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Barnes & Noble are offering the latest Nook eReader this Christmas season at a pricey $249. Why the cost jump? Well, it has a full color touch screen! The company anticipates it could become a favored stocking stuffer for Christmas since it is believed to have more game titles, electronic books, magazines, etc. Based on this, a electronic Newsstand is on its way for magazine and newspaper subscribers. This particular move is probably responding to the iPad stepping into the eReader niche. The colored eReader is also believed to have got its own app store, internet browsing as well as music streaming. This bold move by Barnes and Noble has undoubtedly upped the ante for eReader capabilities.
The device was unveiled mid-November just in time for purchasing before Christmas. In our judgment it's definitely a good alternative to the iPad as an eReader. B&N have improved and added functions but its major thrust remains the reading experience and it did not get lost along the way trying to become an iPad aspirant. When taking a chance on a new device it is usually a balancing act in relation to cost and capabilities. Here Barnes and Noble will not have wanted its prospective purchasers to consider just adding a few more dollars for an iPad. Rather they still wanted them to purchase an eReader with Nook extras.
The new Nook Color has a 7 inch backlit touch screen capable of producing 16 million colors. IPS or In-plane switching permits approximately 178 degrees viewing angle. Therefore even though it’s tipped a bit the display screen won't immediately fade away on you. Additionaly this new Nook Color has an extraordinary 8 GB built-in memory so that you actually may not use the microSD slot for its expandable memory. Wi-Fi functionality has stopped being a luxury feature in the eReader industry and users expect to have it as standard - the Nook Color doesn’t fail there.
Although it doesn't come with 3G functionality, it has a web browser and the trademark Lendme book function that allows the book buyer to loan a book to one friend for a limited length of time. It can also be used in either portrait or landscape setting. We are expecting that the battery life tests will not be comparable to the days or even weeks of battery life in E-ink eReaders until different technology is introduced.
Insiders say that the company is reaching out to different application makers for the device’s "Nookextras" and that Pandora is currently part of the team. What other surprises await? Stay tuned….
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