Over the last few weeks, I’ve been following a thread over at XDA off and on, whose ultimate goal was to root the Barnes & Noble Nook Color. (For those who don’t know, the Nook Color runs Android 2.1 atop some pretty compelling hardware: 800MHz processor, 512MB RAM, 8GB internal memory + 32GB additional memory, and a spacious 7″ touchscreen.) The main reasoning behind rooting a nook: in its stock state the Nook Color is severely crippled, having...
Fans of the popular first generation Nook who also ordered the new Nook Color will be pleased to know that the device is officially shipping. Compared to the first-gen Nook as well as several other big name e-readers (including the Kindle), the Nook Color almost appears like a tablet computer of sorts. With Android 2.1 being the main powerhouse behind the 8GB of memory, 7″ 1024 x 600 display, and WiFi b/g/n, it almost doesn’t fit into an “e-reader”...
Yesterday Amazon announced that they scored an exclusive deal with publisher Andrew Wylie (clients: Oliver Sacks, Salman Rushdie, and Philip Roth plus more) that will give them the sole rights to distribute books by mentioned (and unmentioned) authors for a full 2 years. At first, it seems like a great way to push ebooks further and yeah, is a nice little nest egg for Amazon. But when you sit back and look at the bigger picture, it’s a very bad decision. First and...
What would you say is “too big” for a tablet? If you think the iPad is pushing boundaries, then advert your eyes from the hot mess that the Kno dual-screened tablet is. Each of those IPS screens above you is 14.1″ in size with resolutions of 1440 x 900 — per screen. Think it’ll break your back? Think again. At 5.5lbs, if you have trouble carrying this, your worthless. The screens are but one small part. I’m sure you’d all like...
Think the Kindle is washed up, used, and useless in leu of all the other e-readers/tablets that have come on the scene recently? In many ways, those looking for a feature packed e-reader would be somewhat correct. Then again, if you buy a device specifically made to read digital books, how many bells and whistles do you really need? Meh, it’s all water under the bridge I s’pose. But for those with a few minutes and some coding know-how, taking something as...
