It’s official. Barnes & Noble will be one of the first companies to offer an E Ink eBook reader with a front-lit screen for reading in the dark, eliminating the need for a book light. The NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight is available for pre-order now for $139. It will be available in stores on […]
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Next-gen NOOK Touch to have front-lit display
It looks like the future is bright for E Ink eBook readers. Literally. Just a few days after reports of a new Kindle with a front-lit screen started making the rounds, Â Nate at The Digital Reader snagged a picture of a new NOOK Simple Touch eBook reader with a front-lit display. Update:Â The NOOK Simple Touch […]
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NOOK Touch hack brings multi-touch to the Android eReader
The NOOK Simple Touch isn’t just an eBook reader with a 6 inch E Ink touchscreen display. While that’s what Barnes & Noble markets the device as, it’s actually a cheap Android tablet with a slow processor, a small battery, a black and white screen with a low screen refresh rate, and a custom user […]
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Hacked NOOK Touch can display video (in black and white)
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Simple Touch is an eBook reader with a 6 inch E Ink display and a touchscreen. Like most devices with a black and white E Ink display, the NOOK Touch is designed for reading and not much else. While the display can handle text and images, the slow screen refresh […]
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NOOK Touch hack speeds up E Ink, shows why it’s not ready for tablets
E Ink is a pretty fascinating display technology. Designed for eBook readers, E Ink screens look a lot like ink on paper. But there’s a down side – most eReaders have slow screen refresh rates which means you can’t use them for video or even smooth scrolling in web browser or other applications. That’s not […]
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How to root the Barnes & Noble NOOK Touch
OK, so you know that the new Barnes & Noble NOOK Touch eBook reader has a built-in web browser and you know it’s possible to root the Android device and install third party apps. But how do you do it yourself? The folks at NOOK Devs have put together a set of step by step instructions […]
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$139 NOOK Touch has a web browser, no rooting required
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Touch is turning out to be a pretty versatile machine for a product that’s pitched as a $139 eBook reader. The handheld device runs Google Android 2.1 and we’ve already seen that if you root the NOOK you can install third party apps such as Angry Birds. But it looks […]
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NOOK Touch rooted, runs Android apps
The new NOOK touchscreen eBook reader has a 6 inch E Ink display and a battery that can run for months at a time. But there’s one other really cool think about the $139 NOOK Touch: It runs Android 2.1. Just days after the eReader started shipping, YouTube user JFreke rooted the device and started […]