This week, there was an overwhelming cry for us to feature BAMF’s Paradigm v3.1 for Custom ROM Friday. We touched on the original Paradigm last year, but it looks like there has been some major updating going down since then. It is based off of Android 4.2.2, and brings some killer custom features, coupled with great speeds and long battery life. What else could you ask for in a custom ROM? (more…)
If the $199 Nexus 7 with 16GB sold directly from Google Play wasn’t cheap enough and you still need an excuse to get yourself into the hottest Android tablet of the last year, consider today’s deal at 1SaleADay. They are offering the 8GB Nexus 7 in refurbished form for $140 with free shipping. That’s a decent deal, though we have nothing to compare the price to since the 8GB model was discontinued some time ago.
Via: 1SaleADay
Cheers Brandon, Ben and Barry!
Last week, I had a chance to take a look at some of the Nexus 7 case offerings from DODOcase, a San Francisco bookcase style electronics accessory designer. The cases, as I pointed out in my quick reviews, are nothing short of the highest quality. They are hand-made with eco-friendly materials in the U.S., offer all sorts of protection thanks to solid outer designs, and might be some of the prettiest cases we have seen to date. With textures like Moroccan cloth and colored canvases wrapping the outside, they feel great in hand while holding the potential to look better with age.
So as we typically do when accessories show up for our review, we’d like to give them all away to you, the fabulous Droid Life reader. We have two HardCover cases along with two of the Solid and Classic cases. The HardCover is the thinner profile case without the wood tray, so that it ends up being much slimmer while using an industrial grade adhesive to secure your tablet. The Classic and Solid both have the tray, but one uses the soft black Moroccan cloth while the other uses a slightly rougher and likely more durable, canvas. The cases range in price from $35 to $70.
Who wants one? (more…)
From what we can tell, the official Nexus 7 dock has finally arrived in Google Play after months of waiting. In even better news, it’s only $29.99, which is close to $10 cheaper than at other online retailers. We took a look at this dock back in January and liked it for the most part. I can tell you already that I would have liked it even more had it only run me $30.
It has microUSB and audio out ports, but not HDMI, since the device doesn’t support MHL or HDMI-out.. So if you were hoping to use this dock to mirror your device to a TV or monitor, sorry. This really is nothing more than a stand that charges your tablet through POGO pins and can be attached to headphones or speakers to produce audio. (more…)
Earlier in the week, we took a look at the new Durable Wallet for the Galaxy S3 and Nexus 4 from DODOcase (Nexus 7 too, but it’s not new), two sleeve options from the San Francisco based case maker. Today, we’re looking at more traditional bookcase style cases for the Nexus 7 from DODOcase, both of which are similar to hand-made cases by Portenzo and Treegloo that we have already reviewed. This is the Hardcover, Classic and Solid. (more…)
As you know after seeing our continued coverage of cases from the likes of Portenzo and Treegloo, we’re big fans of products that are hand-made in the U.S. The latest to enter our radar is none other than DODOcase, a company based out of San Francisco that has been around for some time in the Apple case game. Over the last year or so, they decided to enter the Android realm as well, and have produced some of the finest sustainable cases around.
This afternoon, we’re taking a look at their new Durable sleeve for the Nexus 4 and Galaxy S3, along with the matching Durable for the Nexus 7. They are very much like the classic smartphone pouch that has been around for years, however, very few can match the quality and design. (more…)
Google has released the Android 4.2.2 “JDQ39” binaries and will now begin pushing the code to the Android Open Source Project. These files, available for the full range of Nexus devices, will greatly benefit anyone looking to make their own ROM’s and or anyone hoping to see new ROM’s completed for any number of devices should be excited by this news.
If you dev, go grab it now.
Via: Google Developers
With tomorrow being the last day of the 5 Days of Nexus giveaways, we figured it would be swell of us to let you, the readers, decide which device you want most. You can either go for LG’s Nexus 4, the ASUS Nexus 7, or Samsung Nexus 10.
So, what will it be?
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