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Ngomhla zingama-27 kuJuni 2012 kuqale inkomfa evamile ye-Google I/O, cishe elingana ne-Android ye-WWDC. Ngosuku lokuqala, inkampani yaqala ngesethulo lapho yethula khona inguqulo entsha yesistimu yokusebenza, kodwa ngaphezu kwayo yonke ithebhulethi entsha yomndeni wakwa-Nexus kanye nezinsiza ezithokozisayo ze-Google Q.

Manje singasho ukuthi zontathu izinkampani ezihamba phambili kwezobuchwepheshe bolwazi zinethebhulethi. I-Apple ine-iPad, IMicrosoft ineSurface kanye ne-Google Nexus 7 (kanye ne-Ema kamama). Ukwethulwa okungenzeka kwethebhulethi bekucatshangelwa isikhathi eside, ngakho-ke ukuvezwa kwayo akuzange kumangaze, ngokuphambene nalokho, kuyisinyathelo esinengqondo kakhulu se-Google. Njengamanje, inkampani inikeza imodeli yocingo entsha eyinkomba evela ochungechungeni lwe-Nexus njalo ngonyaka, okufanele yethule i-Android ngendlela yayo emsulwa futhi ngokukhanya okungcono kakhulu. Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi i-Google ayikhiqizi ngokuqondile amadivayisi. Omunye wabalingani uhlala enakekela ukukhiqizwa. Uzakwethu wokugcina wokukhiqiza amafoni kwakungu-Samsung, okwamanje imbangi enkulu ye-Apple emkhakheni wama-smartphone.

Ithebhulethi yokuqala evela emndenini we-Nexus

I-Nexus 7 yenziwe ngokwezifiso ngu-Asus, yona ngokwayo enikezela ngamathebulethi ambalwa e-Android, ngochungechunge lwe-Transfromer phakathi kwamamodeli aphumelele kakhulu. Kuyithebhulethi engamayintshi ayisikhombisa enesibonisi se-IPS esinokulungiswa okungu-1280 x 800 (okufana ne-13-inch MacBook Pro) ene-aspect ratio engu-16:10. Inikwa amandla i-chipset ye-Nvidia Tegra 3 enamakhompiyutha amane nama-graphic cores ayishumi nambili. Ukuze uqhathanise, i-iPad yakamuva iyi-dual-core enama-graphic cores amane, ahambisana ne-1 GB ye-RAM. Ithebhulethi izophinde inikeze ukuxhumana kwakudala, nakuba uxhumano lweselula lungekho ngokuphelele, okungajwayelekile ukusho okuncane enkampanini ephromotha ifu njengekusasa lekhompuyutha.

Impilo yebhethri ingaphansi kancane kune-iPad, cishe amahora angu-8-9. Idivayisi inesisindo esingamagremu angu-340 futhi ingaphansi kuka-10,5 mm ubukhulu. I-Nexus 7 izonikezwa ngezinhlobonhlobo ezimbili: 8 GB no-16 GB. Nokho, into ethakazelisa kakhulu ngayo yonke idivayisi intengo yayo. Imodeli engu-8 GB izobiza u-$199, kanti imodeli engu-16 GB izobiza u-$50 ngaphezulu. Ngenqubomgomo yayo yamanani, i-Google ikwenze kwacaca ukuthi ubani imbangi yayo enkulu, okuyi-Kindle Fire. I-Amazon inikeza ithebhulethi yayo ngentengo efanayo ngomthamo ofanayo, kodwa i-Nexus 7 inikeza ukucaciswa okungcono kakhulu futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, i-Android egcwele ngokugcwele uma iqhathaniswa nenguqulo elungiswe ngokuphelele ye-Android 2.3 engatholakala ku-Kindle.

Ngakho-ke i-Amazon izoba nezinkinga ezinkulu, ngoba kuzoba nzima ukulwa nedivayisi evela ku-Google. Ngisho ne-ecosystem okumi kuyo ithebhulethi ye-Amazon izovimbela ukwehla okukhulu kokuthengiswayo. Ngokungeziwe kuthebhulethi, i-Google iphinde yethula i-Android 4.1 Jelly Bean entsha, eletha okuqukethwe okusha ngokuphelele ku-Google Play. Lokhu ikakhulukazi ukuthengwa kwamamuvi (kuze kube manje bekungenzeka kuphela ukuqasha amamuvi), isitolo somagazini noma ukunikezwa okusha kochungechunge lwe-TV, abantu baseMelika abajwayele, isibonelo, ku-iTunes noma ku-Amazon Store.

I-Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

I-Android 4.1 ngokwayo ayilethi lutho oluguquguqukayo, ngokuyisisekelo iyintuthuko ejabulisayo yemisebenzi ekhona, into efana ne-iOS 6. Ijubane ledivayisi kufanele lithuthukiswe kakhulu, izaziso zithole imisebenzi eminingi emisha, lapho ungenza khona imisebenzi eminingi ngokuqondile. kusukela kubha yezaziso, amawijethi manje aziphatha ngendlela enengqondo lapho emiswa, okungukuthi ezinye izici kudeskithophu ziyasuka ukuze zenze isikhala esanele sewijethi. I-Google iphinde yethula uhlobo lwenguqulo yayo ye-Siri, umsizi wezwi oqonda inkulumo yemvelo futhi ongathula izimpendulo esebenzisa amakhadi ahlukene. Lapha, angesabi ukusho ukuthi i-Google ikopishe kancane ku-Apple.

Nokho, isici esisha se-Google Now sibukeka sithakasela kakhulu. Imenyu yesikrini esigcwele yamakhadi adalwe ngokushintshashintshayo ngokusekelwe endaweni yakho, isikhathi sosuku, ikhalenda, neminye imikhuba ifoni yakho eyithatha kancane kancane. Isibonelo, emini, izoncoma izindawo zokudlela endaweni yangakini, inikeze ulwazi mayelana negeyimu ezayo yeqembu lakho lezemidlalo eliyintandokazi, ngoba liyazi ngayo emiphumeleni yakho yosesho, njalo njalo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, lokhu kuyisizinda esikhulu solwazi olwenzelwe wena (okuncane kombono ovela ku-Minority Report), ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuyethusa kancane lokho okwaziwa yifoni noma ithebhulethi yakho ngawe nokuthi lolu lwazi lungasetshenziswa kanjani kabi ( ezokukhangisa).

I-Nexus Q noma i-Apple TV ngokusho kwe-Google

Kanye nethebhulethi, i-Google iphinde yembula idivayisi engaqondakali enegama elilula I-Nexus Q. Ime njengendilinga (noma i-Death Star, uma uthanda), lesi sisetshenziswa sibonisa umucu okhanyayo wama-LED nezixhumi ezimbalwa ngemuva zomculo okungenantambo nokusakazwa kwevidiyo. Nakuba i-Apple TV ithembele kakhulu kuphrothokholi ye-AirPlay, i-Nexus Q isebenzisa ifu nezixhumanisi ze-Google Play, ngemva kwakho konke, isebenzisa inguqulo eguquliwe ye-Android 4.1.

Amadivayisi e-Android axhuma nge-Wi-Fi noma nge-Bluetooth, ukumatanisa kulula njenge-NFC, futhi ibhola elimnyama lingakwazi ukulawulwa ngokuqondile kusukela kufoni yakho noma ku-Android. Umbono wukuthi ukhetha, isibonelo, ingoma noma uhlu lwadlalwayo lonke kudivayisi yakho bese i-Nexus Ø iqala ukuyidlala. Nokho, ingoma ayisakazwa kusukela kudivayisi, kodwa isuka ku-Google Play emafini. Kodwa-ke, akucaci kahle ukuthi umculo odlalwayo kufanele uthengwe ngesevisi noma uxhunywe kusevisi yefu yomculo ye-Google, noma kungaba iyiphi i-MP3 idivayisi eyithola ku-Google Play. Nokho, uma ingoma ingekho ohlwini kusizindalwazi, cishe uphelelwe inhlanhla.

Kuyafana ngevidiyo, amamuvi nochungechunge nakho kusakazwa ku-Google Play, futhi akucaci nakancane ukuthi kuzoba njani ngevidiyo engaqashwanga noma engathengwanga kule sevisi. Ngokombono, ukudlala kungasebenza ngesisekelo semethadatha, ngokuya ngokuthi i-Nexus Q ingathola imuvi enikeziwe kusizindalwazi, kodwa isibonelo, awukwazi ukudlala ividiyo yasekhaya kusukela eholidini.

Nokho, isici esithakazelisa kakhulu ukudalwa kwezinhla zokudlalayo zomphakathi. Uma abantu abambalwa abane-Android behlangana eduze kwe-Nexus Ø, ngamunye wabo angakwazi ukwengeza izingoma azithandayo ohlwini lokudlalayo, futhi wonke umuntu uba u-DJ kancane ephathini. Izingoma zingabekwa kulayini, ekugcineni noma zidlalwe ngaso leso sikhathi, kodwa ngenxa yalokho, lokhu kungase kuphenduke impi yokuthi ingoma kabani ezodlalwa. Akubona bonke abangani abazokwabelana ngokunambitha okufanayo nokwakho.

I-Nexus Q ingasebenza nohlelo lwe-YouTube, kodwa izinsiza ezidumile e-US, njenge-Netflix, ezingatholakala ku-Apple TV, azikho nhlobo. Idivayisi iqukethe i-amplifier eyakhelwe ngaphakathi lapho kungaxhunywa khona isistimu yesipikha, bese ixhunywa ku-TV nge-HDMI. Okumangazayo kancane intengo, engu-$299, eyintengo ephindwe kathathu ye-Apple TV, kodwa ngenxa yalokho, inikeza izici ezimbalwa kakhulu kunesixazululo sika-Apple.

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Ekuphetheni

I-Nexus isinyathelo esinengqondo lapho inkampani ifuna ukuthuthukisa isimo samathebhulethi e-Android emakethe, okwamanje engenzi kahle kangako. Isemqhudelwaneni oqondile nethebhulethi yesibili ye-Kindle Fire ephumelele kakhulu, ezuze abasebenzisi ikakhulukazi ngenxa yentengo yayo, futhi i-Google ihlose ukulwa ngezindlela ezifanayo. U-$199 wethebhulethi ehlonipheke uma kuqhathaniswa awunangqondo kubantu abaningi. Impela izokhipha ingxenye ye-iPads, noma kunjalo, ngeke isongele kakhulu ithebhulethi ye-Apple, futhi ayinazo lezi zifiso.

Kodwa-ke, ukuze amathebulethi e-Android aphumelele, adinga into eyodwa ebalulekile, futhi leyo izinhlelo zokusebenza zekhwalithi eziguqulelwe esikrinini esikhulu, okukhona kuzo ezimbalwa ngokudabukisayo ku-Google Play. I-Google okungenani isheshise uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Google+ lwamathebulethi, azotholakala kukho kokubili i-Android ne-iOS, kodwa namanje akwanele. Ngakho-ke, i-iPad izobusa imakethe isikhathi eside, okungenani kuze kube yilapho i-Android inikeza iqoqo elifanayo lezinhlelo zokusebenza esingazithola ku-App Store. Ngokusho kwe-Google, inani lezinhlelo zokusebenza lifinyelele ingqophamlando ye-600 (i-App Store iseduze ne-000), kodwa kunezinhlelo zokusebenza ezimbalwa zethebhulethi ezinhle phakathi kwazo.

Angiyiniki i-Nexus Q ithuba eliningi lokuphumelela, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokusebenzisa kwayo okulinganiselwe kanye nenani eliphezulu. Ngokungangabazeki i-Google izama ukuzimisa egumbini lokuphumula, okwamanje eliphethwe yi-Microsoft nge-Xbox yayo, kodwa i-Death Star engaqondakali emnyama ngeke ibe umkhiqizo ozokwenza i-Google idume kule ndawo. Ngisho namathelevishini ahlakaniphile e-Google TV athole ukuthambekela okuningi okwamanje, nakuba ngokusho kwabamele inkampani, bekufanele sibone i-boom enkulu kulawa madivayisi. Sizobona ukuthi okungenani izibuko ezikhethekile ze-Project Glass, isibonelo sazo sakamuva u-Sergey Bryn aphinde aboniswa ku-I/O, zizophumelela.

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