A Short Review of the “Nook Color”
At last Barnes & Noble has brought out something that has a bold approach, and that thing is the Nook Color. You may call the Nook Color as a poor man’s tablet PC or even a rich man’s eBook reader, but you will be impressed by its first look. You can find many more features than a simple eBook reader has. The device is run by the Android OS and also features a 7 inch capacitive Vivid View Touch-screen which makes it better than the Kindle reader. The screen is capable of viewing 16 million colors. The gadget has an internal memory of 8 GB, expandable up to 32 GB with the MicroSD Memory Cards.
The eBook reader is processed by an ARM Cortex A8 (800 MHz) processor that allows you to do many things like playing the AAC and listening to MP3 songs with a 3.5 mm headphone jack or the built in speaker. You can also play MP4 format videos, listen to online radio, edit Microsoft Office files with Quick Office software (doc, ppt, txt, xls, docx and many other formats) and also play games like Sudoku, Crossword puzzles, Chess, etc and neither are there any special travel roaming fees that you need to pay in order to access its features when on the move.
An interesting feature is that the gadget allows you to use Facebook and Twitter. Since it is an Android 2.0 gadget, it is really customizable in every aspect. In this account it is better than all the other eBook readers that are found in the market. The touch screen is very responsive and easy which is a boon for the kids. As for the kids it has a whole section called “Nook Kids” which is full of children’s books. A very good feature is that it can read a story aloud with its Read to Me features. It has another feature which is called “LendMe”. With this feature you can lend your books to your friends and others for 14 days.
As regards its cost ($249), it gives a tough competition to the other eBook readers. And for its features, it has gone one step ahead of Amazon.
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