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Smart wearable is the future ~ Android Wear

Normal simple watch is getting replaced by smart wearable real soon. Why? Google has just announced Android Wear, an open Android-powered platform loaded with Google Now and voice search. Voice recognition is very important in smart wear as we can’t type in that small screen. You will see lot of these smart gadgets in the future when speech recognition is mature. And lot of hardware manufacturers like Asus, HTC, LG and Motorola are supporting it. Not just Samsung only. Therefore, it should be like the next smartphone. If can, make it powerful enough like a phone. Check out Android Wear in action below…

Google Nexus 7 (2013) issues

Google’s latest most popular Android tablet ~ Nexus 7 (2013) faced the same issue as the previous generation. Yup, build quality issues. Lot of users reported that their new Nexus 7 has issues like dead pixel, LCD screen light bleed, erratic multi-touch, GPS lock, low speakers volume, random reboot, oddly coloured pixels, dust under LCD screen, creaking sound… Some can be fixed by factory reset. Some don’t. That’s the fate of earlier adopters. Did Asus lowers quality control in order to rush to market on time? Anyway, just exchange for a new one if face issues. Or send back to warranty claim since Nexus 7 has international warranty.

How to backup, sync, restore Android apps & data without root access?

Backup Android applications, games and data are fairly easy with Titanium Backup. However, root access is required in order to use Titanium Backup just like most other Android backup applications in Google Play Store. Can I backup and restore Android applications and data without root access? Yes, you can but adb knowledge is required. No worry, ClockworkMod team has make our lives easier by coming out this useful application ~ Carbon – App Sync and Backup. Carbon does not require root access. Therefore, I can use it on my unrooted HTC One X.

Carbon – App Sync and Backup

How to enable Asus Keyboard 3.0.0.0 on Nexus 7?

Guess what? There is a hidden treasure in Google Nexus 7 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OTA system update ~ Asus Keyboard 3.0.0.0. Yes, Asus Keyboard was included in the latest OTA but hidden. So if you don’t like to use stock Android keyboard, you can try out Asus Keyboard instead. Note – root access is required.

Asus Keyboard 3.0.0.0 on Google Nexus 7

Google Nexus 7 in the house

Google Nexus 7 is on my hand at last. Getting this Nexus 7 Android tablet is a nightmare for me. The first seller failed to deliver it on time (order from US). And kept delaying the refund after cancelled order. So I had no choice but get Nexus 7 locally and paid 16GB model price for a 8GB model. Lesson learned ~ never deal with new inexperience trader…

Google Nexus 7 in the house

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