Google makes the Nexus 7 tablet official: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a $199 price (video)

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Some of the mystery has been [taken out of it][3], but Google has officially [taken the wraps off][4] of the [Nexus 7][5], its first reference-grade tablet. The 7-inch slate is the first and currently only device shipping with Android 4.1 [Jelly Bean][6], and takes advantage of its optimization for smaller tablet screens, magazines and movies. Like was widely suspected, the tablet is built by ASUS (shades of [Eee Pad MeMO ME370T][7], anyone?) and mostly draws our attention in terms of what we get for the money: that quad-core Tegra 3, 1.2-megapixel front camera, NFC and 1280 x 800, IPS-based LCD are traits we'd normally look for in a pricier tablet. How much pricier, you ask? Google is asking just $199 for a dainty 8GB model and $249 for a 16GB version -- that's a lot of speed for the money, especially with a $25 Google Play credit and a slew of bundled content. There's no SD card slot, however. We'll test the Nexus 7 as soon as we can, but you can swing by Google Play (and possibly local stores) to order one in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US with a mid-July shipping window.

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