The Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor is a 7 inch eBook reader with a 1024 x 600 pixel LCD color display. It runs Google Android and sells for $249, making it a relatively affordable Android tablet. The only problem (for people wanting to use it as an all-purpose tablet) is that out of the box it […]
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Hands-on with the Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor
I got a chance to check out the Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor as well as an upcoming software update for the original Nook eReader with an E Ink display. The software update will bring 50% faster page turns, as well as support for synchronizing your last page read across all your Nook devices (including mobile […]
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Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor Android-powered eBook reader now shipping for $249
The Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor is an eBook reader with a 7 inch IPS 1024 x 600 pixel touchscreen display. Oh yeah, it also runs Google Android, has a web browser, and at least theoretically it can run third party apps, making it one of the cheapest Android tablets available in the US at $249. […]
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Barnes & Noble introduces NOOK Color: Full color, Android, $249
The Barnes & Noble Nook was already one of the most interesting eBook readers on the market, thanks to its dual display layout, with a low power E Ink screen and a full color display below it for navigating through menus and viewing book covers and other data. Oh yeah, it also runs Google Android. […]
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Barnes & Noble introduces NOOKstudy eBook software for textbooks, notes
The market for digital book readers is heating up, as is the demand (and supply) of digital books including all sorts of works of fiction and non-fiction. But one eBook market that’s still stuck in the “great potential” stage is the education market. Textbooks cost a lot of money, partially due to their limited printing […]
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Alex Android-powered eBook Reader rooted
At first glance, the Spring Design Alex eBook Reader looks an awful lot like the Barnes & Noble Nook. Like the Nook it has an e-Ink display for reading books and a color display for browsing your library and performing other tasks. And like the Nook, the Alex is powered by Google’s Android operating system, […]
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Firmware update turns the Barnes & Noble Nook into a multifunction tablet
The Barnes & Noble Nook is first and foremost an eBook reader. But it’s powered by Google Android and it has a color touchscreen display in addition to the e-Ink screen for reading eBooks. It’s kind of just been begging for a few apps beside the eBook reader, and today Banes & Noble pushed out […]