October 21st, 2009 
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Barnes & Noble Nook
Step aside ‘Alex’, your 5 minutes of fame has come to an end. We now welcome ‘Nook’ from Barnes and Noble. We know for a fact they share similar physical specifications including the common 6″ E Ink display along with a 3.5″ LCD Color Touch Screen positioned below, but anyone not sure about the name? Those who grew up reading Dr. Seuss will remember “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish” and can perhaps recall Theodor Geisel’s Nook who took a look at the book on a hook. Trendy huh? Before we get into the Android stuff, hardware specs and all the usual items, what separates the Nook from its competitors, such as Alex from Sprint Design?
First, Barnes and Noble address the age old tradition of lending your books to people when you have read them. This is one of the main complaints about the whole notion of electronic book readers which, so long as everyone has a Nook, can be addressed and we can all share and share alike. Well, it gets better. The technology used in the Nook that allows people to share their books also works with the iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry, PC, and Mac OS. Second, like Alex, the Nook offers dual screens, including a gray-scale E Ink screen along with a separate color touch screen below the E Ink display. Alex, take note… touch screen. Now for the hardware and other technical specifications after the jump.
- Android OS
- Touch Control & Navigation
- Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
- PDF and JPG support
- 3G and Wi-Fi-enabled eReader
- LendMe technology (share books digitally between iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry, PC, Mac OS and, of course, the Nook.
- Over 1 million ebooks at $9.99
- Subscriptions to more than 20 major newspapers
- Store over 1,500 ebooks
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[...] a bomb shell and announced the news that they too were releasing an e-Book reader by the name of ‘Nook’ and this two would have a similar design, including two screens (one E Ink and one a full color [...]
i was considering this as a gift – she has an iphone – does she also need the nook or can the books be downloaded to her iphone?
[...] As we mentioned back when we first got the Nook’s specification sheet, it offers WiFi and 3G connectivity. The user is able to user either of these to grab new book off Barnes & Noble’s virtual shelves. Furthermore, when you are in the store physically, you can use free WiFi with your Nook to grab books electronically. This way you can flip through the book physically before buying it electronically. To top this, Barnes & Noble are offering free browsing for up to an hours of any eBook while in store. Finishing on a slight downer, the Nook suffers from a few software issues which Barnes and Noble are looking to address with an OTA software update in the near future. Please visit Slash Gear for the full review, or catch the video after the jump. Categories: News, VideosTags: Barnes & Noble, book, eReader, Nook [...]
[...] device follows the launch of the Nook by Barnes and Noble and Alex by Spring Design. Both of these devices are more polished and presentable than the Astri [...]
[...] device follows the launch of the Nook by Barnes and Noble and Alex by Spring Design. Both of these devices are more polished and presentable than the Astri [...]