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Barnes & Noble Nook Gets Rooted, Can Do Everything An Android Phone Can Do

Casey Chan News Monday, 14 December 2009

 

Oh yes. Leave it to the great minds in the Android dev community to already gain root access to the Nook. Meaning it's been hacked and ready to be unleashed. We're going to see some very cool usage of the Nook very, very soon. But you know what would be cooler? If people could actually buy the Nook, the Android-powered e-reader, in stores.

The current root process is not for the faint of heart, you have to pry open the casing, pull out the microSD card...

Barnes & Noble Introduces 'Nook' Android-Powered E-book Reader

Casey Chan News Wednesday, 21 October 2009

 

Now that's how you design a dual-screen E-book reader! Barnes & Noble just announced their own E-Book Reader called 'Nook' and its fresh design offers both a 6-inch E-ink display with a 3.5-inch color touchscreen for navigation and controls. Unlike the E-book reader we reported yesterday, the Nook looks amazing and blends the two screens amazingly well.

 
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