Review of The Google Nexus 7 GPS Navigation w/ Arkon SM517 Windshield Mount .00 on Amazon kindle
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The Google tablet also has a more powerful, quad-core processor from Nvidia (NVDA), twice the internal memory and better battery. At four-tenths of an inch thick and 12 ounces, it's also thinner and 18 percent lighter. Go down the list of standard tablet features, and the Nexus 7 wins every one. Camera? None for the Kindle; the Nexus has a front-facing camera and microphone for video calls. Bluetooth? The Kindle doesn't have it; the Nexus 7 does. GPS? Yes on the Nexus, along with a newly-enhanced Google app that lets you save maps for use even when you're offline. The Kindle has nothing like it. The Kindle has the Nexus beat in one significant area: the depth and breadth of the online stores that are designed to keep them stuffed with content. The Kindle is deeply integrated with Amazon (AMZN)'s shops for e-books, music, movies and videos, which are all far richer than the sparsely stocked Google Play store. Google (GOOG)'s new Nexus 7 is aimed directly at the Kindle Fire, the seven-inch color tablet that was the runaway hit of the last holiday season. The Nexus 7 obliterates every reason for buying the current Kindle, and sets a high bar for whatever Amazon comes up with to replace it. The Nexus 7 is Google's first foray into selling a tablet under its own brand. It's currently available for pre-order from Google Play, the company's online store, with customer deliveries expected to begin next week. It costs 9 for a model with eight gigabytes of storage, same as the ...
