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Has Google's Nexus 7 borrowed a magnetic personality from the iPad?
As detailed in the YouTube clip online and below, a curious Nexus 7 user ran a magnet along the edges of the tablet as the device was asleep. After the user pulled the magnet away from the lower left edge, the tablet's screen came to life. And when the magnet was placed in the same spot, the tablet went back to sleep.
That behavior mimics the process used by Apple's Smart Cover, which turns the display of the iPad on as the cover is pulled away from the tablet. As noted by Android Police, the Nexus 7 seems to be the only known Android device with this feature.
Google sells covers for the Nexus 7, though no mention is made of a Smart Cover type of technology. Asus, which manufacturers the tablet, also sells a cover, which it specifically calls a "smart cover." But again, there's no reference as to whether this employs a similar magnetic process.
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