[Noisebridge-discuss] Inexpensive android tablets?

Wed Apr 10 23:31:17 UTC 2013

Having a "Where's my Android" function would be awesome.

I just got mugged in downtown Oakland (coming home from Noisebridge, in
fact)...

http://nthmost.com/2013/04/mugged-and-pepper-sprayed-in-downtown-oakland/

The police used "Find my Phone" to get my iPad back.  It absolutely does
work, and the police are totally savvy.  They love it.  Why wouldn't they?
 It does a lot of their job for them.

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Taylor Alexander <tlalexander at gmail.com>wrote:

> Also the open source app Prey is a "where's my device" app that works on
> Android, iphone, computers, etc.
> http://preyproject.com/
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Chris Merrill <chris at notspelledright.com>wrote:
>
>> Lookout, along with a slew of other features, has a "where's my device?"
>> component.
>>
>> https://www.lookout.com/features/missing-device
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Christoph Maier <
>> cm.hardware.software.elsewhere at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Extra question:
>>> Is there a "Where's my android" app?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Andrew Byrne <andrew at pachakutech.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> When you say the input cable, do you mean the micro-usb hole, or the
>>>> jack? The latter would indeed be unfortunate, but expected, as most n7s do
>>>> not have gsm. -dru
>>>>  On Apr 9, 2013 12:55 PM, "Greg Albrecht W2GMD" <gba at gregalbrecht.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I like my N7, but the other downside is that there's no audio-in on
>>>>> the input cable. Your options are use the built-in mics, or external
>>>>> bluetooth (or USB).
>>>>>
>>>>> -g
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Andrew Byrne <andrew at pachakutech.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Love my n7--as you know, I dev on mine-- great battery, enough memory
>>>>>> for most, 32ghd... I think there is even some gsm models.
>>>>>> Problems: bad gps, no rear facing camera, no card reader or external
>>>>>> memory.
>>>>>> The otg cable partially addresses the later two problems.
>>>>>> On Apr 8, 2013 3:30 PM, "Taylor Alexander" <tlalexander at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of note: Asus makes the Nexus 7.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Taylor Alexander <
>>>>>>> tlalexander at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just got a promotional email about some new $150 asus tablet:
>>>>>>>> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BDS25VA
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Haven't read a review but it looks good for such an inexpensive
>>>>>>>> device.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Taylor Alexander <
>>>>>>>> tlalexander at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I can tell you that the $90 chinese tablets on Amazon are REALLY
>>>>>>>>> bad compared to "real" tablets. If you can afford the $200 Nexus 7 it's a
>>>>>>>>> MUCH better device than the $90 tabs. We bought one of the cheap ones at
>>>>>>>>> work, and it's so bad that not only are we not going to use it here, but I
>>>>>>>>> could take it home and use it for free and I still don't think I'll bother.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Naomi Most <pnaomi at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Ah hah.  Thanks Miloh, and everybody else, but +1 for Miloh.  :-D
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 10:24 AM, miloh <miloh at froggytoad.net>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I've had a good experience getting a Nexus 7 at central computer
>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>> Howard street in San Francisco. It includes an nfc reader which
>>>>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>>>>> folks are trying to use for purposes other than transit and
>>>>>>>>>>> access
>>>>>>>>>>> control.
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