Has Barnes and Noble crossed the line? Or, maybe they just moved the line. The brick and mortar book selling behemoth first took on the online book selling Goliath, Amazon, with a head to head clash in the e-commerce book selling platform. Then, when Amazon struck an epic blow in an exertion to control the e-book platform with its rights kindle, B&N struck back with the Nook. Now, it appears to have launched an attack at the Apple I Pad with the new Nook Color.
The new Color Nook is by far no means a match for the i Pad, but it could pass for one mortar round lobbed in its direction. Visually it resembles an iPad with its naturally level outside and 7" touch screen, but a deeper look inside shows us it still remains a high end e-book reader.
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The Nook Color does have Wi-Fi networking capability with web surfing functionality, but, in the first generation does not have the 3G wireless capability that other e readers have. I will assume that hereafter generations will have this capability. One nice highlight built into the Nook is the capability to share what you are reading with friends on Twitter and Facebook. Many websites now have seamless integration in the middle of those collective platforms. I glad to see it built into the Nook.
Memory has expanded from its predecessors to 8 Gb on board with the usual upgrade in volume using a 32Gb mini Sd chip. There should be sufficient memory gift to keep even the most voracious reader busy for quite a while. With Nooks Lifetime Library feature, you should never have to worry about the lost speculation in your electronic library.
Spice up your new Nook Color with down loadable apps to increase the total functionality of your machine. Play games, upload and view your Microsoft Office documents, turn your desk top image, and even share books amongst friends in your collective media network. The sharing is little though; still not as open as the old tree cut version. It does have audio play back from Mp3 format; nothing new there.
It does, though, have the capability to play videos in Mp4 format and listen to Pandora internet radio. Just make sure you're in a Wi-Fi hot spot; Remember, no 3G. The lines in the middle of e book reader and the Pc continue to blur.
The new Nook Color certainly reaches out further than any other reader before. As the i Pad reaches from the other direction will we see a clash for supremacy or some unifying ground where all computing is movable and all computers can be toted by one hand. I personally believe it will be a long continuous battle with no inescapable clear winner. There will not be the decisive war like Vhs vs. Beta, but more like the war in the middle of Apple vs. Pc. The front keeps engaging back and forth with no clear end in the foreseeable future.
E Book Reader Comparison - Color Nook Vs Kindle
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