Tech Review Android: Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Transformer TF300 ($379-$399)

http://eee.asus.com/eeepad/transformer-300

• SuperNote
• ASUS multimedia online hub.
• 7 million songs
• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• App backup
• Zinio magazines
• Amazon Kindle books
• Polaris Office
• Battery
• 10 hours with 22Wh Li-polymer
• 
  
• 15 hours of mobility with
• IPS Panel
• 178 degree viewing
• SonicMaster
• NVIDIA TEGRA 3
• 4-Plus-1 Quad-core CPU
• 1080 HD video playback
• "superb 3D graphics performance
• 8MP camera
• large F/2.2 aperture
• 1.2MP Front Camera
• GeForce 12-core, 3D stereo GPU
• 8GB of ASUS WebStorage
• 16GB Storage
• 1 GB memory
• Display
• 10.1"
• 1280 x 800 LED
• 10 finder multi-touch
• Sensors
• G-Sensor
• Light Sensor
• Gyroscope
• E-compass
• GPS
• 350nits
• http://www.stealth.com/faq_lcd_technology.htm#nit
• NIT - a measure of light used for LEDs.
• Price
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/asus-transformer-pad-300-wants-to-replace-your-laptop/2012/04/23/gIQAHVkqcT_story.html
• http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/22/2966751/asus-transformer-pad-300-launches-pricing-availability
• $379 for 16GB
• $399 for 32GB
• $149 for mobile doc

Suppose have started shipping on April 22, but I can't find anyone selling it.  Found it!!!

• http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007P4YAPK?linkCode=xm2&tag=ihctc-10617-20
• Looks like 
• J&R
• Amazon.com
• TirgerDirect
• CircuitCity

ASUS Transformer Pad: To compete with iPad go cheap

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/asus-transformer-pad-to-compete-with-ipad-go-cheap/7571?tag=nl.e539

• plastic
• cheaper display

Tech Review Android: Friday, April 13, 2012

DoJ sues Apple, publishers in e-book price fixing antitrust suit

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/doj-sues-apple-publishers-in-e-book-price-fixing-antitrust-suit/73845?tag=nl.e540

• It's about time!

The Intel Studybook: What an education tablet should be

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/the-intel-studybook-what-an-education-tablet-should-be/4878?tag=nl.e540

• water proof
• Honey Comb (3.x)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history
• Froyo (2.2.x)
• Gengerbread (2.3.x)
• Honeycomb (3.x)
• Ice Cream Sandwich (4.x)
• rummer-ed Jelly Bean (5.x)
• < $200

Tech Review Android: Thursday, April 12, 2012

Revealed: Google's "Project Glass" augmented reality glasses (video)

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/revealed-googles-project-glass-augmented-reality-glasses-video/29149?tag=nl.e540

• bobs the head to bring up display.
• Look cool, but Steve says this kind of input has been tried and failed in the past.

Tech Review Android: Wednesday, April 11, 2012

International or AT&T Galaxy Note; which one do you prefer?

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-gadgeteer/international-or-at-t-galaxy-note-which-one-do-you-prefer/5698?alertspromo=&tag=nl.rSINGLE

• International GSM Galaxy Note, GT-N7000
• Works with Straighttalk SIM
• http://www.straighttalk.com/
• No Near Field Communication (NFC)
• Dual-core 1.4 GHz Exynos processor
• faster than 1.5 GHz Snapdragon dual-core
• $575
• 4 Mbps download with Straighttalk

Lure of the tablet: No intimidation

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/lure-of-the-tablet-no-intimidation/7432?tag=nl.e539

• Average person is not intimidated by tablets as much as they are by computers.
• Don't put tablet in computer group.
• Window 8 sticker my brand there tablet as computers.

Tech Review Android: Wednesday, April 4, 2012

How Do I Unlock My HTC Nexus

HTC Nexus One/Guides & Tutorials

http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_Nexus_One/Guides_%26_Tutorials

[Guide] The 100% Fool Proof Guide: STOCK N1 to ROOT to SENSE UI/CM (Android 2.1)!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=636795

You can now unlock and root your Nexus One

http://www.phonearena.com/news/You-can-now-unlock-and-root-your-Nexus-One_id8811

• video

HTC Nexus One US

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/HTC-Nexus-One-US_id4278

• specs

Unlimited Nationwide Talk, Text & High Speed Web

http://www.mysimplemobile.com/plans-60-unlimited.aspx

• $60
• nice Android
• uses T-Mobile
• I should be able to use my Nexus One if I unlock it.
• unlocking destroys all my data
• Has the Samsung Galaxy Nexus
• not supported but should work.

Simple Mobile

http://www.prepaidreviews.com/simplemobile.html

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261_7-20047054-10356022.html

• favorable reviews

Google Galaxy Nexus I9250 Android Smartphone

http://www.expansys-usa.com/google-galaxy-nexus-i9250-android-smartphone-unlocked-16gb-227218/

• $570
• Android 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Titanium Silver 3G Unlocked GSM Android Smart Phone w/ Android 4.0 / 5 MP Camera / 16GB Internal Memory / NFC (GT-i9250)

• same phone?
• $450
• face unlock
• zero shutter lag

Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 5.3" Android

http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-galaxy-note-5-3-android-tablet-221966/

• $575

Tech Review: Friday, March 30, 2012

The 'broken patent system': how we got here and how to fix it

http://www.theverge.com/2011/08/11/broken-patent-system/

• Good article
• fails to discuss some of the real problems with current software patents:
• overlap
• constantly changing
• we are not going to be closing the patent office anytime soon

Uniform resource identifier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_resource_identifier

• a string of characters used to identify a name or a resource
• URL - Uniform Resource Locator
• URN - Uniform Resource Name

Google Augmented Reality Glasses Expected by Year's End

http://www.pcworld.com/article/250453/google_augmented_reality_glasses_expected_by_years_end.html

• augmented reality 

Google Glasses Are a Prescription for Disaster

http://www.pcworld.com/article/250507/google_glasses_are_a_prescription_for_disaster.html

• bobblehead googleites 

Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year's End

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/google-to-sell-terminator-style-glasses-by-years-end/#

• $250 - $600

Basic Merging

http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.branchmerge.basicmerging.html

• $pwd
• /home/usre/my-calc-brance
• $ svn merge http://svn.example.com/repos/calc/trunk

Using 'find' with Ignore Case

http://www.redips.net/linux/find-files/

• find . -iname "util"