B&N's $249 Android-powered Ereader/Tablet

[gm0n3y]

This is not an e-reader, its a tablet. They are different devices. Still waiting for a color e-reader, but for now, my Kobo is doing just fine.

 

[pwnagehobo]

[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom]Play video from Micro SD and i'm sold[/citation]
A device that size should have support for standard SD (a USB port too), so you can take the card straight from the camera and view photos on a bigger screen.

But, I have no idea if it supports any form of removable storage 😛

 

[lukeeu]

you can get a chinese android 1.6 tablet for 100$. but why?

 

[hereone]

The Nook Color will not run apps straight out of the Android Market, but that does not mean it cannot run them. In fact, they have done a lot of tests on apps from standard Android smartphones and they pretty much run on Nook Color, which has Android 2.1 under the hood. (The Nook native interface and apps are just standard Android application layers.) Barnes & Noble special Nook SDK runs on top of the standard Android one and gives developers access to exclusive extensions and APIs for the Nook and its interface. So porting Android apps is not difficult. B&N says it is more like optimising them for Nook than porting them.
Nook Color screen is supposed to be better (less reflective) for reading than iPad as it's using a new LG screen with anti-reflection coating.
It allows to play video, listen to the music, view Office documents and PDF's.
If you prefer eInk screen, original Nook is still available.

 

[Guest]

How do you play downloaded games on this ereader?