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USB PLASMA ball meets tf101, ball wins

I have a silly geek toy from think geek that is a usb powered pretty Tesla generator. It's been setting on my desk for a year until today. Turned on my tf101 and was unable to use the touch screen today.
Since the 101 has been solid for the few weeks I've had it, I started staring around and realized I'd moved the geek toy closer after cleaning up.
I turned the toy off and the 101 came back to life. Just thought someone might run into that ( not that you're a geek ).
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hachamacha said:
I have a silly geek toy from think geek that is a usb powered pretty Tesla generator. It's been setting on my desk for a year until today. Turned on my tf101 and was unable to use the touch screen today.
Since the 101 has been solid for the few weeks I've had it, I started staring around and realized I'd moved the geek toy closer after cleaning up.
I turned the toy off and the 101 came back to life. Just thought someone might run into that ( not that you're a geek ).
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Lol, that EMI field must be seriously dense.

msticninja said:
Lol, that EMI field must be seriously dense.
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-- Yeah, I'm amazed I never noticed anything before, since it's on a desk full of phones, pads, computers. I think it was such a low-current (USB) device that most things were well enough shielded until the Transformer showed up.

had just a regular one with a wall plug. Messed up touch screen on vibrant, but of course it worked after i shut the ball off.

This would be a pretty cool youtube video, I'd (as others) would like to see the tesla electric fields mess with the screens on touch devices

That's pretty funny that it affects it in that way. I'm still baffled on who a capacitive touch screen and work in my pocket, my incredible does all sorts of crazy things if I forget to lock the screen. I've even answered my own pocket dial!

For those with doubts about the glass on the TF101

I stumbled across this link on Wired.com.

I'd still rather be safe then sorry, the cat has already knocked mine off the coffee table once.

91ludesit said:
I'd still rather be safe then sorry, the cat has already knocked mine off the coffee table once.
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That's why I hate cats...

Mine gets dropped atleast 5 times a day. My 3yr old son loves this thing. All is well, knock on wood.
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The 6 year old knocked my tf and I had issues with the backlight of the tfSent from my LG-P920 using Tapatalk

My sister's 3 sons (3, 5, and 6) have used their TF as a frisbee before. The glass is fine.

Well, I got a scratch. I am very careful and I have a case and I still got a scratch. But I don't know how it happend. I use a sreen protector now.

91ludesit said:
I'd still rather be safe then sorry, the cat has already knocked mine off the coffee table once.
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Same thing happened and my screen DID break, fortunately the guy I purchased it from was more then happy to exchange it. It was within 48 hours after buying it,

dhamma110 said:
Well, I got a scratch. I am very careful and I have a case and I still got a scratch. But I don't know how it happend. I use a sreen protector now.
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I treat my tf like an abusive bf treat his battered gf. no case and no screen protector. Take it with me everyday. No scratch or mark of any kind. Don't know how you people do it.

I take mine just about everywhere but the loo, but my TF is fairly well taken care of other wise. Give or take dogs climbing over the screen and my backpack flying across the car here and there.
Watching the "Drop test" of a Galax SII and iPhone 4S, made me extra glad to have gone ASUS instead of Apple. I was especially impressed when getting scratched by my dog and the docks metal, didn't leave any thing behind but dock hair.

I am pretty rough on mine and not a single scratch

What cat!? All I see is a site for corninggorillaglass

lol super Asus TF
lol first day i got tf i got it in barcelona and i dont know the trains there so i got little confused i was using google maps with the dock open like a laptop i rushed in as an old woman was coming out droped it right on the door as i saw how the door closed it together for luck and i coulndt get it out because of the rubber of the door so i had to wait till next stop to pick it upbefoe door open and it could fall out of the train. "YES I DINT THINK ABOUT THE SECURITY BUTTON AND NO ONE COULDHELP ME THINK ABOUT IT"like i said im from ibiza a small island no trains there... btw not a scracth or nothing on mi transformer he is udistructble.
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lucky escape there mate!

Wow, that is.. pretty amazing. Damn old people, though good for her, not driving a car to kill people. She's just using the bus to attempt to kill tablets.

Help.. URGENT help.. I cracked my screen.

So my Nexus had the screen lift.. I was just curious, and wanted to see the back of it.
Took the back cover off, no problem. I didn't really do anything except look around. When I wanted to pop the back cover back in, I had trouble with one corner.. it just wouldn't pop in. So i pushed that corner a bit (I swear I didn't really use that much strength) but I turned the device around and saw the corner of the glass was cracked. It didn't reach the pixeled part of the screen, it was only at the black border.
So I thought- ah.. oh well it was my fault. I was pissed.. but who was I to blame right? I'll just live with it.
Here comes the problem.. I pushed the Power button, the lock screen came on as usual. However, it seems to have absolutely no response to my touches at all. I tried touching every single corner... NOTHING.
There is absolutely nothing I can do with this device right now.. Except 1. power it on, 2. take a screen shot.
Can anyone tell me what to do now? I've taken the device out of the states. The country I am in do have Asus office. I know the warranty probably does not cover this. I would be willing to pay for a new screen- but does anything know how much it will cost?
Sigh.. any help/comment would be nice. I'm totally devastated right now. I know it's my fault for not being careful. But I am able to go traveling next week, and was looking forward to reading books on it etc.

If it were me, I'd send it back and get a replacement since it had screen lift and that was the only reason you opened it...
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Solange82200 said:
If it were me, I'd send it back and get a replacement since it had screen lift and that was the only reason you opened it...
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Well I'm not in the U.S, and won't be anytime soon. My friend bought it over for me. Tomorrow I will call the local Asus office and ask them about it.
In the meanwhile I might just buy the micro-USB to USB cable, and use a mouse to control it. Although That will look ridiculous as I'll have to find a flat surface to use the mouse everytime. Is there some other USB controller I can use to control the screen?
Also I don't really know much about digitizers.. once you crack one corner, does it mean the entire thing is not usable anymore?

I had very small screen lift issue. Barely noticeable. But with this official nexus 7 cover seems to keep it down

thunder9111 said:
Here comes the problem.. I pushed the Power button, the lock screen came on as usual. However, it seems to have absolutely no response to my touches at all. I tried touching every single corner... NOTHING.
There is absolutely nothing I can do with this device right now.. Except 1. power it on, 2. take a screen shot.
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The touch panel is fused to the glass so if it breaks you're out of luck sorry
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does that mean if I want to get a replacement I'll have to pay for LCD+digitizer? :crying:
It'll probably cost more than $100 right...

N4 - Sliding Off Surfaces Falling Onto Floor

Ok guys - weird happenings, i use a usb cable from my desktop pc to charge my N4 at times. I had been sitting it on top of the pc tower & it has fallen onto the laminate floor 3 times and came out without injury. So i thought it was vibration from my pc tower, so i have been sitting the phone on my pc desk surface, today i found the phone hanging half way across the edge of the desk. There is no serious vibration to mention from my pc or desk, the phone has not been ringing for the phone vibrate to cause it either. So does anyone else have any paranormal activity with their N4 strangely falling off surfaces??
only thing i notice is the glass bottom surface is very slidey

This has been a problem since day one. Put a rear screen protector on. That'll fix you up.

this is the reason I bought a bumper when I ordered mine

Yeah, that's not paranormal I'm afraid, the back is very slippery, the device can and does slide even with no vibrations at all. Just make sure to place something in the surroundings of the phone when you leave it charging that can block random slides.

cheers guys, this is surely a bad design, im so lucky no serious damage occurred. Ill buy and try the rear screen protector as im not a fan of phone covers etc, Fingers crossed this does the trick. Many thanks guys for the feedback :good::good: :laugh::laugh:

mystic.bertie said:
cheers guys, this is surely a bad design, im so lucky no serious damage occurred. Ill buy and try the rear screen protector as im not a fan of phone covers etc, Fingers crossed this does the trick. Many thanks guys for the feedback :good::good: :laugh::laugh:
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You are charging it with your PC on top of the tower with a cable tugging on it... And you are saying it is bad design? Give me a break.
Try using your charger and maybe put it someplace where the cable will not pull it. This is not rocket science.
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Richieboy67 said:
You are charging it with your PC on top of the tower with a cable tugging on it... And you are saying it is bad design? Give me a break.
Try using your charger and maybe put it someplace where the cable will not pull it. This is not rocket science.
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stop being such a forum ****.
I never said i was charging it on top of the pc tower, i sat it there. When its charging its on a flat desk surface as is the charge cable. I have sat the phone on my desk and sat it on top of my wallet and it falls off. So with this phone i will need to be careful how i place it. Of course its a bad design, i should be able to sit my phone flat on a flat surface and not worry about it falling onto the floor. Nexus aint gonna give me a new one if it were to get broken and no warning came with the phone.
oh and you know what, common manners to fellow humans, that aint rocket science :silly:

Wrong forum for this discussion really
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estallings15 said:
This has been a problem since day one. Put a rear screen protector on. That'll fix you up.
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can you give me a pointer to finding one, all i can find on ebay is front screen covers and gel covers etc , thanks

mystic.bertie said:
can you give me a pointer to finding one, all i can find on ebay is front screen covers and gel covers etc , thanks
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Search for Zagg. Also do not search for screen protector. Try searching "skin" or back protector.

grubbster said:
Search for Zagg. Also do not search for screen protector. Try searching "skin" or back protector.
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ok thanks matey, the zagg ones are very expensive so i bought one of these from germany only £2.55. :good:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360592861179?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

simms22 said:
my n4 has the same problem, its constantly trying to cut its life early. ive considered taking it in for therapy, but i havent found a doctor that specializes in nexuscide. yesterday morning, i woke up to it dangling by a chord besides me, about an inch above my hard ceramic tile floor
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close call mate, i can vouch that it is well made after 3 falls and coming out unscaved.
my daughter found mine yesterday half hanging off the edge of my desk :silly:

grubbster said:
You seem very angry. This is just an internet forum. Not much to get worked up over.
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your right thats why im perfectly calm, im just fed up with idiots spoiling the forums i use. It just puts me off using that particular forum again.

mystic.bertie said:
close call mate, i can vouch that it is well made after 3 falls and coming out unscaved.
my daughter found mine yesterday half hanging off the edge of my desk :silly:
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my n4 has probably fallen/jumped at least 50 times over the past 5 weeks, and its still in perfect condition(no cases or screen guards). luckily, the far majority of falls have been on a carpet, but some have been pretty scary

I can also say that I find mine sliding. It's quite weird actually, from the tests I've done I've noticed that it usually occurs when I have it on my leather couch or my ottoman. Yes, I know it's not a desk but the phone is sitting there rather level. It has also done it on my home desk as well, but not at my work desk (yes, both desks are level). It kind of reminds me of an air hockey table type situation. If you have it on your desk and push it, it doesn't require as much work as lets say an SGS3, Galaxy Nexus, or Blackberry to move. Basically the way it's designed causes it to not create much friction between it and the surface it is on.
Although, none of this bothers me since the phone is a fricken beaut.

crecsky said:
I can also say that I find mine sliding. It's quite weird actually, from the tests I've done I've noticed that it usually occurs when I have it on my leather couch or my ottoman. Yes, I know it's not a desk but the phone is sitting there rather level. It has also done it on my home desk as well, but not at my work desk (yes, both desks are level). It kind of reminds me of an air hockey table type situation. If you have it on your desk and push it, it doesn't require as much work as lets say an SGS3, Galaxy Nexus, or Blackberry to move. Basically the way it's designed causes it to not create much friction between it and the surface it is on.
Although, none of this bothers me since the phone is a fricken beaut.
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man this means no where can be trusted to sit your phone. what puzzles me is it always slides off to danger, not further onto my desk .

minieod said:
everyone is MAKING FUN OF YOU
do you not see that?
wow.
if you have something on top of a flat surface...unless there is something acting upon it...there is no way for it to "slide off" ... how can you perceive that even possible?
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im not making fun of him. and there is something acting on it, its called gravity. it does mean that the surfaces arent perfectly flat, but even the slightest non perceivable slant cause it to slide.

mystic.bertie said:
your right thats why im perfectly calm, im just fed up with idiots spoiling the forums i use. It just puts me off using that particular forum again.
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Better get a thicker skin quicker as you're dealing with a lot of teenagers in these forums. Its like playing WoW, way too many prepubescent teens.

guys, it's not the phone. It's the surfaces you're placing it on. Most tables/desks are nice, smooth and shiny. Combine that with the glass and a NOT SO PERFECTLY FLAT SURFACE and you get falls
Trust me...it's not voodoo or non-Newtonian physics
Just get any cheap gel case and you're set. I actually got a brilliant one for 2 GBP Really nice looking and with really really grippy sides.

Thread clean. It's really not nice to make fun from someone, especially here - on a biggest tech forum in the world
@OP Private messages are meant to be PRIVATE, so please don't post them here.
Now let's back on topic, please.

Dropped my N7 what to do now?

So it fell out of the car right on the corner and put a nice big shatter/crack across the screen. I would keep using it, but the touch input goes crazy and starts making the tablet go nuts. What are my options at this point?
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Get an otg cable, stand/case, usb hub, mouse and keyboard. Nice little arm laptop!
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BlackFire27 said:
Get an otg cable, stand/case, usb hub, mouse and keyboard. Nice little arm laptop!
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I tried using a bluetooth mouse, but the digitizer is making the thing go crazy and I'm not able to make it do anything.

Um, replace the screen yourself or send it in for service. Do you have a case for it?
Was this a trick question? lol

AHHHHHHHHHHHH,
thats like seeing my child (my nexus) run-over by a tracktor.
mmmmmm but yeah send it off or take to a repair shop.....what else is there to do?:silly:

chismay said:
AHHHHHHHHHHHH,
thats like seeing my child (my nexus) run-over by a tracktor.
mmmmmm but yeah send it off or take to a repair shop.....what else is there to do?:silly:
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Hahahahahaha. That's how I'd feel. Otterbox that thing lol

peneoark said:
Hahahahahaha. That's how I'd feel. Otterbox that thing lol
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lol i got a friend at work to sell his i-pad to get a nexus 7 ,. within 3 days he FULLY understood why i go so crazy if anyone else picks up any of my devices.
Im a chef and use my tab in the kitchen for recipe searches, creating video's/Photo albums of creating new dish's so on, anyone touches my tab, im there "what are you doin?" lol
within 3 days ...he found his first scratch lol now he's like me,.
"no one touch my stuff you dont need to touch, so dont go near it" " why have you picked up my property? look at your hands, look how long your nails are dont operate my touchscreen with those claws"
mission accomplished looool! :highfive:

Yea I've looked at replacement screens, but they are only a little bit cheaper than buying a new N7. So just gonna wait for the note 8 to cone out and get one of those. I was just wondering if there was something I could do with this now worthless tablet that I hadn't thought of. Thanks for the replies guys. Oh and I did have a case, but it wasn't in the case at the time. I had it in a suction cup mount on the rear passenger door so my son could watch a movie and when i went back there it brushed my shoulder and fell out onto the ground.
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monkeefied said:
Yea I've looked at replacement screens, but they are only a little bit cheaper than buying a new N7. So just gonna wait for the note 8 to cone out and get one of those. I was just wondering if there was something I could do with this now worthless tablet that I hadn't thought of. Thanks for the replies guys. Oh and I did have a case, but it wasn't in the case at the time. I had it in a suction cup mount on the rear passenger door so my son could watch a movie and when i went back there it brushed my shoulder and fell out onto the ground.
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ill take it off you for spares eh? lol

More and more places are repairing cracked screens. I saw today that radio shack is offering screen repair starting at $69. Someone I know got a screen repaired for $49 at a computer store (I don't know what device). Shop around before writing your N7 off.
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Open the back and pull out the digitizer connection as its separate from the LCD connection then u can use a mouse and keyboard.