Google and Asus show that form doesn't have to completely give way to function.
Embedded Link
With one millimeter, the Nexus 7 proves powerful and thin devices can still be repairable
Google’s new Nexus 7 tablet has some impressive hardware beneath its sleek, stunt driver-styled skin — impressive enough, in some ways, to go toe-to-toe with Apple's iPad. But there's one takeaway from peeping at the device's internals that's particularly worth noting: with hardware design trending toward thinner, less serviceable, and thus shorter-lasting devices, the new tablet is still easier to repair than the most recent iPad, despite being only one millimeter thicker.
That one millimete…
Google+: Reshared 1 times
Google+: View post on Google+
Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.
Glad to see at least some companies are still keeping (physical) tinkerer consumers in mind. Come to think of it, pretty much everything Google makes or has direct influence over is made with tinkering in mind, both physical and digital.