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New Nook to arrive this spring, Barnes and Noble said it themselves
Barnes and Noble has had great success with its line of Nook e-readers/tablets, and they are looking to add at least one new device this spring. In an article about the company's plans, an engineer let slip that another device was in the pipeline. Beyond that not many more details have been given, and it's anyone's guess for what's next for the bookseller. We do... Read more » Nook Tablet rooted bringing Android Market Apps
Yes, the Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet has been rooted. Since the Nook Tablet was released scarcely a week ago, it has been inspiring a lot of chatter in the Android-sphere, or Droidsphere if you will. After a few days, roots for the Nook Tablet have popped up both for PC and Mac users. The newly-released root by Indirect is a permanent root that adds the... Read more » Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet breaks cover, reportedly launching November 16 for $249
Barnes and Noble has something to announce soon, real soon, but it looks like the cat has already jumped out of the bag. At least that's what we can tell from a recent leak that broke cover today. According to the fine folks at Android Central, the newest device in the Nook family line-up will be landing in the middle of this month and pack quite the impressive sheet... Read more » Barnes & Noble NOOK family and accessories heading to RadioShack
Ever since Barnes & Noble revealed the very first Android-powered NOOK, the eReader line-up has done pretty well for itself. Now that it features one of the best eReaders out there (the NOOK Touch), along with an affordable tablet alternative (the NOOK Color), the book seller is looking to expand its product availability. Starting soon, you'll be able to get your... Read more » Barnes & Noble calling all developers for NOOK Developer Workshop in October
As anyone is well aware, the NOOK Color is a pretty reliable Android eReader. What's more, though, is that the tablet-like device suddenly becomes a real tablet when you get into a little bit of development behind the scenes. But, as anyone might assume, Barnes & Noble wants you to look at the NOOK Color in the way they meant it, and that means without any tinkering... Read more » Barnes & Noble NOOK Color updated to version 1.3.0
For those of you out there with a Barnes & Noble NOOK Color, today is your lucky day. If you like updates, anyway. The giant book seller has announced via their official blog that the Color has been graced with a brand new update, which is available right now. Along with the standard performance improvements, this update actually packs in a few interesting features,... Read more » Oberon Design ereader covers and sleeves
Oberon Design specializes in leather and pewter, producing original works that range from hair clips to journals. I recently got my hands on two of their ereader protection products, the Nook Simple Touch book-like cover and the large ereader sleeve, which I've been using for my Kindle 3 and original Nook. Each case runs $60 and features detailed design work on... Read more » Kindle vs. Nook
Introduction: Full disclosure: I am a Nook fan. I have been since my purchase of the first Nook, and my experiences with the Simple Touch (unboxing, review) and Nook Color (review) have been, for the most part, very postivie. Though, I've found that e-ink is the best reason to choose an e-reader over a tablet for reading. (See my comparison of the first two... Read more » Nook to refresh retailer’s shelves
Barnes & Noble announced this week that their Nook Simple Touch (review) and Nook Color (review) e-book readers will be available from OfficeMax and Fred Meyer stores beginning this Saturday, July 30th. OfficeMax locations can be found around the U.S. Fred Meyer is a Pacific Northwest grocery and department chain. Price points are $139 for the black-and-white... Read more » N2A makes Nook Color hacking easy
N2A (formerly Nook2Android) is a CyanogenMod Gingerbread installation that runs via an image that is sold on microSD cards. No software installation is required. Simply boot from one of the cards, follow a few simple steps, and your Nook Color will run as a complete Android tablet, Market access and all. When you're ready to jump back to the device's standard... Read more » 
