or at least HSN Official Web Site:
NOOK Color™ 7" Touchscreen LCD Tablet with Wi-Fi and eBooks
which says:
Coming Soon "Sneak Peek" Updates
HSN will have the "sneak peek" of the new Nook updates, which launches in April
The new updates will be sent out automatically if your device in connected to Wi-Fi
HSN customers will receive the update first
NOOK Apps
Shop the NOOK Store for a wide variety of fun and engaging NOOK Apps
Download all types of apps to get even more out of your device
Some of the exciting new apps include Angry Birds, Lonely Planet Phrasebook and Drawing Pad
Adobe Flash
Expand your web experience by watching videos that use Adobe Flash
Built-in Email
Stay connected via built-in email, just like you do on other tablets and high-end smartphones
No need to go through Internet browser
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, that about as "official" as the "Chigako Bulls" T-shirt I bought from a street vendor in Beijing.
just as official as an e-reader turned tablet
hoping the update is true
dsf3g said:
Yeah, that about as "official" as the "Chigako Bulls" T-shirt I bought from a street vendor in Beijing.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
OK, this was posted by an "Administrator" (whatever that means) on the Official barnes and Noble Nook Color forums:
"Hi all- If you’d like to get a sneak peek of some of the upcoming NOOK Apps, check out HSN this weekend to see them demonstrated. Then stay tuned! Everyone will receive the update as soon as it is ready this Spring."
http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com...ok-Color-on-Home-Shopping-Network/td-p/914304
Aside from a stock 2.2, what i really hope for is a new kernel, that Dal and other devs can use to make CM7 and HC (when its out) even better...
Browsing is much faster on 2.2 as well. Good news!
If the B&N Forum administrator can be trusted, I suspect that what we'll see is a web browser running embedded Flash videos and some cook-books with embedded video demonstrations. Wouldn't surprise me to see Angry Birds or some such, also, when they talk about "all the other things the Nook Color can do."
I will say that it kinda rubs me the wrond way to see the Nook Color on HSN. I associate that show with overpriced Packard Bell's (and lets face it: Packard Bell were overpriced at any price) and $15.00, 10 Carat "genuine faux diamons."
dsf3g said:
I will say that it kinda rubs me the wrond way to see the Nook Color on HSN. I associate that show with overpriced Packard Bell's (and lets face it: Packard Bell were overpriced at any price) and $15.00, 10 Carat "genuine faux diamons."
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
does the fact they are selling the NC for 299 have anything to do with that?
sent from nookcolor
Sorry, I'm new here, but Home Shopping has the nerve to charge $300, $50 more than every other store, for the Nook Color, and that $50 buys you a lousy 2 GB SD card with a bunch of free Gutenburg Project books??
I mean, I knew they have no shame, but.... WOW.
That might be the most expensive 2 GB SD card EVER.
I wonder if google apps will be available. I'd really have no need for rooting if only the basic applications were available through their market.
s52m3 said:
I wonder if google apps will be available. I'd really have no need for rooting if only the basic applications were available through their market.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well it says Email App... even iphone has Google apps, despite Jobs' feud with Google, so it seems likely that BN would also have google apps.
BTW, as some have mentioned, HSN will use the "$299" price as a starting point for saying "but only if you call now, you get it for" in order to make their actual price seem more like a deal.
ADude said:
Well it says Email App... even iphone has Google apps, despite Jobs' feud with Google, so it seems likely that BN would also have google apps.
BTW, as some have mentioned, HSN will use the "$299" price as a starting point for saying "but only if you call now, you get it for" in order to make their actual price seem more like a deal.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sadly, that isn't the case. The only devices that are shipping with GApps, are those that have a cellular radio (aka the phones, and some tablets). Non licensed devices (like ours, and others) do not ship with it (though it doesn't stop us from putting them on.
List of the books come with Nook on HSN
http://www.hsn.com/list-of-nook-color-preloaded-books_at-1754_xa.aspx?c=1
Sent from my NookColor
Divine_Madcat said:
Sadly, that isn't the case. The only devices that are shipping with GApps, are those that have a cellular radio (aka the phones, and some tablets). Non licensed devices (like ours, and others) do not ship with it (though it doesn't stop us from putting them on.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That doesn't stop B&N from licensing it for the 2.2 Update.
I'm wondering what it's going to do for those running rooted stock? For once I don't want to be in the first batch to upgrade.
xdabr said:
Sorry, I'm new here, but Home Shopping has the nerve to charge $300, $50 more than every other store, for the Nook Color, and that $50 buys you a lousy 2 GB SD card with a bunch of free Gutenburg Project books??
I mean, I knew they have no shame, but.... WOW.
That might be the most expensive 2 GB SD card EVER.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, it's not. Bought a 2GB MicroSD when they first came out, and it ran a cool $180 (plus sales tax!) at the time, as they were exclusive through SanDisk to one cellphone carrier for a good few months (Verizon IIRC). Curse of the early adopter, saw them drop to sub-$100 just half a year later or so.
Talesin_BatBat said:
No, it's not. Bought a 2GB MicroSD when they first came out, and it ran a cool $180 (plus sales tax!) at the time, as they were exclusive through SanDisk to one cellphone carrier for a good few months (Verizon IIRC). Curse of the early adopter, saw them drop to sub-$100 just half a year later or so.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I buy my 2gb cards for $5.99 at Micro Center now.
victle said:
List of the books come with Nook on HSN
http://www.hsn.com/list-of-nook-color-preloaded-books_at-1754_xa.aspx?c=1
Sent from my NookColor
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, that's my point! They're a bunch of old classic literature that is <b>all</b> available for free via Project Gutenburg (33,000 titles and counting) and other venues.
If there's a single title there that you'd actually have to pay for, please let me know; I haven't checked all of them.
This is a rip-off. But it's a tangent; the point of the thread was about the B&N update. (See also the recent bad news about Honeycomb being withheld.)
Divine_Madcat said:
Aside from a stock 2.2, what i really hope for is a new kernel, that Dal and other devs can use to make CM7 and HC (when its out) even better...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm with you , if this provides a new kernel that can be integrated in CM7 and HC great, otherwise I honestly don't care at all Not hating on anyone on stock, I rocked it for awhile, just saying once I flashed cm7 I didn't look back...and I wouldn't be surprised if that's going to be the road for most nook rooters (not necc. cm7, but also HC, phiremod, etc...)
by stock I mean stock-rooted...I was on stock for about the time it took me to charge the device
Looks like B&N has finally had their own press release for this (and not the Facebook one either)....
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/24/nook-color-getting-flash-and-apps-in-april-update-according-to/
Related
Interesting article on the success of the NC:
http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/03/28/barnes.and.noble.said.shipped.3m.nook.colors/
Not sure if the #s they're stating fall into the "you can make any statistic true with the proper set of qualifications" category, but impressive nonetheless. This little half-price tablet is definitely getting some nice press of late!
yay nook color! the best ipad competitor!
(in sales)
The nook is a great tablet once nookie or CM7 is installed.
I'm wondering how many of those sales are unmodified nooks?
=X=
=X= said:
I'm wondering how many of those sales are unmodified nooks? =X=
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Perhaps the xda moderators can help. If you assume every viewer of the youtube video on rooting the NC (~100K) and every unique xda viewer of the BN Android Forum has rooted one, that would be the number of rooted nooks.
Assuming 500K unique views of the forum and the 100K from youtube, that's 600,000 units that have been rooted. So it's about 20%.
Can someone provide the number of XDA viewers?
Rooted stock is pretty good. For flash i just remote in to my htpc
Sent from my LogicPD Zoom2 using XDA App
fpga_guy said:
Perhaps the xda moderators can help. If you assume every viewer of the youtube video on rooting the NC (~100K) and every unique xda viewer of the BN Android Forum has rooted one, that would be the number of rooted nooks.
Assuming 500K unique views of the forum and the 100K from youtube, that's 600,000 units that have been rooted. So it's about 20%.
Can someone provide the number of XDA viewers?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hm so your estimating about 20% are rooted/mod.
If those numbers are anywhere near the ball park that is a pretty impressive number.
=X=
I interpreted that article as the nook accounts for half of the non-ipad tablets, not half of the tablets.
=X= said:
The nook is a great tablet once nookie or CM7 is installed.
I'm wondering how many of those sales are unmodified nooks?
=X=
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I moved back to stock just to enjoy endless battery life. CM7 is cool, but still needs some polish. CM guys rule anyway
Apple has probably moved 20-30 million iPads since the device was unveiled. Still, it is undeniably impressive that Barnes and Noble has sold half of the non-apple tablets in the U.S.
Just goes to show how much demand there is for a cheap, decent, 7" competitor to the iPad.
If B&N plays their cards right they can definitely leverage this to their advantage. The Nook Color could well be the one decision that saves teh company.
If B&N opens a robust store in April and loosens up on their earlier stated policy that the store will feature apps that "enhance the reading experience" then I predict the Nook Color will be a huge money maker for B&N (and they'll seriously cut down on ordinary users "rooting" their Nooks if they provide a decent in-house ecosystem for the device).
Wow. Impressive stuff. I've read several articles recently in mainstream publications (WSJ, NY Times I think) about the NC, so I'm sure that doesn't hurt.
Yeah the word is getting out. I have met two nurses I work with that own NCs and they saw my rooted stock and begged me to set theirs up like that. I pointed them here [XDA] of course but then they'll show all their friends/family and so on. Hopefully the decision makers at B&N realize what they have and don't mess it up with price increases or restrictions.
timmyjoe42 said:
I interpreted that article as the nook accounts for half of the non-ipad tablets, not half of the tablets.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thats is what it says the OP got it confused.
Meaning that All non apple tablets combine for 6 million sales and nook has 3 million.
The best I can tell from the internets is that Apple was somewhere at 15 million in 2010 and could sell 5-9 million ipads this quarter.
So yea nook has a very rough estimate of about 10% of the tablet market come the end of q1 2011.
Now if all 3 million of us could show our support and buy a few books, barnes and nobles should be okay.
dsf3g said:
If B&N opens a robust store in April and loosens up on their earlier stated policy that the store will feature apps that "enhance the reading experience" then I predict the Nook Color will be a huge money maker for B&N (and they'll seriously cut down on ordinary users "rooting" their Nooks if they provide a decent in-house ecosystem for the device).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
All they have to do is allow sideloaded apk's and get ride of the cellphone drain issues and I would probably not care about rooting it.
The 3 million number means nothing. We all know that B&N sells Nooks at near cost or even small loss. Their strategy was and still is to drive ebook sales and not every sold Nook translates into even single purchased book. So congratulate you can B&N all you want, but unless they will translate the market penetration into real profits based on the sold books, this would be known as Pyrrhic victory.
Masterface7 said:
Thats is what it says the OP got it confused.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually that's what meant when I said, "you can make any statistic true with the proper set of qualifications". The thread title was taken directly from the article (that's why I added quote marks around it). I wasn't insinuating that the NC had sold 1:1 against the iPad in the US, just that they were stating some impressive numbers for it and that it's getting some great overall press across the board.
netscorer said:
The 3 million number means nothing. We all know that B&N sells Nooks at near cost or even small loss. Their strategy was and still is to drive ebook sales and not every sold Nook translates into even single purchased book. So congratulate you can B&N all you want, but unless they will translate the market penetration into real profits based on the sold books, this would be known as Pyrrhic victory.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is a really odd declaration.
Let's say that B&N sells their product at a loss. That still means that they have 3 million devices out there that are driving their brand name. They have an installed base of customers that they can drive applications towards (with their future app store), and they have the ebook store, and then they have all the accessories (which is where the real markup is anyways!).
So why the negativity? Selling three million units is a milestone no matter how you look at it.
Apple has probably moved 20-30 million iPads since the device was unveiled. Still, it is undeniably impressive that Barnes and Noble has sold half of the non-apple tablets in the U.S.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think the article did mean 50% of iPad sales. Apple sold about 15 millions of iPads in total worldwide from its launch up to March when the iPad 2 was launched. It sold about 7.5 million in FALL worldwide.
So, if B&N sold 3 millions of Nook Color in fall in US alone, that would be a great success for a tablet that wasn't even marketed as a tablet.
So why the negativity? Selling three million units is a milestone no matter how you look at it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
On paper, frankly, that's quite a bit of financial loss if a lot of those buyers are only interested in using their Nook Color as a tablet. But if there are at least 30% of them being used as a dedicated reader, it should still be considered a success because B&N is on the way to become the next Border's before the Nook Color came out. Now, they are back in the game. Whether it will beat the Kindle in the long run remains to be seen, but at least it now has a bigger user base to compete.
On top of that, you are right that even if many Nook Color users are using it as a tablet, it's still a form of marketing. In fact, it's probably cheaper than other forms of marketing because:
1) The Nook Color users still have to pay B&N $249. Their loss won't be too significant
2) Everytime the users look at their Nook Color, it reminds them of B&N. Consider the average lifespan of the device is 1 year, that's 365 days of marketing for a small price to pay
So, if B&N really did sell 3 millions of Nook Color, it would be hard not to call it a success.
and that for tablets the nook color is in second place in sales they get there name out there more with "success story" and "the cheap tab you don't know of", and "the e-reader that can" articles. its win iced in win sauce with a side of kickass
NewZJ said:
its win iced in win sauce with a side of kickass
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I lol'ed
NewZJ said:
and that for tablets the nook color is in second place in sales they get there name out there more with "success story" and "the cheap tab you don't know of", and "the e-reader that can" articles. its win iced in win sauce with a side of kickass
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Fuk yeah. I use it as just an ereader, hacked my phones to bits. All the people at work who read are interested in it and now they want one. Kinda cool at the coffee shops I'm seeing more nooks and less glowing apples. I want this thing to succeed cause I like b&n and don't want them to fall like borders did. They are really pushing the update next month in the sales pitch right now. I hope it is a good one.
To Whom It May Concern,
As an Android enthusiast and owner of a Nook Color, I'd like to let you know that your entirely open and permissive attitude towards the modding community has made me VERY inclined to purchase content from you whenever possible. I've already bought three e-books from you and plan to buy more from you and ONLY you whenever I feel like purchasing content. This approach IS making you money. I promise.
Sincerely,
a now-devoted B&N customer
Somehow I do not think they intended the Nook to be as open as it is.
painter_ said:
Somehow I do not think they intended the Nook to be as open as it is.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Maybe, but they haven't done anything to change it in any of their updates, either.
Let's hope that attitude remains the same when the official 2.2 update comes out. I'm with you though, I love this thing! Outside of Netflix, there's nothing the iPad has that I want and I cannot wait for Google to release their 3+ AOSP so we can make these Nooks even better!
You'd be surprised at what B&N suspected. I mean why else pack this much punch into an ereader with the Android OS backing it? They knew what they were doing. If they didn't, then I feel sorry for them...Im happy it got past them, but c'mon, the Android community has blown up since late 2009, Rooting became 100% legal (even if it voids the warrenty) and they even made it easy by allowing the SD card to boot first! They either planned it or it was horribly designed.
It's just guesswork, but I think B&N made it just difficult enough that casual users wouldn't be likely to screw up their NC but easy enough that the android community would be able to- and generate a huge amount of buzz about the Nook Color.
If it was JUST an e-reader as intended, half the articles you see online would not exist; maybe even fewer.
Pretty good advertising if you ask me...
rogerdugans said:
It's just guesswork, but I think B&N made it just difficult enough that casual users wouldn't be likely to screw up their NC but easy enough that the android community would be able to- and generate a huge amount of buzz about the Nook Color.
If it was JUST an e-reader as intended, half the articles you see online would not exist; maybe even fewer.
Pretty good advertising if you ask me...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There's no such thing as bad press.
The flip side to having little to no device security is easy maintenance. I'd be surprised if BN stores didn't have a full reinstall/recover microsd image. It would be so easy to do.
rogerdugans said:
It's just guesswork, but I think B&N made it just difficult enough that casual users wouldn't be likely to screw up their NC but easy enough that the android community would be able to- and generate a huge amount of buzz about the Nook Color.
If it was JUST an e-reader as intended, half the articles you see online would not exist; maybe even fewer.
Pretty good advertising if you ask me...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I also think that at LEAST 1/3rd (if not way, way more than that) of the people who bought it did so to make it into a tablet (or the very least to root it)
I am buying books on it. I am recommending friends buy it, and let them know they only get help if they bought it from Barnes and Noble.
I want B&N to get all the revenue from this device, and won't touch a Best Buy unit.
And yes, I bought it once I knew it was rootable and a great platform to learn Android hardware with.
Even as an Amazon Prime member/Kindle owner, I have been purchasing ebooks from B &N to show support for this device. I had planned on buying a Xoom this summer, but this device has exceeded my expectations.
They really need to up their advertising on this device.
roustabout said:
I am buying books on it. I am recommending friends buy it, and let them know they only get help if they bought it from Barnes and Noble.
I want B&N to get all the revenue from this device, and won't touch a Best Buy unit.
And yes, I bought it once I knew it was rootable and a great platform to learn Android hardware with.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
"Ditto" .... +1
JLCollier2005 said:
You'd be surprised at what B&N suspected. I mean why else pack this much punch into an ereader with the Android OS backing it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is one of my biggest questions about the NC. I strongly suspect that development of the device pre-dates Barnes and Noble's interest in it, though I have no way of knowing that for sure.
I bought my Nook and one for my nephew as soon as they rooted it with no intention of using it as an e-reader. I had never been to a B&N and bought all of my books from Amazon or Borders. Since I bought the Nook I ordered all of my school books from B&N and have also bought a few e-books and audio books from them. The Nook provided exposure to B&N that they would not of had in my case.
Just my 2 cents on how open b&n is about rooting the nc. I went into a bn store to get a cover and was presented a book by an employee on how to root and make it a full fledged tablet.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
ruiza997 said:
Just my 2 cents on how open b&n is about rooting the nc. I went into a bn store to get a cover and was presented a book by an employee on how to root and make it a full fledged tablet.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The reps are real cool about rooting it and know what they're talking about. Then you get the guy I got the other day who knew nothing about the nook period. They either know all or are dumb as hell.
As an employee of BN, specifically a digital lead, with a rooted nook color running CM7, I do my best to let management know how important it is for me to be able to support the modding community. I root devices in-store, fix rooted devices, and make sure returns and warranty problems go off without a hitch even for modded machines. I never feel as though I am going against the grain and I think we're being very smart about all of this so far.
I guess I'm in the minority here. I bought the Nook because I'm too cheap for the iPad. I'm also too cheap to pay B&N's prices for their books and I am always on the lookout for free ebooks. Paying $7.00 and more on a regular basis for books seems like waste.
starkruzr said:
To Whom It May Concern,
As an Android enthusiast and owner of a Nook Color, I'd like to let you know that your entirely open and permissive attitude towards the modding community has made me VERY inclined to purchase content from you whenever possible. I've already bought three e-books from you and plan to buy more from you and ONLY you whenever I feel like purchasing content. This approach IS making you money. I promise.
Sincerely,
a now-devoted B&N customer
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dear Barnes & Noble;
I bought the Nook Color in mid-December simply because it could be rooted. Since that time, I have purchased a cover, screen protectors, and extra charger and 58 e-books. The NC is a great product, and your employees that I've dealt with support it enthusiastically, even though it's rooted. This results in a happy, loyal customer base and helps ensure repeat business. Kudos to you.
I will sign the letter too!
I had no great love for Barnes & Noble before this (their pricing took a steep upward spiral many years ago; long ago they were the only good discounter, but that's long gone and I have little use for lattes and biscotti in a bookstore). But now I have a very soft spot for them and we visit the store more frequently to buy things as inexpensive as paper magazines and toys and as expensive as, well, the Nook.
Let's hope they continue with the openness and don't make fools of us by root-blocking attempts with the 2.2 release.
For what it's worth every B&N clerk I've asked about the Nook has "just happened to mention" that it's rootable -- I almost think it's part of their official sales pitch.
Given that B&N set up store displays for the Nook Color that included a book that told you how to root the Nook ... I'd guess they were pretty open to the idea that it would be ... open. Heck, I've had 2 long conversations with employees in B&N stores telling them about how to get more up to date info here on XDA. I can't read the minds of the execs at the top that product managed Nook Color, but everything from the lower levels says they're perfectly happy with it.
Consider me /signed as well
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/business/media/23nook.html
I bought the Nook Color for my wife, she likes to read on it, and I get to tweak it and play with it as a tablet. Lately I used it more than her of course. And she doesn't mind what i do to it as long as she can still read her books.
jsmith8858 said:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/business/media/23nook.html
I bought the Nook Color for my wife, she likes to read on it, and I get to tweak it and play with it as a tablet. Lately I used it more than her of course. And she doesn't mind what i do to it as long as she can still read her books.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good article. I think we (rooters) are a big part of the success, not just because we buy them but we make the sales numbers look good enough to continue the push. It is also such an elegant looking device that the more people see them, the more they sell. I see a lot of them on the commuter train I take to work every morning. I would say I see more of them than iPad (I still see more original nooks, kindles, and Sony ereaders than anything). iPad sales are boosted by people that buy them because they are cool and want to use them at home. They are really too big and heavy to use comfortably on the train in my opinion and I am a 250 lb guy.
I wasn't aware of the problems Apple is having with magazine publishers. I am not a big magazine reader but I get Men's Health and it looks great on the Nook (both in the app on CM7 and the stock - I dual boot). There is no way that I would buy each edition at $4-$5. $2 a month for a subscription is a much more attractive price for me.
jsmith8858 said:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/business/media/23nook.html
I bought the Nook Color for my wife, she likes to read on it, and I get to tweak it and play with it as a tablet. Lately I used it more than her of course. And she doesn't mind what i do to it as long as she can still read her books.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Very ineteresting. I never realized magazines on the Nook Color were basically just PDF files.
Hopefully, publishers will eventually tweak their magazines so they fit the Nook Color's screen dimensions better "out of the box." I don't mind pinching and Zooming, and it's nice that the magazine is identical to the newstand copy, but it would be cool if the articles fit the screen better from the get-go without the need to pinch and zoom.
jsmith8858 said:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/business/media/23nook.html
I bought the Nook Color for my wife, she likes to read on it, and I get to tweak it and play with it as a tablet. Lately I used it more than her of course. And she doesn't mind what i do to it as long as she can still read her books.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ewwww I'm playing with a "girls toy" *chucks nook out the window*
JK I just have to put some stickers of hot naked chicks on the back and it will be ok.
I'm probably going to buy a NC soon (first tablet) but reading the NY Times article they say that B&N is expected to debut a new e-reader this week.
Does anyone have any detail about this? maybe they'll drop the price of the current NC ($250), does someone know of a better deal? TIA
LU.
limaunion said:
I'm probably going to buy a NC soon (first tablet) but reading the NY Times article they say that B&N is expected to debut a new e-reader this week.
Does anyone have any detail about this? maybe they'll drop the price of the current NC ($250), does someone know of a better deal? TIA
LU.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No one knows for sure but speculation is it will be an update or an additional option the the original eInk Nook, not the Color. The Nook Color (NC) was only introduced last November as the NYT article states. With the latest upgrade and addition of apps, many think it is too soon to replace it.
The original Nook is about 1 year old which, in technology these days, means it's old.
Beyond that I haven't paid too much attention to what the actual details of the announcement might be. I'm not interested in another Nook. I'm happy with my NC.
Just curious to see how many people would "trade-up" to the newer model *if* (very small chance I know) B&N announces tomorrow that they're releasing a faster and more full featured tablet/reader.
I'm of two minds about it, if it ends up being a new NC (which I doubt myself) that is better than the current NC, it'll probably cost $50-100 more, in which case why not just get one of the dedicated tablets out on the market? (Or wait for Amazon's quad core Hollywood tablet..)
What do you think?
I would wait for Hollywood, hell even Coyote. I don't really have money to just throw around myself, so even if they did release a newer Nook Color, I doubt it would be a big enough difference in performance or features to make me go buy it tomorrow.
In fact, with the possibility of Hollywood being only $450 at launch and from amazon (who you know is going to go out of their way to make sure they have plenty in stock) I may not even trade up to the Iconia or Transformer this fall like I had wanted to.
Which kind of sucks since the wife wants a Nook color now. (Was going to give her mine...)
Supposedly (PCMag article) Amazon "might" be pricing the 7-inch Coyote tablet a $349 and the 9.7-inch Hollywood tablet at $449 (assuming lowest storage price). If Amazon throws in free 3G for apps downloads I'm sold (doubt it though since their cloud computing mp3/streaming video would end up costing them a pretty penny with free 3G).
angomy said:
Supposedly (PCMag article) Amazon "might" be pricing the 7-inch Coyote tablet a $349 and the 9.7-inch Hollywood tablet at $449 (assuming lowest storage price). If Amazon throws in free 3G for apps downloads I'm sold (doubt it though since their cloud computing mp3/streaming video would end up costing them a pretty penny with free 3G).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You wouldn't jump on a tegra 4 tablet for $449 unless it has free 3g?
Gin1212 said:
You wouldn't jump on a tegra 4 tablet for $449 unless it has free 3g?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm trying not to spend *too* much money this year but....
The niece and nephew have been clamoring to inherit the Nook anyway, this year's a good time as any.
The new Nook!
Not a tablet - but a touch based e-reader:
http://news.cnet.com/tipster-new-nook-is-the-simple-touch-reader/8301-17938_105-20065525-1.html
madguy2006 said:
Not a tablet - but a touch based e-reader:
http://news.cnet.com/tipster-new-nook-is-the-simple-touch-reader/8301-17938_105-20065525-1.html
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
its a cheap tablet, only cost 169$, so cheap that it must have cut down many hardware inside it.
Very nice, I'm very pro supporting BN so if their new reader has decent battery life, I'll probably buy it over the kindle in the near future.
Engadget just posted that B&N are now selling the old Nooks for $99 on eBay.
The Mad Mule said:
Engadget just posted that B&N are now selling the old Nooks for $99 on eBay.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just saw this as well.
Still rocking the Incredible with the XDA Premium App.
And the new Nook is a $139 touch enabled eReader - so...no Color as many of us predicted.
Gin1212 said:
Very nice, I'm very pro supporting BN so if their new reader has decent battery life, I'll probably buy it over the kindle in the near future.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The engadget article states 2 months on a charge.
here is the article about the new nook:
***.engadget.com/2011/05/24/barnes-and-noble-announces-new-nook/
Doesn't sound like it has a lot to recommend it compared to nc, but we can still spend a few days speculating if it will boot from SD card... perhaps there are some applications where a "paperback" android device would be useful, especially if the disaffected sell them lightly used in the $100 range.
Press release says nook color now $169 list. Time for a second one to play with!
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20065678-264.html
EDIT: Went to the blog of the news conference and the reporter was wrong. NC is not lowered in list price! It is the 3g version of the old original nook that is $169. Bummer.
Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk
leapinlar said:
Press release says nook color now $169 list. Time for a second one to play with!
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20065678-264.html
Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Correction, the original nook 3g is now 169. nook color is unchanged.
Touch screen e-ink? 80% less flashing (supposedly)? sd card? I'm sold. I wonder how long it takes to get it hacked and someone throw as a browser on there. e-ink touchscreen browser, even if just black and white, aounds very intriguing to me. Especially if it's better than the kindle's experimental browser.
this also assumes bn didn't take the hint from the first nc and locks the thing down like a bunker. Not to say there are some great devs out there but it would severley limit progress. This comming from a droid 2. Locked bootloaders =
I'd stay where i'm at right now. Working on saving money for a true tablet, but i like my NC as it is with HC now.
Why trade up? The Nook Color does everything I need it to do... IN COLOR. Running CM7 or phiremod is the icing on the cake...
Hi guys. Missed the Barnes and Nobel deal so now I am looking around for the best deals, so I thought I would stop here and ask. I need one for my daughter for Christmas. Either a color nook or nook tablet. Looking to root it as well through the sd card because I want to keep the stock B&N software for my daughter to buy and read books. Any input is welcome as to where I can get either one for a great deal and which one to get. Thanks!
I bought 2 refurbished for the kids for $119 each from here last week. It changed to $129 now. I don't know if the price fluctuates or not.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOOK-Color-...719205?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item45feb06fa5#rwid
It appears to be B&N's own ebay site.
Item location: B&N Warehouse, United States
I can't be sure what the warranty is but it should be 1 year like the one from their site.
Yes, that auction ended, then went from $129 to $149 and that ended and I cant find another auction listed under the Barnes and Nobel store anymore.......
For the price comparison between the two, I am wondering if I would be better to go with the tablet? I am sure that it will be rooted very soon! looking for input!
randyreed1971 said:
Yes, that auction ended, then went from $129 to $149 and that ended and I cant find another auction listed under the Barnes and Nobel store anymore.......
For the price comparison between the two, I am wondering if I would be better to go with the tablet? I am sure that it will be rooted very soon! looking for input!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Locked boot loader makes it basicly SOL for custom roms.
Sent from my NookColor using Tapatalk
B&N's own site still has the $149 refurb deal here. Not as good as $119, but at least its still available
So what would you guys get? If they get past the bootloader problem, which I am sure they will, the only other advantage to the tablet besides the speed is the built in "mic" which later on could be used to talk while using the keyboard similar to the way a cell phone works? Just trying to weigh my options!
Honestly, I would go ahead and get the nook color (not tablet). And think about putting a rom on the emmc (internal drive). That way she can read books from Barnes and Noble on the nook app, as well as books on the kindle app, Sony reader app and Google books. I also check out books from my local library.
I guess you can also do this running the rom from the SD card, but having done it both ways myself, I would go for putting the rom on the nook itself. Rom runs much better.
Apps are much cheaper from the Google market than from the B&N market.
I don't know how much function a mic will give, but I text from my nook using Google voice.
Check out Craigslist as another option. My sister just got a great deal on a nook with leather cover that was barely touched. Still had the box, etc.
Sent from my Nook Color using xda premium
For the price comparison between the two, I am wondering if I would be better to go with the tablet? I am sure that it will be rooted very soon! looking for input
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It has already been rooted, just no customs ROMS unless someone gets passed the locked bootloader.....
k8108 said:
I don't know how much function a mic will give, but I text from my nook using Google voice.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So you are typing right? I dont suppose google voice works without a mic right????
You can use Google voice for texting over wifi. No way to make calls from the nook.
Sent from my NookColor using xda premium
That auction shows $129 for me now.
bhess said:
That auction shows $129 for me now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep, but it also says "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available" above the listing and doesn't have an option for me to buy
My bad. I'm brain farting....
screw it, I went with the tablet. Im sure it will be unlocked soon by these awesome devs on this website. The tablets processor and the mic did me in.......
boomn said:
Yep, but it also says "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available" above the listing and doesn't have an option for me to buy
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOOK-Color-...US_Tablets&hash=item45ff2bc88b#ht_1932wt_1139
$150 now
While this ain't exactly Nook Color related, if you aim for a cheap tablet and don't care about the 1024x600 Resolution the Nooks have...
Go for a Aino Novo 7, it's 100$ and overall might be the better choice for your daughter as it packs a whole bunch more than the Nook.
Its biggest downside being tough to find protective covers and the 800x480 resolution.