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NOOK Color and NOOK Simple Touch Available at Target

by roko on October 6, 2011 in news with No comments

Barnes & Noble is extending the availability of its top selling eReader tablet Nook Color and E Ink Pearl Nook Simple Touch by bringing them to Target stores across the country as well as Target.com. Devices and accessories have arrived at Target, starting October 2, and will be available nationwide soon.

B&N is taking steps to increase the visibility of its Android digital readers as well as availability. Nook Color, the color eReader cum tablet, is priced at $249 and the simpler touchscreen enabled Nook Simple Touch at $139. Both devices can now be procured from Best Buy, Books-A-Million, Fred Meyer, Office Max, P.C. Richard & Sons, Radio Shack, Staples, Target and Walmart, in addition to Barnes & Noble and www.bn.com.

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Nook Color: Half eReader, Half Tablet, Half the Price

by roko on April 7, 2011 in news with No comments

Right about now, the iPad has pretty much cornered the tablet market. Last time Steve Jobs took the keynote stage to introduce the iPad 2, he claimed Apple held in excess of 80 percent of the global tablet market. To be sure, the iPad‘s $499 Wi-Fi-only entry-level price point has something to do with its popularity. Many argue the iPad is the most complete media tablet for the money.

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Nook Color eReader gets booted with Android 3.0 Honeycomb

by roko on January 31, 2011 in eReaders, news with No comments

Nook Color eReade a very rare eBook reader in the market with fully color display is very well-known, now the device has got Android Honeycomb on board, since the new version of Android released developers are to get it booted with variety of Android devices.

Nook Color eReader is 7-inch product with 8 GB of internal flash storage, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, a microSD card slot, a battery life of up to 8 hours. The developer says that he plans on working to improve the graphics acceleration next as well as overall performance over the course of the weekend.

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Kindle forces budget e-reader price chops

by roko on January 26, 2011 in Comparison, eReaders, news with No comments

Sony has trimmed $50 off the list price of the PRS-350 Pocket Edition, making it a more tempting purchase.

(Credit: Sony)

When it comes to e-readers these days, most of the action here in the U.S. seems to be concentrated around the Kindle, Nook, and iPad. But every week or so, we’ll notice a traffic spike on CNET for an e-reader that isn’t from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Inevitably, this is due to a special discount that some store is running on the product or perhaps even an appearance in a Best Buy circular.

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CES 2011: Vivitek Shows Off 8.2-inch eReader, 13-inch Tablet: First With QR-LPD Color ePaper Screens

by roko on January 13, 2011 in eReaders, news, Tablet with No comments

vivitek ereader i CES 2011: Vivitek Shows Off 8.2 inch eReader, 13 inch Tablet: First With QR LPD Color ePaper Screens

At CES this week, Vivitek demonstrated both an 8.2-inch eReader and a 13-inch tablet, among the first devices ever to use QR-LPD color ePaper screens. According to Delta Electronics, the company that manufactured the devices, the eReader will become the first mass-produced product with a QR-LPD screen when it ships in China later this year.

What is QR-LPD screen technology and why should you care? At present, the eReader market is dominated by two screen technologies: the grayscale eInk displays found on the Kindle and a few others and the color LCD panels you’ll see on devices like the Nook Color. Grayscale eInk displays have extremely sharp text and extremely long battery life, because they only send power to the screen when changing pages, but they are grayscale right now and their refresh rates are a bit slow.

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Hacker Ports Ubuntu Linux Onto Nook Color

by roko on January 12, 2011 in eReaders, news with No comments

XDA Developers member ‘devastatorx’ on Friday disclosed he had ported Ubuntu Linux onto a rooted Nook Color e-reader.

The Indianapolis-based hacker posted step-by-step directions.

“You know the risks, bricking, breaking, etc. I’m not, nor is anyone else responsible if something goes wrong with your device, especially should it turn into a cave troll and bludgeon someone to death,” devastatorx said. “You will have to be rooted for this to work.”

To add Ubuntu onto Barnes & Noble’s popular color e-reader, devastatorx used an Android VNC app. The Ubuntu install booted off the SD card, and does not replace the built-in Android OS shipped with the Nook Color.

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Literati Review: First Impressions

The letters from Sharper Image is a basic electronic book reader. Necessarily a blow to the device, is the way it was designed to be.
While his design looks a bit ‘aimed at eReader Augen, is in no way like this device. The letter is not a versatile hybrid tablet eReader. He has no Web browser or a video player or even a music player. It ‘s just an ebook reader.

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Ematic 7″ TFT ebook reader 4GB

by roko on December 24, 2010 in eReaders, news, Reviews, Tablet with 1 Comment

Basic touch gloves size Large Magenta
Compatible with the iPod, iPhone, iPad and other touch sensitive digital devices
Silicon at finger tips make clicking simple
Elastic, thermal-fleece fabric is tight, warm, and stylish

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