Recent content by alazose

I have yet to find a workable and flexible text-to-speech app for my N7. I?d like something that will read ebooks, pdf?s, and Word documents with no hassle. Right now, all that seems to be available on the Google Play Store is software that will read a short pasted or typed selection into a...

Why is it that we haven?t seen an official announcement of this dock from Google? And exactly what will this dock do? Will it keep the unit at full charge while we use it? And I suppose this means that in order to use the dock, I will have to remove the Nexus from the fancy cover that I bought...

I?m lucky to get 5 hours between charges, and that?s with wi-fi, Bluetooth, and GPS turned off. I?ve started using reduced brightness, but that takes the joy out of using the device. I?m sure the next updated Nexus 7 will have a 5MP back-facing camera, an SD card slot, and a removable battery...

I?d like to save on battery power while I?m using the Nexus 7 at my desk, so if I connect it to my PC via the USB connection, will this avoid draining the battery power, and will it be harmful to the device to so use it for extended periods?

So which is the preferred method of turning it off?? Which method will result in the least battery drain??

So which is the preferred method of turning it off? Which method will result in the least battery drain??

I turn off the Nexus 7 by pressing the Power Button. I sometimes will then get a screen message to turn the Power off, and sometimes I will not get that message. Why is that? Is there a proper way to turn off the device, especially where it will not drain the battery while it is ?asleep?? I...

The Nexus 7 has a female voice sample which really sounds great, and it can be found under Settings>Language and Input>Text-to-speech output. The ?Google Text-to-speech Engine? is selected as the ?Preferred Engine?. Is there any way we can get this voice to read our ebooks, pdf documents, and...

I bought my Nexus 7 primarily to play my own videos. I was unable to do so until I installed MX Player. Holy Mackerel! Now even my .wmv files play flawlessly, and I can control the starting point, too. Thanks for the tip!

Is there a text to speech app available that will work with PDF and Word files, as well as books?

Thanks, Mike. Camera Launcer for Nexus 7 works beautifully. (And thanks to Jeff Da also for suggesting the modaco app.) My only problem was inadvertently covering up the camera lens on some pics when I snapped the photos. I was delighted with the quality of the pics that did come out. I...

Can anyone recommend a free (or good) Nexus 7 camera app that will take photos and videos?