Recent content by Longjohn119

Charge sensor = resistor across USB data lines It's part of the USB OTG specs which Google basically wrote but not all manufacturers of Android devices and accessories follow

Simple and correct answer .... The "wall wart' that comes with the Nexus 7 (and 10) has a resistor built into the USB port placed across the USB data lines. The Nexus 7 'sees' this resistance instead of a varying signal so it knows it's charging and it is not a regular USB device in the port...

I just want to affirm that this functions 100% on a Nexus 7 (2012) as well as a Nexus 10 .... plus you can use it as a fast disc cloner or one touch backup on a PC (Only USB 2.0 though) For under 30 bucks you have a powered USB hub with a built-in memory card to USB reader and a dual SATA to...

Well I guess 'm gong to fnd out myself just ordered one. I also found this, a 16 Mb flash drive with a micro USB (And a type A) connector that should plug right into the Nexus 7 (and 10) without an adapter cable making it very cool ......

It's a dual SATA hardrive dock with multi card reader and 2 usb ports and it's own power supply. It looks to have the room to adapt the front bay to hold a Nexus device with a 'pogo pin' charger hookup making it a true all in one docking station. It looks to me like it's basically a standard USB...

Most of these problems are likely caused by a bad battery but some, like yours apparently, have a bad charge/power regulator which will cause the same symptoms. I'm betting it'll kill that battery too by either repeated overcharging or undercharging maybe even the wrong charge voltages. I've...

10 bucks says it's a bad 25 cent electrolytic cap in the main switcher (DC-DC converter/regulator) Another 10 bucks says the said bad 'lytic says "Made in China" on it ...... Having resurrected over 2 dozen Sammy monitors, every last one of them with bad Chinese 'lytics in the switchers this...

I'm an EE too and used to work for a manufacturer of touchscreen process controllers for industrial applications back in the late 90's and built my own touch screen chartplotter from a netbook with a Gobi 1000 WWAN modem built in (Acer made AT&T branded) and this sounds like a problem I've been...

I'm talking about this, only about a 1000 hits on Google

I'd stick with what you already have ....4.2.2 breaks Bluetooth horribly and is thus complete junk that makes Win 8 look like it was written by geniuses ......

NO WAY will I buy another one of these until they get the Bluetooth working in the original .... OVER 6 months to fix a basic problem like that is beyond ridiculous and makes Microsoft look like Geniuses .... You can say what you want about Apples and iPads but the things just friggin' work as...

I made the mistake of trying to turn mine on after a couple of months of ownership and it seems to have messed it up. Now about every other time I put it in standby it goes dead and the opnly way to revive it is take the back cover off and unplug and replug the battery. Whenever I go into...

I considered an iPad when they first came out but as soon as I found out how ridiculously hard Apple made the battery replacement NOTHING else about them could overcome that design flaw, it's an instant Deal Breaker (As is no working USB port).... If I ever designed a high end device where you...

Re: Discountinued As Open as the Nexus 7 is Google Support is really pretty irrelevant, Communities like this and xpda are already better Support than anything coming from Google and that was by design .... They loaded this thing up, opened it up and unleashed it on us just to see where we...

Re: Discountinued @SonDan I'd stand pat for right now, you should have a couple of month's window between the time they announce the final specs and when it goes on sale. If it looks like a downgrade to you (And like I said it depends on your intended use, if battery life is more important and...