Nexus 7 Tablet and Why I Will be Buying One

Google’s Nexus 7 tablet was announced earlier this week in the Google I/O Keynote Conference. Previously we wrote a blog post covering how a London digital agency could benefit from the Google Glasses, which was demonstrated in the conference, but now we’re steering away from the sky diving demonstrations to something a little more sane.

The Nexus 7 is Google’s new tablet product designed to compete with the Amazon Kindle

It’s a light and sleek tablet, and although it is small in comparison to others of it’s kind, a lot of power has been packed into this 7 inch product.

Google has built the Nexus 7 in partnership with ASUS, and have developed the tablet to work with Google Play, operating on the new Android Jelly Bean 4.1. See the video below for more details on the features and capabilities.

So as you can see Google isn’t playing around with their new product. The Nexus 7 CPU boasts 16 cores, which makes everything from movies to games a fast and smooth experience. It even has up to 9 hours battery life! So for those who have to commute during the week on London Transport, this is ideal to pass the time.

So why exactly am I getting a Nexus 7? Well, when I’m not blogging and updating our social media pages, I’m reading! What I love about the tablet is that the reading experience for magazines is enhanced, not only because the transition from page to page is smooth, but the design is optimised in a layout that looks great.

What about when I’m not reading? Well you might not have guessed it, but I’m an avid gamer, and I’m interested to see what developers are going to do with the powerful graphics and processor that have been packed into this tablet.

Let’s not forget that I am still an avid blogger as much as I am a gamer, and from the screenshot above you can see the amount of applications that will help me as a writer create helpful content and push it out via email and social media while connected via wi-fi. To top it off, the Nexus 7 comes with Google Chrome as a standard browser! Hoorah!

One thing that stood out for me is Google Maps. We’re very used to the typical features you get on the screen, but we’re not so familiar with viewing the inside of a building. By using “Compass Mode”, you can view all angles of a room in a panoramic perspective.

The Nexus 7 is going to be available for just £159 (to the joy of my ears) and will begin shipping in mid-July, which almost guarantees that it will beat the Amazon Kindle in sales.