors are largely well done <hl> .


Question: How was the material?

Not much can be said about cables (if they work), and this is one of them, I went through 2-3 generic cables (found out later that they were not Apple certified) before I found this, it has great length, "IS" Apple certified, and works like a charm. Great product by Amazon and definitely worth the money! Don't waste your time buying the cheap generic cables by other manufacturers, get this one and you are set.If only one thing I would change about this, then it would be the casing at the end of the cable (the iphone side), I would make it slimmer, it's kinda of big, so if you have a bigger case, then it won't fit right. But there is a simple solution to it ... I actually broke that plastic casing around the connector on the iphone side, and it works beautifully!

Answer: Not much can be said about cables

<hl> Not much can be said about cables (if they work), and this is one of them, I went through 2-3 generic cables (found out later that they were not Apple certified) before I found this, it has great length, "IS" Apple certified, and works like a charm. <hl> Great product by Amazon and definitely worth the money! Don't waste your time buying the cheap generic cables by other manufacturers, get this one and you are set. If only one thing I would change about this, then it would be the casing at the end of the cable (the iphone side), I would make it slimmer, it's kinda of big, so if you have a bigger case, then it won't fit right. But there is a simple solution to it ... I actually broke that plastic casing around the connector on the iphone side, and it works beautifully!

<hl> Not much can be said about cables <hl> (if they work), and this is one of them, I went through 2-3 generic cables (found out later that they were not Apple certified) before I found this, it has great length, "IS" Apple certified, and works like a charm. Great product by Amazon and definitely worth the money! Don't waste your time buying the cheap generic cables by other manufacturers, get this one and you are set.If only one thing I would change about this, then it would be the casing at the end of the cable (the iphone side), I would make it slimmer, it's kinda of big, so if you have a bigger case, then it won't fit right. But there is a simple solution to it ... I actually broke that plastic casing around the connector on the iphone side, and it works beautifully!


Question: What do you think about noise?

Not sure how well this will work for a computer, but I used a pair of them for intake and exhaust from a costume helmet this pat summer for Comicon.  Worked beautifully with a 9v battery for power supply.  kept helmet from fogging and made it acceptable to wear even in San Diego summer.  a little noisy when they are inside your helmet, but for a computer I'm sure the noise would be minimal.

Answer: a little noisy when they are inside your helmet

Not sure how well this will work for a computer, but I used a pair of them for intake and exhaust from a costume helmet this pat summer for Comicon. Worked beautifully with a 9v battery for power supply. kept helmet from fogging and made it acceptable to wear even in San Diego summer. <hl> a little noisy when they are inside your helmet , but for a computer I'm sure the noise would be minimal. <hl>

Not sure how well this will work for a computer, but I used a pair of them for intake and exhaust from a costume helmet this pat summer for Comicon. Worked beautifully with a 9v battery for power supply. kept helmet from fogging and made it acceptable to wear even in San Diego summer. <hl> a little noisy when they are inside your helmet <hl>, but for a computer I'm sure the noise would be minimal.

<hl> a little noisy when they are inside your helmet <hl> , but for a computer I'm sure the noise would be minimal.


Question: Is this camera lightweight?

This camera is fantastic. The lens completes the camera. The picture and video quality is amazing. The sharpness in the ISO is also amazing. I have taken picture with ISO 1,600 and the picture looks phenomenal. Canon's JPEG processing is at its best. The only bad part of this camera is the continuous shooting; this is bad especially if you are taking pictures of sports. I have also notice that it tends to overexpose pictures in bright sunlight. Of course this can be fixed by using manual settingsProsVideo and picture quality - 18 Megapixels!HDMI outputGreat and fast autofocusConsSlow frame rate - (sports)Live view AF is laggy

Answer: This camera is fantastic

This camera is fantastic .

<hl> This camera is fantastic . <hl> The lens completes the camera. The picture and video quality is amazing. The sharpness in the ISO is also amazing. I have taken picture with ISO 1,600 and the picture looks phenomenal. Canon's JPEG processing is at its best. The only bad part of this camera is the continuous shooting; this is bad especially if you are taking pictures of sports. I have also notice that it tends to overexpose pictures in bright sunlight. Of course this can be fixed by using manual settingsProsVideo and picture quality - 18 Megapixels!HDMI outputGreat and fast autofocusConsSlow frame rate - (sports)Live view AF is laggy

<hl> This camera is fantastic <hl>. The lens completes the camera. The picture and video quality is amazing. The sharpness in the ISO is also amazing. I have taken picture with ISO 1,600 and the picture looks phenomenal. Canon's JPEG processing is at its best. The only bad part of this camera is the continuous shooting; this is bad especially if you are taking pictures of sports. I have also notice that it tends to overexpose pictures in bright sunlight. Of course this can be fixed by using manual settingsProsVideo and picture quality - 18 Megapixels!HDMI outputGreat and fast autofocusConsSlow frame rate - (sports)Live view AF is laggy


Question: How is camera?

This camera is simply fantastic.  It has everything you could really want all packed into this tiny little elph!  Takes great photos, the automatic scene feature is outstanding and works flawlessly.  Macro shots look professional and the HD video is superior for a digital camera.  My only complaint is no optical zoom during movie mode (only digital, which distorts the picture).  Shoots well in low lit areas when using flash, otherwise pictures are a bit grainy.  The camera is very attractive in design and small enough to take on the go.  Battery life is average, but it only take 90 minutes for a full recharge!  I'm glad I purchased this instead of the Sony w290.

Answer: This camera is simply fantastic

This camera is simply fantastic .

<hl> This camera is simply fantastic . <hl> It has everything you could really want all packed into this tiny little elph! Takes great photos, the automatic scene feature is outstanding and works flawlessly. Macro shots look professional and the HD video is superior for a digital camera. My only complaint is no optical zoom during movie mode (only digital, which distorts the picture). Shoots well in low lit areas when using flash, otherwise pictures are a bit grainy. The camera is very attractive in design and small enough to take on the go. Battery life is average, but it only take 90 minutes for a full recharge! I'm glad I purchased this instead of the Sony w290.

<hl> This camera is simply fantastic <hl>. It has everything you could really want all packed into this tiny little elph! Takes great photos, the automatic scene feature is outstanding and works flawlessly. Macro shots look professional and the HD video is superior for a digital camera. My only complaint is no optical zoom during movie mode (only digital, which distorts the picture). Shoots well in low lit areas when using flash, otherwise pictures are a bit grainy. The camera is very attractive in design and small enough to take on the go. Battery life is average, but it only take 90 minutes for a full recharge! I'm glad I purchased this instead of the Sony w290.

<hl> This camera is simply fantastic <hl> .


Question: How is the headphone?

I read a lot of the reviews for this product before I bought these, and I have to agree with every positive review. The headphones are comfortable. I can wear them all day without my ears getting too hot. The sound is terrific - very rich in all the ranges I can hear. These are probably my favorite headphones I've ever owned.

Answer: The headphones are comfortable

The headphones are comfortable .

I read a lot of the reviews for this product before I bought these, and I have to agree with every positive review. <hl> The headphones are comfortable . <hl> I can wear them all day without my ears getting too hot. The sound is terrific - very rich in all the ranges I can hear. These are probably my favorite headphones I've ever owned.

I read a lot of the reviews for this product before I bought these, and I have to agree with every positive review. <hl> The headphones are comfortable <hl>. I can wear them all day without my ears getting too hot. The sound is terrific - very rich in all the ranges I can hear. These are probably my favorite headphones I've ever owned.

<hl> The headphones are comfortable <hl> .


Question: How is the color?

This is sort of like shopping at Costco. You go there to buy something - lets say it's a diamond ring. With Costco you can't just buy one - they package them into 3 or 6 so you can "save money."So here I am with six of these things, when I only needed one. Do I sell the other 5? Maybe I give them away to some lucky people who really need this type of pen.How about a contest and the 5 winners all get a pen (per color availability.) Maybe it could be a written essay on the different ways to sell more pens and profit.I shouldn't complain cause they do work well. I have only tried two of them, but will go out on a limb and say they must all work the same.I suppose I could use one for every day of the week, and take Sundays off. That works.The colors are nice and bright and compared to the alternative pens available, I would rather have a bunch of fun colored pens than one good grey one.Hope that helps. . .

Answer: The colors are nice and bright

This is sort of like shopping at Costco. You go there to buy something - lets say it's a diamond ring. With Costco you can't just buy one - they package them into 3 or 6 so you can "save money. "So here I am with six of these things, when I only needed one. Do I sell the other 5? Maybe I give them away to some lucky people who really need this type of pen. How about a contest and the 5 winners all get a pen (per color availability.) Maybe it could be a written essay on the different ways to sell more pens and profit. I shouldn't complain cause they do work well. I have only tried two of them, but will go out on a limb and say they must all work the same. I suppose I could use one for every day of the week, and take Sundays off. That works. <hl> The colors are nice and bright and compared to the alternative pens available, I would rather have a bunch of fun colored pens than one good grey one. <hl> Hope that helps. . .

This is sort of like shopping at Costco. You go there to buy something - lets say it's a diamond ring. With Costco you can't just buy one - they package them into 3 or 6 so you can "save money."So here I am with six of these things, when I only needed one. Do I sell the other 5? Maybe I give them away to some lucky people who really need this type of pen.How about a contest and the 5 winners all get a pen (per color availability.) Maybe it could be a written essay on the different ways to sell more pens and profit.I shouldn't complain cause they do work well. I have only tried two of them, but will go out on a limb and say they must all work the same.I suppose I could use one for every day of the week, and take Sundays off. That works.<hl> The colors are nice and bright <hl> and compared to the alternative pens available, I would rather have a bunch of fun colored pens than one good grey one.Hope that helps. . .


Question: How is the fm reception?

You can't really go wrong with this. I've had it for a few months and wanted to make sure it wouldn't cheat me before reviewing. Its battery life is quite good--definitely 5+ hours of MP3. The battery indicator is perhaps not fantastic; I've found it run out of juice at times I wouldn't necessarily have expected it. I guess it works, but it's not linear, so don't assume you have half power left when the battery bar is half full (but then most devices are terribly calibrated for battery power, aren't they?).Sound is fine. Frankly, who knows. I use cheap earphones and crank music while working out with this.Radio reception is quite good.The thing is small and light. I think you'd possibly have to be on medication to buy a similarly priced screenless Apple mp3 player instead of this.Only real complaint is that navigating music isn't quite as easy as I'd like. I really like to navigate mp3s like I do within windows--I don't care about ID3 tags, genres, etc.--and it seems a bit iffy for that.I have to give HUGE PROPS to this thing's FWD and RWD and this is absolutely beyond equal in its awesomeness. Since I listen to a lot of very long tracks I make great use of this. Basically if you hold down to go forward or backward, the longer you hold it the faster it gets. So for example hold it down for five seconds and perhaps it's skipped ahead 1 minute of track. Hold it down 5 seconds more and perhaps 3 minutes of track. Keep holding it down and it starts going ahead minutes at a time, it's a very nice feature and I cannot stress enough how nice this little touch is. It's kind of like the wheel: once it was invented you wonder how life could have been worthwhile beforehand. At least that's what my grandfather told me when it was invented and he was a boy.

Answer: Radio reception is quite good

You can't really go wrong with this. I've had it for a few months and wanted to make sure it wouldn't cheat me before reviewing. Its battery life is quite good--definitely 5+ hours of MP3. The battery indicator is perhaps not fantastic; I've found it run out of juice at times I wouldn't necessarily have expected it. I guess it works, but it's not linear, so don't assume you have half power left when the battery bar is half full (but then most devices are terribly calibrated for battery power, aren't they?).Sound is fine. Frankly, who knows. I use cheap earphones and crank music while working out with this. <hl> Radio reception is quite good .The thing is small and light. <hl> I think you'd possibly have to be on medication to buy a similarly priced screenless Apple mp3 player instead of this. Only real complaint is that navigating music isn't quite as easy as I'd like. I really like to navigate mp3s like I do within windows--I don't care about ID3 tags, genres, etc.--and it seems a bit iffy for that. I have to give HUGE PROPS to this thing's FWD and RWD and this is absolutely beyond equal in its awesomeness. Since I listen to a lot of very long tracks I make great use of this. Basically if you hold down to go forward or backward, the longer you hold it the faster it gets. So for example hold it down for five seconds and perhaps it's skipped ahead 1 minute of track. Hold it down 5 seconds more and perhaps 3 minutes of track. Keep holding it down and it starts going ahead minutes at a time, it's a very nice feature and I cannot stress enough how nice this little touch is. It's kind of like the wheel: once it was invented you wonder how life could have been worthwhile beforehand. At least that's what my grandfather told me when it was invented and he was a boy.

You can't really go wrong with this. I've had it for a few months and wanted to make sure it wouldn't cheat me before reviewing. Its battery life is quite good--definitely 5+ hours of MP3. The battery indicator is perhaps not fantastic; I've found it run out of juice at times I wouldn't necessarily have expected it. I guess it works, but it's not linear, so don't assume you have half power left when the battery bar is half full (but then most devices are terribly calibrated for battery power, aren't they?).Sound is fine. Frankly, who knows. I use cheap earphones and crank music while working out with this.<hl> Radio reception is quite good <hl>.The thing is small and light. I think you'd possibly have to be on medication to buy a similarly priced screenless Apple mp3 player instead of this.Only real complaint is that navigating music isn't quite as easy as I'd like. I really like to navigate mp3s like I do within windows--I don't care about ID3 tags, genres, etc.--and it seems a bit iffy for that.I have to give HUGE PROPS to this thing's FWD and RWD and this is absolutely beyond equal in its awesomeness. Since I listen to a lot of very long tracks I make great use of this. Basically if you hold down to go forward or backward, the longer you hold it the faster it gets. So for example hold it down for five seconds and perhaps it's skipped ahead 1 minute of track. Hold it down 5 seconds more and perhaps 3 minutes of track. Keep holding it down and it starts going ahead minutes at a time, it's a very nice feature and I cannot stress enough how nice this little touch is. It's kind of like the wheel: once it was invented you wonder how life could have been worthwhile beforehand. At least that's what my grandfather told me when it was invented and he was a boy.

<hl> Radio reception is quite good <hl> .The thing is small and light.


Question: How many clip do I have to give?

My wife I have have used the Philips Go Gear MP3 players from amazon for a long time. Recently we went to buy one and they are not listed any longer so we tried this. It is even BETTER than the ones we love from Philips. It has a small clip that my wife can clip to her sports bra which she loves. the tiny display is easy to read unlike most tiny displays and the controls are easy to use. Great sound in a tiny package. The battery is built in but holds a long charge. This is the one to get.

Answer: It has a small clip that my wife can clip to her sports bra which she loves

My wife I have have used the Philips Go Gear MP3 players from amazon for a long time. Recently we went to buy one and they are not listed any longer so we tried this. It is even BETTER than the ones we love from Philips. <hl> It has a small clip that my wife can clip to her sports bra which she loves . <hl> the tiny display is easy to read unlike most tiny displays and the controls are easy to use. Great sound in a tiny package. The battery is built in but holds a long charge. This is the one to get.

My wife I have have used the Philips Go Gear MP3 players from amazon for a long time. Recently we went to buy one and they are not listed any longer so we tried this. It is even BETTER than the ones we love from Philips. <hl> It has a small clip that my wife can clip to her sports bra which she loves <hl>. the tiny display is easy to read unlike most tiny displays and the controls are easy to use. Great sound in a tiny package. The battery is built in but holds a long charge. This is the one to get.

<hl> It has a small clip that my wife can clip to her sports bra which she loves <hl> .


Question: How is the keyboard?

The Belkin QODE Portable Bluetooth Keyboard Case for All New Kindle Fire HDX 8.9-Inch is a very nice accessory to have for your Kindle. I don’t like typing on the Kindle so this is a very beneficial product.Pros:+ Holds the Kindle securely+ Provides a lot of utility+ Good battery life+ Keyboard is responsive+ Pairing was easy and fastCons:-Magnets fell off. Easy fix with glueOverall Assessment:The Belkin QODE Portable Bluetooth Keyboard Case is a convenient accessory if you do not like typing directly on the Kindle. The keyboard is easy to use and works great.

Answer: is easy to use and works great

The Belkin QODE Portable Bluetooth Keyboard Case for All New Kindle Fire HDX 8.9-Inch is a very nice accessory to have for your Kindle. I don’t like typing on the Kindle so this is a very beneficial product. Pros:+ Holds the Kindle securely+ Provides a lot of utility+ Good battery life+ Keyboard is responsive+ Pairing was easy and fastCons:-Magnets fell off. Easy fix with glueOverall Assessment:The Belkin QODE Portable Bluetooth Keyboard Case is a convenient accessory if you do not like typing directly on the Kindle. <hl> The keyboard is easy to use and works great . <hl>

The Belkin QODE Portable Bluetooth Keyboard Case for All New Kindle Fire HDX 8.9-Inch is a very nice accessory to have for your Kindle. I don’t like typing on the Kindle so this is a very beneficial product.Pros:+ Holds the Kindle securely+ Provides a lot of utility+ Good battery life+ Keyboard is responsive+ Pairing was easy and fastCons:-Magnets fell off. Easy fix with glueOverall Assessment:The Belkin QODE Portable Bluetooth Keyboard Case is a convenient accessory if you do not like typing directly on the Kindle. The keyboard <hl> is easy to use and works great <hl>.

The keyboard <hl> is easy to use and works great <hl> .


Question: How is the sound quality of this one?

I'm very pleased so far. First, these earphones finally do stay in my ears during a workout, unlike any other earphone I have tried so far. They are comfortable and easy to adjust. They also come with  a semi-hard case that protects them in my gym bag.The sound quality is more than acceptable for the price point and, after a few uses, the sound seems to be improving (break-in effect?). So far no complaints,  would recommend for a workout earphone or for any purpose if, like me, you have trouble with earphones and earbuds falling off all the time.

Answer: The sound quality is more than acceptable for the price point

I'm very pleased so far. First, these earphones finally do stay in my ears during a workout, unlike any other earphone I have tried so far. They are comfortable and easy to adjust. They also come with a semi-hard case that protects them in my gym bag. <hl> The sound quality is more than acceptable for the price point and, after a few uses, the sound seems to be improving (break-in effect?). <hl> So far no complaints, would recommend for a workout earphone or for any purpose if, like me, you have trouble with earphones and earbuds falling off all the time.

I'm very pleased so far. First, these earphones finally do stay in my ears during a workout, unlike any other earphone I have tried so far. They are comfortable and easy to adjust. They also come with a semi-hard case that protects them in my gym bag.<hl> The sound quality is more than acceptable for the price point <hl> and, after a few uses, the sound seems to be improving (break-in effect?). So far no complaints, would recommend for a workout earphone or for any purpose if, like me, you have trouble with earphones and earbuds falling off all the time.


Question: How is the function?

I've had this for a few months now, and it does work.  The battery has a long life and the earbuds are fairly comfortable, but the range is not more than a few feet, and the sound quality is only average.  If there is not a clear "line of sight" between my phone and this headset the sound gets crackly and distorted.

Answer: the sound gets crackly and distorted

I've had this for a few months now, and it does work. The battery has a long life and the earbuds are fairly comfortable, but the range is not more than a few feet, and the sound quality is only average. <hl> If there is not a clear "line of sight" between my phone and this headset the sound gets crackly and distorted . <hl>

I've had this for a few months now, and it does work. The battery has a long life and the earbuds are fairly comfortable, but the range is not more than a few feet, and the sound quality is only average. If there is not a clear "line of sight" between my phone and this headset <hl> the sound gets crackly and distorted <hl>.

If there is not a clear "line of sight" between my phone and this headset <hl> the sound gets crackly and distorted <hl> .


Question: How is the image quality?

I have a 30D and my wife wanted a DSLR for her anniversary.  I have a collection of nice Canon lenses, including this one.  When she got her Rebel, this was the lens she ended up stealing from me.  She uses it 99% of the time.  On the Rebel, it makes for a fairly small package and exceptional pictures.  The focus speed is fast, and the image quality is comparable to L-series zoom lenses.The only real downside is having to use your feet to zoom in closer to an object.

Answer: the image quality is comparable to L-series zoom lenses

I have a 30D and my wife wanted a DSLR for her anniversary. I have a collection of nice Canon lenses, including this one. When she got her Rebel, this was the lens she ended up stealing from me. She uses it 99% of the time. On the Rebel, it makes for a fairly small package and exceptional pictures. <hl> The focus speed is fast, and the image quality is comparable to L-series zoom lenses .The only real downside is having to use your feet to zoom in closer to an object. <hl>

I have a 30D and my wife wanted a DSLR for her anniversary. I have a collection of nice Canon lenses, including this one. When she got her Rebel, this was the lens she ended up stealing from me. She uses it 99% of the time. On the Rebel, it makes for a fairly small package and exceptional pictures. The focus speed is fast, and <hl> the image quality is comparable to L-series zoom lenses <hl>.The only real downside is having to use your feet to zoom in closer to an object.

The focus speed is fast, and <hl> the image quality is comparable to L-series zoom lenses <hl> .The only real downside is having to use your feet to zoom in closer to an object.


Question: Where is this sound coming from?

This speaker is great! really loud and the bass is awesome. I'm 2 weeks in with the speakers and the volume control stopped working. I had to unplug and replug everything and it's back to normal running and working. Hoping it doesn't happens again. Will update this review soon.

Answer: the volume control stopped working

This speaker is great! really loud and the bass is awesome. <hl> I'm 2 weeks in with the speakers and the volume control stopped working . <hl> I had to unplug and replug everything and it's back to normal running and working. Hoping it doesn't happens again. Will update this review soon.

This speaker is great! really loud and the bass is awesome. I'm 2 weeks in with the speakers and <hl> the volume control stopped working <hl>. I had to unplug and replug everything and it's back to normal running and working. Hoping it doesn't happens again. Will update this review soon.

I'm 2 weeks in with the speakers and <hl> the volume control stopped working <hl> .


Question: How thick is the material of the bag?

I love Case Logic products, I have several different items they make, and this one is very nice as well.I purchased this to protect my Samsung Series 7 Slate PC and it does a great job.  The material it is made from is soft and thick enough to protect the slate from inadvertent pokes and bumps.The one negative aspect (and maybe with use it will stretch a bit) is that the zippered opening is about 1/16th of an inch (or about 1.5mm) too small.  I have to be very careful not to accidentally hit the power button when putting it inside (certainly the slate will turn off in a few minutes, but it will be hotter than heck by the time it does) and it take a bit more force to coax the slate out when I want it.I do not believe it is water-proof, however, I have run from the car in the rain with it, and it did not soak through. I was in the rain for about 10 seconds and it was not a deluge, so I would not assume that your contents would survive unscathed from something more than a few splashes of water, but usually that is all should be allowed to hit anything holding electronics anyhow.If the opening stretches with time, I will update this review (and probably raise the stars), but for now it offers good protection for my slate PC.

Answer: The material it is made from is soft

I love Case Logic products, I have several different items they make, and this one is very nice as well. I purchased this to protect my Samsung Series 7 Slate PC and it does a great job. <hl> The material it is made from is soft and thick enough to protect the slate from inadvertent pokes and bumps. <hl> The one negative aspect (and maybe with use it will stretch a bit) is that the zippered opening is about 1/16th of an inch (or about 1.5mm) too small. I have to be very careful not to accidentally hit the power button when putting it inside (certainly the slate will turn off in a few minutes, but it will be hotter than heck by the time it does) and it take a bit more force to coax the slate out when I want it. I do not believe it is water-proof, however, I have run from the car in the rain with it, and it did not soak through. I was in the rain for about 10 seconds and it was not a deluge, so I would not assume that your contents would survive unscathed from something more than a few splashes of water, but usually that is all should be allowed to hit anything holding electronics anyhow. If the opening stretches with time, I will update this review (and probably raise the stars), but for now it offers good protection for my slate PC.

I love Case Logic products, I have several different items they make, and this one is very nice as well.I purchased this to protect my Samsung Series 7 Slate PC and it does a great job. <hl> The material it is made from is soft <hl> and thick enough to protect the slate from inadvertent pokes and bumps.The one negative aspect (and maybe with use it will stretch a bit) is that the zippered opening is about 1/16th of an inch (or about 1.5mm) too small. I have to be very careful not to accidentally hit the power button when putting it inside (certainly the slate will turn off in a few minutes, but it will be hotter than heck by the time it does) and it take a bit more force to coax the slate out when I want it.I do not believe it is water-proof, however, I have run from the car in the rain with it, and it did not soak through. I was in the rain for about 10 seconds and it was not a deluge, so I would not assume that your contents would survive unscathed from something more than a few splashes of water, but usually that is all should be allowed to hit anything holding electronics anyhow.If the opening stretches with time, I will update this review (and probably raise the stars), but for now it offers good protection for my slate PC.


Question: How much is the memory?

Answer: memory is full

<hl> This is nice to have as a back-up just in case the embedded memory is full and I'm having a great time filming at a party. <hl>

This is nice to have as a back-up just in case the embedded <hl> memory is full <hl> and I'm having a great time filming at a party.


Question: How is the camera?

This camera is fantastic.  That is all.  Just fantastic.  This is all it is billed to be and more.  From family functions to vacation, it goes everywhere.  I love it.  There is an accessory for every need you may have.  The Iphone app is fantastic to use with it.

Answer: camera is fantastic

This camera is fantastic .

<hl> This camera is fantastic . <hl> That is all. Just fantastic. This is all it is billed to be and more. From family functions to vacation, it goes everywhere. I love it. There is an accessory for every need you may have. The Iphone app is fantastic to use with it.

This <hl> camera is fantastic <hl>. That is all. Just fantastic. This is all it is billed to be and more. From family functions to vacation, it goes everywhere. I love it. There is an accessory for every need you may have. The Iphone app is fantastic to use with it.


Question: How is the quality of the drive?

I have an older (2008) Lenovo Laptop that I really like and it runs beautifully.  I am not ready to give it up.  I take a lot of photos and the hard drive is getting pretty full.  I bought theWestern Digital My Passport 1 TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - WDBBEP0010BBK-NESN (Black)to archive photos and other older files.  The laptop only has 2 USB ports, so I have a 4-port hub plugged into one.  It had a pair of external speakers and a mouse antenna plugged into two of the ports.  The moment I plugged the My Passport drive into a third port, both the speakers and the wireless mouse went dead.  Apparently the drive requires a dedicated port and/or hogs all the power.  This is putting a serious crimp in my configuration.  I will contact Western Digital to see what they suggest.As far as the functioning of the drive is concerned, that is going fine.  No complaints, so far.  I'll be back if there are any updates to report.

Answer: the hard drive is getting pretty full

I have an older (2008) Lenovo Laptop that I really like and it runs beautifully. I am not ready to give it up. <hl> I take a lot of photos and the hard drive is getting pretty full . <hl> I bought theWestern Digital My Passport 1 TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - WDBBEP0010BBK-NESN (Black)to archive photos and other older files. The laptop only has 2 USB ports, so I have a 4-port hub plugged into one. It had a pair of external speakers and a mouse antenna plugged into two of the ports. The moment I plugged the My Passport drive into a third port, both the speakers and the wireless mouse went dead. Apparently the drive requires a dedicated port and/or hogs all the power. This is putting a serious crimp in my configuration. I will contact Western Digital to see what they suggest. As far as the functioning of the drive is concerned, that is going fine. No complaints, so far. I'll be back if there are any updates to report.

I have an older (2008) Lenovo Laptop that I really like and it runs beautifully. I am not ready to give it up. I take a lot of photos and <hl> the hard drive is getting pretty full <hl>. I bought theWestern Digital My Passport 1 TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - WDBBEP0010BBK-NESN (Black)to archive photos and other older files. The laptop only has 2 USB ports, so I have a 4-port hub plugged into one. It had a pair of external speakers and a mouse antenna plugged into two of the ports. The moment I plugged the My Passport drive into a third port, both the speakers and the wireless mouse went dead. Apparently the drive requires a dedicated port and/or hogs all the power. This is putting a serious crimp in my configuration. I will contact Western Digital to see what they suggest.As far as the functioning of the drive is concerned, that is going fine. No complaints, so far. I'll be back if there are any updates to report.

I take a lot of photos and <hl> the hard drive is getting pretty full <hl> .


Question: How did you like the display?

I have been an iPad user for more than a year now. I had been in line toget it the very first day it was offered and while it is an adequate device for meia consumption it has its flaws. Things that I was willing to live with on a smaller screen just bothered me too much on iPad. The really small amoutn of RAM was also something that immediately caused issues (it has 256 Mb of RAM half of what is available on iphone 4). I had been waiting for Another tablet device to fix teh issues with iPad and Asus seemed to have delivered. A battery life that was comparable to iPad. An OS that was designed from the ground up for tablet (honeycomb) and an accessory (dock) that seemed to fix everything the device was lacking (keyboard, extra battery, extra expansion ports). On the surface Asus Transformer is an excellent replacement for iPad.It is, however, not a perfect device yet. I 'll admit majority of the issues are software related and should be fixed with the next release (Icecream sandwich). The Tegra processor is fast and 1GB of memory is enough to open a lot of pdfs without any issue. The screen is gorgeous and the soft touch back makes it easy to hold. 10.1" 16:9 ratio screen however is a bit unwieldy but since this is the resolution every Android tablet (to date) has; it is not something you can fix by getting another device. To me 4:3 screen of iPad makes it easy to hold in any orientation and Android tablets' 16:9 screen make it more suited for landscape use.I am still not a fan of multitasking the way either iOS or Android do however, Honeycomb does it better than iOS. There is still a lack of tablet specific apps (even after 3 months) but I have been able to find apps for everything that I usually use my tablet for. That said some notable exceptions are Netflix, Hulu Plus, Flipboard or Zinio (I am using "your version" as a replacement which is pretty good).I am pretty impressed with the sound coming out of this tablet which is stereo and generally better than iPad. Asus Keyboard was not that great but I have since then replaced it with "thumb keyboard" which works very well. I have not tried to take any pictures with the rear camera yet but the front facing camera is pretty good.

Answer: Transformer is an excellent

I have been an iPad user for more than a year now. I had been in line toget it the very first day it was offered and while it is an adequate device for meia consumption it has its flaws. Things that I was willing to live with on a smaller screen just bothered me too much on iPad. The really small amoutn of RAM was also something that immediately caused issues (it has 256 Mb of RAM half of what is available on iphone 4). I had been waiting for Another tablet device to fix teh issues with iPad and Asus seemed to have delivered. A battery life that was comparable to iPad. An OS that was designed from the ground up for tablet (honeycomb) and an accessory (dock) that seemed to fix everything the device was lacking (keyboard, extra battery, extra expansion ports). <hl> On the surface Asus Transformer is an excellent replacement for iPad. <hl> It is, however, not a perfect device yet. I 'll admit majority of the issues are software related and should be fixed with the next release (Icecream sandwich). The Tegra processor is fast and 1GB of memory is enough to open a lot of pdfs without any issue. The screen is gorgeous and the soft touch back makes it easy to hold. 10.1" 16:9 ratio screen however is a bit unwieldy but since this is the resolution every Android tablet (to date) has; it is not something you can fix by getting another device. To me 4:3 screen of iPad makes it easy to hold in any orientation and Android tablets' 16:9 screen make it more suited for landscape use. I am still not a fan of multitasking the way either iOS or Android do however, Honeycomb does it better than iOS. There is still a lack of tablet specific apps (even after 3 months) but I have been able to find apps for everything that I usually use my tablet for. That said some notable exceptions are Netflix, Hulu Plus, Flipboard or Zinio (I am using "your version" as a replacement which is pretty good).I am pretty impressed with the sound coming out of this tablet which is stereo and generally better than iPad. Asus Keyboard was not that great but I have since then replaced it with "thumb keyboard" which works very well. I have not tried to take any pictures with the rear camera yet but the front facing camera is pretty good.

I have been an iPad user for more than a year now. I had been in line toget it the very first day it was offered and while it is an adequate device for meia consumption it has its flaws. Things that I was willing to live with on a smaller screen just bothered me too much on iPad. The really small amoutn of RAM was also something that immediately caused issues (it has 256 Mb of RAM half of what is available on iphone 4). I had been waiting for Another tablet device to fix teh issues with iPad and Asus seemed to have delivered. A battery life that was comparable to iPad. An OS that was designed from the ground up for tablet (honeycomb) and an accessory (dock) that seemed to fix everything the device was lacking (keyboard, extra battery, extra expansion ports). On the surface Asus <hl> Transformer is an excellent <hl> replacement for iPad.It is, however, not a perfect device yet. I 'll admit majority of the issues are software related and should be fixed with the next release (Icecream sandwich). The Tegra processor is fast and 1GB of memory is enough to open a lot of pdfs without any issue. The screen is gorgeous and the soft touch back makes it easy to hold. 10.1" 16:9 ratio screen however is a bit unwieldy but since this is the resolution every Android tablet (to date) has; it is not something you can fix by getting another device. To me 4:3 screen of iPad makes it easy to hold in any orientation and Android tablets' 16:9 screen make it more suited for landscape use.I am still not a fan of multitasking the way either iOS or Android do however, Honeycomb does it better than iOS. There is still a lack of tablet specific apps (even after 3 months) but I have been able to find apps for everything that I usually use my tablet for. That said some notable exceptions are Netflix, Hulu Plus, Flipboard or Zinio (I am using "your version" as a replacement which is pretty good).I am pretty impressed with the sound coming out of this tablet which is stereo and generally better than iPad. Asus Keyboard was not that great but I have since then replaced it with "thumb keyboard" which works very well. I have not tried to take any pictures with the rear camera yet but the front facing camera is pretty good.


Question: How is it cover?

This Kindle paper white case not onlyProtects my kindle paper white, but it also gives it the feel of a real hard bound book. The cover is magnetic so it puts the device in sleep mode when the "book" is closed. The case doesn't weight much , but it also protects.

Answer: The cover is magnetic so it puts the device in sleep mode

This Kindle paper white case not onlyProtects my kindle paper white, but it also gives it the feel of a real hard bound book. <hl> The cover is magnetic so it puts the device in sleep mode when the "book" is closed. <hl> The case doesn't weight much , but it also protects.

This Kindle paper white case not onlyProtects my kindle paper white, but it also gives it the feel of a real hard bound book. <hl> The cover is magnetic so it puts the device in sleep mode <hl> when the "book" is closed. The case doesn't weight much , but it also protects.


Question: Is it a quality resolution?

These monitors are 1080p worked right out of the box with windows 7 and with windows 8 now that I have upgraded.  They go into sleep mode and awake to problem.  The colors on the monitor are bright and clear and I have yet to notice any dead pixels.  Plus for the price they were a STEAL!

Answer: The colors on the monitor are bright and

These monitors are 1080p worked right out of the box with windows 7 and with windows 8 now that I have upgraded. They go into sleep mode and awake to problem. <hl> The colors on the monitor are bright and clear <hl> and I have yet to notice any dead pixels. Plus for the price they were a STEAL!

These monitors are 1080p worked right out of the box with windows 7 and with windows 8 now that I have upgraded. They go into sleep mode and awake to problem. <hl> The colors on the monitor are bright and <hl> clear and I have yet to notice any dead pixels. Plus for the price they were a STEAL!


Question: How about the quality?

I bought these thinking, what the heck? 20 bucks? And i was blown away with the sound quality, these headphones have incredible sound quality for an incredible price. They do not have a lot off bass, so all of you people looking for tons of bass, you won't get a ton of it here, but the bass present is rich and sounds great.

Answer: blown away with the sound quality

I bought these thinking, what the heck? 20 bucks? <hl> And i was blown away with the sound quality , these headphones have incredible sound quality for an incredible price. <hl> They do not have a lot off bass, so all of you people looking for tons of bass, you won't get a ton of it here, but the bass present is rich and sounds great.

I bought these thinking, what the heck? 20 bucks? And i was <hl> blown away with the sound quality <hl>, these headphones have incredible sound quality for an incredible price. They do not have a lot off bass, so all of you people looking for tons of bass, you won't get a ton of it here, but the bass present is rich and sounds great.

And i was <hl> blown away with the sound quality <hl> , these headphones have incredible sound quality for an incredible price.


Question: What is the best design?

I purchased this keyboard to replace the previous unit because it was way too loud.  More accurately, my better half had me replace my previous keyboard because it was way too loud.  The design is nice, clean and minimal without sacrificing functionality.  And it is indeed very quiet.  Drivers installed automatically when I inserted the disc into the drive and everything appears to be working great.  I was also pleasantly surprised by how thin the unit is.  All in all, very happy with the purchase.  The only negative thing I have to say is that the box used to ship the keyboard in was way too long for the packaging.  While the shipping boxes width and depth seemed appropriate, it was about four feet long.

Answer: The design is nice

I purchased this keyboard to replace the previous unit because it was way too loud. More accurately, my better half had me replace my previous keyboard because it was way too loud. <hl> The design is nice , clean and minimal without sacrificing functionality. <hl> And it is indeed very quiet. Drivers installed automatically when I inserted the disc into the drive and everything appears to be working great. I was also pleasantly surprised by how thin the unit is. All in all, very happy with the purchase. The only negative thing I have to say is that the box used to ship the keyboard in was way too long for the packaging. While the shipping boxes width and depth seemed appropriate, it was about four feet long.

I purchased this keyboard to replace the previous unit because it was way too loud. More accurately, my better half had me replace my previous keyboard because it was way too loud. <hl> The design is nice <hl>, clean and minimal without sacrificing functionality. And it is indeed very quiet. Drivers installed automatically when I inserted the disc into the drive and everything appears to be working great. I was also pleasantly surprised by how thin the unit is. All in all, very happy with the purchase. The only negative thing I have to say is that the box used to ship the keyboard in was way too long for the packaging. While the shipping boxes width and depth seemed appropriate, it was about four feet long.

<hl> The design is nice <hl> , clean and minimal without sacrificing functionality.


Question: How much amount of space this have?

The Roku 3 sounds like a good idea. According to the specs and reviews it has good features. But the first one I got did not work, I got a second one and it does not work either. I searched for help, there is none for the problem both of these units have. I wrote to Roku's customer service and got no response at all. It appears to have a significant design flaw; I suspect it is in the unit's software.You may be thinking I just don't know how to use it and don't follow directions, but that would be wrong. I am a very senior engineer and I design chips similar to the one used in the Roku, and I use similar technology all the time. I am a professional at debugging electronics and did all the sensible tests. Other source devices work perfectly with the exact same cables & TV. I could bring it into the lab but it's not worth my time. I updated the software in the first one, it did not make any difference. It is clear these Roku 3 units have a serious problem. And Roku could not be bothered responding to this customer's written request.Symptoms? Upon power-on, the Roku's display on the TV has very bad flickering, with blinking horizontal bands all over the display. It is completely consistent. It does not happen with any other source devices.So, if you get one and it works, you're lucky, but if it doesn't you are out of luck and you might as well return it right away.This is most unfortunate, and a significant waste of time. If they had responded to my request for help I would have a more positive view of the company and its products.

Answer: The Roku 3 sounds like

The Roku 3 sounds like a good idea.

<hl> The Roku 3 sounds like a good idea. <hl> According to the specs and reviews it has good features. But the first one I got did not work, I got a second one and it does not work either. I searched for help, there is none for the problem both of these units have. I wrote to Roku's customer service and got no response at all. It appears to have a significant design flaw; I suspect it is in the unit's software. You may be thinking I just don't know how to use it and don't follow directions, but that would be wrong. I am a very senior engineer and I design chips similar to the one used in the Roku, and I use similar technology all the time. I am a professional at debugging electronics and did all the sensible tests. Other source devices work perfectly with the exact same cables & TV. I could bring it into the lab but it's not worth my time. I updated the software in the first one, it did not make any difference. It is clear these Roku 3 units have a serious problem. And Roku could not be bothered responding to this customer's written request. Symptoms? Upon power-on, the Roku's display on the TV has very bad flickering, with blinking horizontal bands all over the display. It is completely consistent. It does not happen with any other source devices. So, if you get one and it works, you're lucky, but if it doesn't you are out of luck and you might as well return it right away. This is most unfortunate, and a significant waste of time. If they had responded to my request for help I would have a more positive view of the company and its products.

<hl> The Roku 3 sounds like <hl> a good idea. According to the specs and reviews it has good features. But the first one I got did not work, I got a second one and it does not work either. I searched for help, there is none for the problem both of these units have. I wrote to Roku's customer service and got no response at all. It appears to have a significant design flaw; I suspect it is in the unit's software.You may be thinking I just don't know how to use it and don't follow directions, but that would be wrong. I am a very senior engineer and I design chips similar to the one used in the Roku, and I use similar technology all the time. I am a professional at debugging electronics and did all the sensible tests. Other source devices work perfectly with the exact same cables & TV. I could bring it into the lab but it's not worth my time. I updated the software in the first one, it did not make any difference. It is clear these Roku 3 units have a serious problem. And Roku could not be bothered responding to this customer's written request.Symptoms? Upon power-on, the Roku's display on the TV has very bad flickering, with blinking horizontal bands all over the display. It is completely consistent. It does not happen with any other source devices.So, if you get one and it works, you're lucky, but if it doesn't you are out of luck and you might as well return it right away.This is most unfortunate, and a significant waste of time. If they had responded to my request for help I would have a more positive view of the company and its products.


Question: When to have a nice ending?

These cable are heavy, and well made.  The length is great for being able to use a device while it is plugged in as well.  The quality of the build, and thickness of the cables keeps my cats from thinking that they are 'toy' cables.  They don't mess with them.  We have lost countless charging cords (and 2 clocks, and a few headphones) to cats thinking that our electronics were the ABSOLUTELY best toys ever (and tasty 8 ^/ to boot), so I really appreciate that these cables are thick enough to not entice them!

Answer: We have lost countless charging cords (and 2 clocks

These cable are heavy, and well made. The length is great for being able to use a device while it is plugged in as well. The quality of the build, and thickness of the cables keeps my cats from thinking that they are 'toy' cables. They don't mess with them. <hl> We have lost countless charging cords (and 2 clocks , and a few headphones) to cats thinking that our electronics were the ABSOLUTELY best toys ever (and tasty 8 ^/ to boot), so I really appreciate that these cables are thick enough to not entice them! <hl>

These cable are heavy, and well made. The length is great for being able to use a device while it is plugged in as well. The quality of the build, and thickness of the cables keeps my cats from thinking that they are 'toy' cables. They don't mess with them. <hl> We have lost countless charging cords (and 2 clocks <hl>, and a few headphones) to cats thinking that our electronics were the ABSOLUTELY best toys ever (and tasty 8 ^/ to boot), so I really appreciate that these cables are thick enough to not entice them!

<hl> We have lost countless charging cords (and 2 clocks <hl> , and a few headphones) to cats thinking that our electronics were the ABSOLUTELY best toys ever (and tasty 8 ^/ to boot), so I really appreciate that these cables are thick enough to not entice them!


Question: What did you think of the modem signal?

I always like to buy Cisco products if the prices are right. This item does take a little away from speed but not even noticeable if you are on a faster network. It certainly works as described and fairly simple to set up. I had a little trouble the first time I tried and had to reset to clear the settings I put in but once it was reset I was able to go in and successfully set it up no problem. Now I have almost full signal all through my house and a good ways around it too instead of the front two rooms that I got with the stock wireless router. Bought this in the past and would certainly purchase again.

Answer: I have almost full signal

I always like to buy Cisco products if the prices are right. This item does take a little away from speed but not even noticeable if you are on a faster network. It certainly works as described and fairly simple to set up. I had a little trouble the first time I tried and had to reset to clear the settings I put in but once it was reset I was able to go in and successfully set it up no problem. <hl> Now I have almost full signal all through my house and a good ways around it too instead of the front two rooms that I got with the stock wireless router. <hl> Bought this in the past and would certainly purchase again.

I always like to buy Cisco products if the prices are right. This item does take a little away from speed but not even noticeable if you are on a faster network. It certainly works as described and fairly simple to set up. I had a little trouble the first time I tried and had to reset to clear the settings I put in but once it was reset I was able to go in and successfully set it up no problem. Now <hl> I have almost full signal <hl> all through my house and a good ways around it too instead of the front two rooms that I got with the stock wireless router. Bought this in the past and would certainly purchase again.


Question: How is the quality of the drive?

I'm always in search of a solid USB drive that won't break off of my key chain that I keep clipped to my hip.  It's a very small, all-metal enclosure, which I don't see bending or breaking.  I did read that some people had the electronics slip out of the bottom (which upon inspection seems completely possible if the glue gives up), so I put a small piece of tape around the bottom as insurance against that.  It's not the fastest writing drive, but a slightly slower drive is better than a drive that has broken off my key chain and has gone missing completely!

Answer: It's not the fastest writing drive, but a slightly slower drive is better than a drive that has broken off my key chain and has gone missing completely

I'm always in search of a solid USB drive that won't break off of my key chain that I keep clipped to my hip. It's a very small, all-metal enclosure, which I don't see bending or breaking. I did read that some people had the electronics slip out of the bottom (which upon inspection seems completely possible if the glue gives up), so I put a small piece of tape around the bottom as insurance against that. <hl> It's not the fastest writing drive, but a slightly slower drive is better than a drive that has broken off my key chain and has gone missing completely ! <hl>

I'm always in search of a solid USB drive that won't break off of my key chain that I keep clipped to my hip. It's a very small, all-metal enclosure, which I don't see bending or breaking. I did read that some people had the electronics slip out of the bottom (which upon inspection seems completely possible if the glue gives up), so I put a small piece of tape around the bottom as insurance against that. <hl> It's not the fastest writing drive, but a slightly slower drive is better than a drive that has broken off my key chain and has gone missing completely <hl>!

<hl> It's not the fastest writing drive, but a slightly slower drive is better than a drive that has broken off my key chain and has gone missing completely <hl> !


Question: What is the sound quality?

My wife and daughter have been after me to buy some wireless headphones for quite awhile because I generally stay up later than then and they are tired of hearing the TV at night.  I did some research and checked out all of my options..these seemed to be the best value for the money....Sennheiser well known for wired and wireless headphones....Well, I am QUITE happy with my purchase...it did take me a little bit to figure the tuning...to get it just right, but the sound is clear, the base is great and I can turn the volume on the TV all the way down and still listen...Highly recommend these!UPDATE 2008: I've now had these headphones for three years.  I am still loving them.  The sound is great and it has great range.  I can walk all over my house and still hear fine though when I get to the outer fringes of the range I'll hear bursts of static from time to time.

Answer: I'll hear bursts of static from time to time

My wife and daughter have been after me to buy some wireless headphones for quite awhile because I generally stay up later than then and they are tired of hearing the TV at night. I did some research and checked out all of my options..these seemed to be the best value for the money.... Sennheiser well known for wired and wireless headphones.... Well, I am QUITE happy with my purchase...it did take me a little bit to figure the tuning...to get it just right, but the sound is clear, the base is great and I can turn the volume on the TV all the way down and still listen...Highly recommend these!UPDATE 2008: I've now had these headphones for three years. I am still loving them. The sound is great and it has great range. <hl> I can walk all over my house and still hear fine though when I get to the outer fringes of the range I'll hear bursts of static from time to time . <hl>

My wife and daughter have been after me to buy some wireless headphones for quite awhile because I generally stay up later than then and they are tired of hearing the TV at night. I did some research and checked out all of my options..these seemed to be the best value for the money....Sennheiser well known for wired and wireless headphones....Well, I am QUITE happy with my purchase...it did take me a little bit to figure the tuning...to get it just right, but the sound is clear, the base is great and I can turn the volume on the TV all the way down and still listen...Highly recommend these!UPDATE 2008: I've now had these headphones for three years. I am still loving them. The sound is great and it has great range. I can walk all over my house and still hear fine though when I get to the outer fringes of the range <hl> I'll hear bursts of static from time to time <hl>.

I can walk all over my house and still hear fine though when I get to the outer fringes of the range <hl> I'll hear bursts of static from time to time <hl> .


Question: What is the audio that is playing?

I bought this Kindle fire for my 6 years old daughter.  She likes it but she wishes it was white or have a choice of color to choose from.  The power buttons and volume button are camouflage and hard to find even on daylight.  They should have made the buttons a different color.  The sound quality are great compare to my Ipad.  The picture quality are comparable to the Ipad.  One annoying thing is that the Wi-Fi keeps dropping when you're not using it for a few days.  When I used it to download apps it could not find my WI-FI network and I have to go into the WI-FI setting to turn it off and on again to make it work.  I called Amazon customer service and they told me to me to do the same thing.  It is annoying because it should memorized your network and you don't have to login every time you're using the internet.  Anyway I did not want to return it for this problem because my daughter does not go online and I only go to download apps for her.

Answer: The sound quality are great compare to my Ipad

I bought this Kindle fire for my 6 years old daughter. She likes it but she wishes it was white or have a choice of color to choose from. The power buttons and volume button are camouflage and hard to find even on daylight. They should have made the buttons a different color. <hl> The sound quality are great compare to my Ipad . <hl> The picture quality are comparable to the Ipad. One annoying thing is that the Wi-Fi keeps dropping when you're not using it for a few days. When I used it to download apps it could not find my WI-FI network and I have to go into the WI-FI setting to turn it off and on again to make it work. I called Amazon customer service and they told me to me to do the same thing. It is annoying because it should memorized your network and you don't have to login every time you're using the internet. Anyway I did not want to return it for this problem because my daughter does not go online and I only go to download apps for her.

I bought this Kindle fire for my 6 years old daughter. She likes it but she wishes it was white or have a choice of color to choose from. The power buttons and volume button are camouflage and hard to find even on daylight. They should have made the buttons a different color. <hl> The sound quality are great compare to my Ipad <hl>. The picture quality are comparable to the Ipad. One annoying thing is that the Wi-Fi keeps dropping when you're not using it for a few days. When I used it to download apps it could not find my WI-FI network and I have to go into the WI-FI setting to turn it off and on again to make it work. I called Amazon customer service and they told me to me to do the same thing. It is annoying because it should memorized your network and you don't have to login every time you're using the internet. Anyway I did not want to return it for this problem because my daughter does not go online and I only go to download apps for her.

<hl> The sound quality are great compare to my Ipad <hl> .