fondue posted:

Sup fellow ASUS Transformer Prime owner!

I had the identical experience; it just worked right out of the box, wow! Within a couple of weeks there was an over the air update that changed the user interface a bit ... so now it's even better! In fact, I swear it nearly doubled the battery life as well.

Toady posted:

Rastor posted:

Which is exactly why the Android developer guides have extensive documentation about how to create one app which works differently on phones and tablets.

Codiusprime posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n5Qfxk-x80

Made a little video of me opening a new PDF on my Galaxy Tab Plus and tooling around a bit. I apologize for the out of focusness in some parts, also when I pinch to zoom that is the camera going out of focus momentarily.

I would be very frustrated with the experience if I had to deal with PDFs on a daily basis for something like work. For me though, the most extreme PDFs I download are menus for local restaurants so it isn't really an issue for me at all.

Craptacular! posted:

I think the sad lesson of the Prime is that as long as your first on the market with bleeding edge technology, early adopters will shoot themselves in the foot while crying that it hurts.

Vagrancy posted:

I wouldn't go as far as "COMPLETELY". You still need iTunes to transfer files into apps, and Wifi sync is a bit on the clunky side at times meaning it's often faster/less hassle to just plug it in.

Splizwarf posted:

Speaking as a guy who ships stuff for a living, without a tracking number you're at the absolute mercy of the Postal Service. Tracking codes are the only defense.

Kynetx posted:

I hope so. With competition, everyone wins.

Splizwarf posted:

Yeah, my bad, forgot "party" also means binge drinking and trying to get laid. "Get-together with several friends where we have a nice dinner and hang out" is what I meant, but it's so unwieldy. Maybe if I made it into an acronym?

randyest posted:

iPad2 launched on 3/11/2011 at $729 for the 32G 3G model and on 3/13/2011 iSuppli tore it down and put the BOM at $326 for the 32G/3G model. That's a cost of $403, or ~55% profit. Add in manufacturing and that's only another ~$7.

randyest posted:

You're so right, as long as you completely ignore context and consider 23% margin to be "tiny" and agree with the claim that ipads at launch are sold "for the cost of parts and manufacture" which is the claim to which I replied. Here it is again so you can revel in the awesome IYG claim you're defending:

randyest posted:

iPad2 launched on 3/11/2011 at $729 for the 32G 3G model and on 3/13/2011 iSuppli tore it down and put the BOM at $326 for the 32G/3G model. That's a cost of $403, or ~55% profit. Add in manufacturing and that's only another ~$7.

Ciabatta posted:

Android is about freedom, Apple is about doing what you're told. Therefore, I believe you ascribed lack of control to the wrong group. Android tablets are like an open U.S. election, where you have the freedom of choice and control over the ultimate outcome. iPads are like totalitarian states, where there is a sham of freedom in the form of fixed elections (i.e. changing your iPad's wallpaper), but ultimately you have no meaningful input, options, or prospects of an improved life for your children.

Star War Sex Parrot posted:

I'm not sure that 2 of the top 5 Android devices on this list are e-readers is good for the Android ecosystem.



Also at the Touchpad being 1 of those 5 Android devices, and the Playbook's dropping numbers year-over-year.

Thermopyle posted:

At first glance, the conclusion should be that we can't make any conclusion because it's all anecdotes.

Part of my non-SA life involves cognitive biases, statistics, philosophy of rational thought, etc, so, thread, take this as expert advice:

Anecdotal information is worse than no data at all. It's not that anecdotal data moves you a little bit closer to the truth and scientific data moves you a lot closer to the truth. It's that anecdotal data puts a blindfold on you, spins you around a hundred times, and drops you into the deepest trench in the ocean. The worst part is that because of the way our mind works, anecdotal data feels like its making you more aware.

So, every time you feel like posting a story about how your uncle's brothers N7 broke so there's some sort of problem, or how so many people post in here about their broken N7, or every time you try to make some sort of conclusion based on that sort of poo poo, remember that you're getting dumber and you're making everyone else dumber by posting it. It's even worse if you say "I know this is an anecdote, but...". By doing that you feel like, and you help make others feel like, you've accounted for the anecdotal nature of your "evidence". You haven't. You think you have, but your brain doesn't work that way.

(Also, just because I say this doesn't mean its easy. Hell, I'm immersed in this how-to-think stuff for hours every day, and I still catch myself messing up on this.)