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"Google has officially started shipping the Nexus 7.  Announced during its developer conference, Google I/O, at the end of June, the pint-sized tablet will be the first to hit the market running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.\nGoogle sent all Google I/O attendees home with a Nexus 7 and offered those not at the conference the ability to pre-order the $199 tablet starting moments after its official announcement with the promise to ship those tablets mid-July.\nFriday it made good on that promise, announcing it had begun shipping pre-orders from Google Play via a post on Google+: \n\u201CLocked and loaded, ready to play: we\u2019ve started shipping +Nexus 7 pre-orders today!\u201D\nEssentially Google\u2019s answer to the Kindle Fire, the 7-inch tablet packs quite a punch in its small frame. The tablet has a 1280\u00D7800 HD display (216 ppi) and a 12-core CPU, the device packs a heavy punch under its exterior. \n\nSEE ALSO: With Nexus 7, Google Finally Gets Android Tablets Right [REVIEW]\nThe Asus-manufactured tablet is also the first 7-inch tablet with a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor.\nThe Nexus 7 is also being sold at a number of other retail locations including GameStop and is available in a 8GB version for $199 and a 16GB version for  $249.\nDid any of you pre-order the Nexus 7? What do you think about the tablet? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.\n\n\nGoogle Nexus 7 Tablet Review\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Nexus 7\nThe Nexus 7 is essentially Google's answer the the Amazon Kindle Fire -- a 7-inch tablet priced at $199 that's based around media consumption. In almost every respect, the Nexus destroys the Fire.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHome Screen \u2014 Library Widget\nThe Library widget on the home screen shows the media stored on the device. If you've interacted with any of it lately, those titles will be prominent.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApp Array\nHere's what the your app screen looks like on the Nexus 7.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDefault Google Apps\nAll the Google-made apps are accessible from a folder on the home screen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVideo Playback\nThe video player is very responsive, and videos look good on the 1,280 x 800 display.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrowsing Movies\nHere's what browsing movies is like in Google Play\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMovie Title\nThe information you see when you select a particular title.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMagazine Browser\nThe magazine browser is fast and fluid.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMagazine Browsing, Landscape\nLandscape mode allows for a few more titles to fit on the screen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMagazine Navigation\nYou navigate by pairs of pages, not single ones, an odd choice \u2014\u00A0until you realize it forces you to look at more ads.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMagazine Page\nHere's how a typical magazine looks on the Nexus 7. Although layouts look great, they lack some of the interactive features that some magazines on the iPad have.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nText View\nIf the layout of a magazine is bothering you or it's too unwieldy, you can switch to Text View.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMagazine Content, Landscape\nHere's a magazine rendered in landscape mode.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook Collection\nThe books on the device appear against a white background, with no shelves in sight.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook Reading View\nHere are the options you see while reading a book. They disappear quickly if you don't touch the screen, leaving only the text.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook Reading, Landscape\nThis is how a book looks when you're reading in landscape.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusic Playback\nThe Google Music player isn't nearly as intuitive as iTunes, but it's passable.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaunching Google Now\nYou launch Google Now by sliding your finger up through the app-page icon.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Now\nThe Google app automatically brings you local information and weather.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Now, Landscape\nGoogle Now fits a little more on the screen in landscape.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChrome\nThis is how the Chrome browser looks on the Nexus 7.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChrome Menu Zoom\nChrome helpfully lets you zoom in big on hard-to-tap menu items.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Maps\nThe Nexus 7 renders those 3D Google Maps just fine.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaps With Local Results\nThe execution here is very slick.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNexus 7, Backside\nThe leather-like back of the tablet makes it easy to hold.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRight Side\nThe Power and Volume buttons are the only hard buttons on the device.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUSB Port\nOn the bottom, the Nexus 7 has a USB port for charging and data I/O.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeft Side\nNot much here, except for those four metallic dots, which could be used for future accessories.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTop\nAlso very clean\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVersus iPad\nHere's the Nexus 7 alongside a retina iPad.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNexus 7 Packaging\nThe colors on the package are vibrant.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMade by Asus\nAsus' branding is smaller than Google's on the device, but the charging plug makes it clear who made the Nexus 7.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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