Hurricane Sandy might have forced Google to cancel its New York City event, seemingly delaying the rumored release of the 32GB Nexus 7 tablet. But while Google's initial release plans were ruined, that hasn't stopped retailers like Office Depot from selling the device today. 

According to Droid-Life and Beta News, Office Depot has the Nexus 7 32GB in stock for $249.99. As rumored, the 16GB model is now $199.99, replacing the 8GB at that price point. Gamestop has also dropped the price of the 16GB tablet online to $199.99.

"With all the rumors about Android 4.2, I expected that version. But the spec sheet has 4.1. So it's anybody's guess what to expect and when," reported Beta News.

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If this is a sign of things to come, you'll want to keep a vigilant eye on various retail stores and their websites. It looks like Hurricane Sandy isn't going to deter stores from releasing the 32GB Nexus 7 on Oct. 29, the release date numerous sources have whispered for weeks now. In fact, with still no confirmation from Google on the device's existence, let alone release date, features, or price, this is even more motivation for stores to go ahead and get the products out now, in a race to stay ahead of their competitors.

Other devices that were rumored to be unveiled in New York today - the LG Nexus 4 smartphone, a $99 tablet, a 10.1-inch Google/Samsung tablet codenamed "Manta" - could all quietly launch in the coming days, just as the 32GB Nexus 7 has.

LG Nexus 4 smartphone

A U.K.-based smartphone retailer, Carphone Warehouse, apparently leaked details for the new phone, which would be LG's first entry into Google's Nexus line. The U.K. retailer reportedly listed the phone as available for preorders on its website inadvertently, The Verge reported.

"An entirely official-looking preorder page has been put up for the handset, whose display is said to measure 4.7 inches diagonally with a 1280 x 768 resolution," said The Verge. "Other salient features include Android 4.2, still called Jelly Bean, a quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor, NFC and an 8-megapixel camera. Looking into the more detailed spec sheet, the Nexus 4 is listed as being 9.1mm thick and is offered with 8GB of on-board storage."

Google is also widely expected to debut and show-off Android Jelly Bean 4.2 at the media event. The new operating system is said to include a new feature called "Gesture Typing," which will allow users to input text by swiping across the screen and dragging a finger across the screen, letter to letter, according to report.

The new phone was reportedly priced at 390 British Pounds ($628 U.S.) in the Carphone Warehouse inventory system.

The "leaked" information for the Nexus 4 phone could eventually not be found on the Carphone Warehouse Website on Oct. 25, suggesting the listing was legitimate, and was posted by accident. LG Nexus 4 smartphones go on sale starting Oct. 30, the day after Google's press event, according to The Verge.

The LG Nexus 4 smartphone will have a quad-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a 4.7-in. display with 1280 x 768 resolution, The Next Web's report indicated. It will also have a 2100 mAh battery, 2GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage and an 8-megapixel rear camera. It will run the Android 4.2 mobile operating system, also called Jelly Bean, rather than the next-generation Key Lime Pie which some tech websites have reported.

Google Nexus 10 specs

Sources The Next Web spoke to confirm Google's been working with Samsung on a 10-inch tablet that's currently being called "Codename Manta," which could be ultimately be branded as the "Samsung 10," or "Nexus 10," according to numerous sources. The device runs Google's new Android 4.2 operating system "previously referred to as Key Lime Pie, but is set to retain the Jelly Bean branding," says the website.

Google's tablet will sport a 10.1-inch screen, with a pixel density that is higher than Apple's iPad 3, said Richard Shim, an analyst at NPD DisplaySearch.

The display will be 2,560x1,600 and will have a PPI of about 299, Shim added, confirming CNET's purported specs. If this is to be believed, Google have definitely made it a point to best the iPad's 264 PPI on Apple's 9.7-inch 2,048x1,536 Retina display.

The Google and Samsung Nexus 10, will have the highest pixel density of any tablet on the market, and will be released in the first half of 2013, according to CNET.

Many sources are reporting Google's Nexus 10 tablet will have a 2,560x1,600 pixel density, which CNET says will "push the display manufacturing tech envelope." That high of a pixel density would place the Nexus 10 at the top of the heap with a higher count than Amazon's 8.9-inch display Kindle Fire HD and Apple's 9.7-inch display iPad 3. It's also higher than the rumored screen specs we've been seeing for Microsoft's 10.1-inch Surface tablets.

"By stuffing that density into a 10-inch screen, the PPI jumps to just shy of 300," says CNET.

"The tablet will be more in line with the pricing of its other products, including the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and Galaxy Note 10.1," added the website.

"It's going to be a high-end device," said Shim. A stark contrast to Google's other rumored, lower-end tablet, the $199 Nexus 7, and upcoming $99 tablet.