Nexus 7 sports a magnetic sensor, ready for some smart cover action

There’s more to the Google Nexus 7 than meets the eye. Quirky unboxings aside, it turns out the Nexus 7 is also sporting a magnetic sensor.That’s right, the Nexus 7 supports smart covers. 

A lucky early owner of the tablet decided to go for a hunt of the magnetic sensor, in spite of the risk of ruining his tablet.In fact, ASUS sells smart covers for the Nexus 7 (pictured above), which makes us wonder why hasn’t Google mentioned this in the tablet’s specifications?




You are probably saying to yourself, “Great, another lawsuit..” As Android Police mentions, Apple has indeed a patent for its Smart Cover, but it’s not pretty limited and is focused more on the iPad mechanism and its ability to attach the Smart Cover to it