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Amazon’s Kindle conveniently falls to $189, Nook looks stunned and bitter

Oh, snap! Merely hours after Barnes & Noble came out swinging with a $149 WiFi-only version of its Nook and a price-reduced $199 3G Nook, along comes Amazon to rip a massive hole in B&N's billowing sails. As of this very moment, the $259 Kindl...

Be the first to comment - What do you think? Posted by Darren Murph Date: Monday, June 21, 2010

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Amazon, amp, Barnes, display, Engadget, Kindle, Moment, nbsp, nook, rip, sails, Shipping, snap

Nook gets web browser, free in-store reading, and games in new firmware

It's not in our nature to get all excited about firmware updates, but B&N sure seems to be bringing the good stuff in release 1.3 of the Nook's software. The major new features include a Beta release of a "basic" web browser and a Read In Store feature that's reassuringly true to its name. You'll basically be allowed to browse and read the full versions of books while inside a Barnes and Noble outlet. That looks like a win-win to us, as it directly addresses the goal of using the Nook to get people in stores while affording consumers the opportunity to get a good idea about a book. The first Android apps on the device are also offered, in the form of games like chess and sudoku, both perfectly suited to the glacially refreshing monochome screen. Speaking of which, B&N claims it's also improved page turning and loading speeds. The update is available via manual download now or you can wait for the OTA stuff to hit your Nook within the next week.

[Thanks, Davorin]

Nook gets web browser, free in-store reading, and games in new firmware originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think? Posted by Vladislav Savov Date: Friday, April 23, 2010

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: amp, Barnes, Beta, beta release, Engadget, firmware, firmware updates, fri, full versions, loading speeds, nbsp, Noble, nook, Read In, store feature, stuff

How would you change Barnes & Noble’s Nook?

We know that some of you chaps are still waiting for your Barnes & Noble Nook to arrive, but by now, we're hoping that the vast majority (read: all) of you that were jonesing for one can finally say that yours is in-hand. For those that got one during the madness that is the holiday rush (or yesterday... that works too), we're interested to know how you'd do things differently. Are you kosher with the dual-screen approach? Is the user interface smooth enough? Would you tweak the e-book buying process? Do you wish you would've held off for some magical Mirasol-based device to hit "later this year?" Be sure to toss out your opinions in comments below, but make sure you think before you type -- the Nook sees and hears all, don'tcha know?

How would you change Barnes & Noble's Nook? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think? Posted by Darren Murph Date: Saturday, February 13, 2010

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: amp, Barnes, chaps, dual screen, e book, Engadget, fri, Holiday, holiday rush, madness, majority, nbsp, Noble, Noble Nook, nook, tcha

Spring Design’s Alex e-reader gets February 22 release date, $399 price

If you like us were concerned that the Spring Design Alex e-reader would get mired down in legal battles and never find its way into the caressing hands of book lovers everywhere, you're not alone. Thankfully that doesn't seem to be the case, with the company indicating the dual-screen uberbook will be shipping toward the end of next month; February 22 to be precise. That's the good news. The bad? A price of $399, putting it nearly $150 higher than its closest competition at this point, the Nook, and while our brief hands-on time with the device left us with a much better impression than Barnes & Noble's device did when we got to play with it, we're not sure just how many people are going to be willing to pay that much of a premium for it. What say you?

Spring Design's Alex e-reader gets February 22 release date, $399 price originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think? Posted by Tim Stevens Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Alex, Barnes, book lovers, design, dual screen, e reader, Engadget, February, february 22, legal battles, nbsp, Noble, nook, price, Spring, spring design

Spring Design Alex hands-on (Update: video!)

Spring Design was poised to take the official wraps off of its dual-screen, Android-based ereader this Thursday, but we were able to catch an up close and personal glance at the device today here at CES Unveiled. Highlighted over at the Marvell booth (understandable given the choice of processor), the reader was intensely thin and remarkably snappy. We had some gripes with the speed of the Nook, but every action we took on the Alex was relatively lag free. We even downloaded a book and watched it open up immediately, and the touchscreen response was also satisfactory. Spring Design also opted to expose the microSD card slot on the rear; you simple mash your card into the slot and listen for the click, and mash it once more to eject it. You better hope nothing pushes it by mistake, but hey, at least you're not stuck removing some rear cover just to swap cards. We've gotta say -- we're digging this thing based on our brief time with it, and we'd invite you to have a peek at the gallery below till our demo video is prepped.

Update: Video is after the break!

Gallery: Spring Design Alex hands-on