People have been rooting the NOOKcolor since shortly after Barnes & Noble launched the Android powered 7 inch color eBook reader. But up until recently you had to know your way around a command line to get things done. Now a member of the xda-developers community has released a tool which automates the process. It’s […]
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How to install Android Market on the NOOKcolor
The NOOKcolor is a 7 inch eBook Reader that ships with a highly customized version of Google Android 2.1 preloaded. Out of the box, it only runs a handful of apps including Barnes & Noble’s eBook software and a web browser. But we’ve seen hackers working their hardest to turn this $250 device into a […]
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NOOKcolor hacked to run Android 2.2.1
Barnes & Noble may be positioning the NOOKcolor as an eBook reader, but it’s shaping up to be a pretty versatile Android tablet for $250. Earlier this week, we saw the first third party apps make their way onto a rooted NOOKcolor, and yesterday Barnes & Noble released the official software developer kit so that […]
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Barnes & Noble releases SDK for the NOOKcolor
Sure, if you really want to run third party Android apps on your Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor eBook reader (and tablet), you can just go ahead and root the device. But if you’re the less adventurous sort, it looks like new apps could be on the horizon anyway. Barnes & Noble has launched a software developer kit […]
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Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor rooted
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. […]