Nook Color, from Barnes and Noble, was introduced as a
competitor to e-book reader Kindle. It uses an Android platform and helps one
read all kinds of content. What makes this e-book reader stand out is its
touchscreen color display. The display size is about 7" and comes with a
built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n). Unlike a Kindle, it helps one surf the net, read
and send mails, play a few games, share e-books, listen to music as well as
read a large collection of e-books. If you have a look at the Nook Color specs,
you will find that it is available in two versions. The Wi-Fi Nook version has
no 3G capabilities and is priced at $149. The second version is Wi-Fi + 3G Nook
that is priced at $259.
The display screen can produce 16 million colors at a
resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. Nook comes with a built-in memory of 2 GB and
one can increase storage space up to 32 GB with a microSD card. These device
uses 800 MHz ARM Cortex A8 based processors with a 512 MB RAM. The camera on
the Nook is missing and thus, you will not be able to capture any 'kodak
moments'. One can share their books with friends on Twitter and Facebook. You
cannot, however, download hundred of apps on Nook like you can on an iPad 2.
It is an excellent e-book reader that allows you to surf the
net and exchange mails as well as books. The color display is an added
advantage for Nook.
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