The Nook Color marked Barnes & Noble’s first attempt at an ebook oriented tablet. However, the device has since run out of favor, eclipsed as it is by the more capable Nook Color HD. Not only does it remain discontinued, B&N has stopped providing any major update for the device. Thankfully, the Nook Color continues to be in the reckoning thanks to the efforts of Nookies … [Read more...] about Nook Color Gets Android 4.2 via Cyanogen Mod 10.1
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Barnes and Noble Slashes the Price on the Entire Nook Tablet Product Line
Barnes and Noble has slashed the prices on the entire Nook Tablet Product line! This price drop is in effect online and at many retail stores, including Best Buy. The Nook Color is now $149, the Nook Tablet 8 GB is $179, and the 16 GB Nook Tablet is $199! This is a welcome decrease in price as Barnes and Noble is seeing increased competition from the Google Nexus 7 and … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Slashes the Price on the Entire Nook Tablet Product Line
NVIDIA’s Reference Design $199 Tablet ‘Kai’ Unveiled
A $199 price tag has almost become the benchmark for an entry level tablet device and all credit goes to the Kindle Fire from Amazon. The sales numbers of the Kindle Fire found an incredible number of buyers, which has prompted others to offer tablets at that price. NVIDIA is also eager to exploit the growing tablet segment, as is evident from the recent unveiling of the Kai … [Read more...] about NVIDIA’s Reference Design $199 Tablet ‘Kai’ Unveiled
Contest: Win a Barnes and Noble Nook Color
We are proud to give away our review edition of the Barnes and Noble Nook Color! This was the first tablet that B&N ever issued and still remains relevant in today's market climate. It allows you to tap into an expansive ecosystem and buy almost a million books. You can also download and install Android Apps from their online app store. The Barnes and Noble Nook Color is … [Read more...] about Contest: Win a Barnes and Noble Nook Color
Barnes and Noble Offering Nook Color for $129 and for $20 More Get a Simple Touch
Barnes and Noble is offering a super deal on their eBay channel right now giving away a refurbished Nook Color for the paltry amount of $129. To sweeten the offer, for an extra $20.00 you can get the Nook Color AND a Simple Touch Reader. The company has sold over 4,000 of these packaged deals in the last ten hours, so I would encourage you to jump all over it. … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Offering Nook Color for $129 and for $20 More Get a Simple Touch
E-Readers, PCs Facing the Heat from Tablet PCs
Amazon had lit the Kindle Fire with the hopes of blazing into the booming tablet market. While it has been largely successful (the second largest selling tablet after the iPad and the best selling Android tablet so far), an unlikely victim of the raging Amazon Fire has been its very own stable mate, the Kindle Touch. In fact, Amazon is already reported to have scaled down on it … [Read more...] about E-Readers, PCs Facing the Heat from Tablet PCs
Nook Color Receives Minor Update to Version 1.4.2
The Barnes and Noble Nook Color received a push update via WIFI in the last 24 hours that delivers minor improvements to the tablet. The main thing that was fixed had to do with deleted emails. The stock email app used to re-download emails that had been deleted has been fixed. There has been a problem in some apps with white-text on white-background menu labels, this has been … [Read more...] about Nook Color Receives Minor Update to Version 1.4.2
Nook Color Firmware Update 1.4.1 brings Marvel Comics and More!
Barnes and Noble just released the 1.4.1 update for the Nook Color today and promises more single updates packed into this version then any other to date. There are over 100 features and enhancements found and one of the biggest is that it brings Nook Comics into the fray! If you are a comic book geek you will love the new feature 'Nook Comics' found in the latest firmware. … [Read more...] about Nook Color Firmware Update 1.4.1 brings Marvel Comics and More!
HP TouchPad Users Can Now Connect to the Android Market
Google has opened up the Android Market to those devices that did not come pre-installed with the app store. A minor update was all that was needed so users of the HP TouchPad, the Barnes & Noble Nook, or the Kindle Fire can now have access to the Android Market. All that they have to do is download and install Android Market on their device. The Android Market website has … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad Users Can Now Connect to the Android Market
Roundup of Black Friday 2011 Deals on e-Readers
Buying an e-book reader or a tablet (or for that matter, any other gadget) on Black Friday can be rewarding, though if you haven't done your research you could miss out on some great deals. Presented here is a compilation of some the best deals you can have on two of the biggest selling e-readers currently available. Black Friday deals on the Amazon Kindle Think of … [Read more...] about Roundup of Black Friday 2011 Deals on e-Readers
Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet and Nook Color Comparison Video
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Comparison Video! Today we check out the latest generation Nook Tablet vs. the Nook Color! If you are thinking of upgrading your existing device to the newest model, we give you the reasons why. The Nook Tablet is an upgrade to the original Color by leaps and bounds. In the hardware department it has a dual-core 1 GHZ processor, 1 GB of RAM … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet and Nook Color Comparison Video
Barnes and Noble Unveils the Nook Tablet
At a press conference in New York, Barnes and Noble officially unveiled the follow up the wildly successful Nook Color! The new device will be known as the Nook Tablet and features a 7-inch LG “Vivid View” display and Android 2.3. It will have 16 GB of internal storage, 1 GB of RAM, and a dual-core 1 GHZ CPU Processor. Battery life has been upgraded to last almost 11 hours of … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Unveils the Nook Tablet
Best Buy Slashes Nook Color Down to $199
Walmart and now Best Buy are dropping prices on the Nook Color dramatically for the foreseeable future to $199. This is a brand new e-reader that has been slashed from $249 to make way for the new Nook Tablet dropping this Monday. The Nook Color was one of the most highly successful devices Barnes and Noble launched to date. It takes advantage of the full color screen by … [Read more...] about Best Buy Slashes Nook Color Down to $199
New Nook Tablet Leaked Ahead of Official Announcement
The second iteration of the Nook Color line of e-readers has been leaked and will officially be known as the Nook Tablet. It is a mirror image of the first generation Nook Color but all of the hidden wonders are on the software side and underneath the hood. The Nook Tablet is a 7 inch device with the same capacitive multitouch screen. There will be a strong boost to the … [Read more...] about New Nook Tablet Leaked Ahead of Official Announcement