Barnes & Noble does a good job with their new wireless nook ebook reader.
May 10, 2010 Post a Comment Turn The Table Tuesday, Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 Netcast 1087
Leo likes his new nook ereader a lot. It looks different from the similar sized Kindle because it features dual displays, one of which is a color screen. (Both the nook & the Kindle use the same 6-inch E Ink Vizplex grayscale display.) The nook adds a 3.5-inch color capacitive touch screen. There are other pluses to the new B&N entry. While they both have integrated ATT 3G wireless, the nook adds WiFi. When you’re in a B&N store you get free wireless access, and probably a chance for them to send you messages as you roam the shelves. (I believe you can even preview books on the nook while in the store, but you’ll find that out for sure when you listen to the Podcast. (link below.) The nook charges via a microUSB port, but Leo didn’t have it long enough to judge battery life. There’s a built in speaker, headphone jack and microSD card slot for adding more memory. (You get 2GB of onboard memory). Even though the nook uses the same sort of E Ink panel as the Kindle Leo said the touch screen allows for faster navigation. And another thing he likes is that the nook offers periodicals, which can be downloaded automatically via the wireless connection. (I assume that’s after you subscribe!) You can play music on the nook, but only in the MP3 format. And you can view most photo formats too. A neat feature called LendME is a way to lend ebooks between friends and family. BUT the person you lend your ebook to doesn’t need to own a nook! They can use Barnes & Noble’s free eReader app. Leo thinks the nook is an easy winner over the Kindle with its dual screens, WiFi, touch screen and ability to get daily content delivered via WiFi. At $259, it’s the same price as the Kindle.
Hear this Netcast: www.twit.tv/dgw1087
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