Alex Jimenez joins John and Nicholas this week. New Nexus 7 tablet information, Google maps more locations, Jelly Bean already rolling out to phones, British Airways using Google Images and Google/NBC preparing for the Olympics.
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Discussion
1. Walt Mossberg Review of Nexus 7 – Sam’s Club Selling N7 – Magnets
Walt Mossberg from the Wall Street Journal is one of the most well known tech critics. If your product passes his inspection, chances are you’ve got something pretty good. The Nexus 7 tablet from Google came through with flying colors. Also, Sam’s Club is reportedly taking preorders for the Google Nexus 7 tablet.
2. Google Adds 20 Museums To Indoor Maps – Google Street view California parks
American Museum of Natural History, Anacostia Community Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Cincinnati Museum Center, Freer Gallery of Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Indianapolis Museum of Art, National Air and Space Museum, National Mall Building, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, National Museum of African Art, National Museum of American History, National Museum of the American Indian, National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center, National Museum of Natural History, National Portrait Gallery, National Postal Museum, National Zoological Park, Renwick Gallery, S. Dillon Ripley Center and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Android 4.1 will soon be released on the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and Motorola Xoom.
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4. British Airways Uses Google To Recognize Passengers
Many customers are complaining after British Airways is reportedly using Google images to research passengers. Airline employees are able to use Google Images to recognize and supply a more personal experience to high profile passengers.
5. Google And NBC Prepare For Olympics
NBC and Google are teaming up for online coverage of the Olympics. YouTube Live is set to stream over 3,500 hours of NBC Olympic coverage. NBC experimented with a similar event when they streamed the Super Bowl online and over 2 million people watched.
