Currently it's running 2.1. B&N has said that they'll update it to 2.2 in January
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Richards Jr, Edward C. <ecricha...@fbd.com> wrote: > Tim, > > > > Interesting review of the Nook. I assume that it runs Android. If so, what > version? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ed > > > > From: general-boun...@brlug.net [mailto:general-boun...@brlug.net] On Behalf > Of Tim Fournet > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 10:18 PM > To: general@brlug.net > > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Android tablets? tabloids? tabdroids? > > > > I am loving the way the future of android is looking. The great thing is > that you have a choice of what you want the hardware to be, and you still > have the same huge selection of apps to choose from. You also get a device > that's pretty good at web browsing, including flash. > > So, a couple of weeks ago I picked up that 10.1 inch viewsonic gtablet. The > specs on it were amazing. Tegra chipset, which is a dual core processor ( > although android can't use 2 cpus yet) with n3d acceleration, big glossy > screen, lots of memory. But it has some fatal flaws. First, the stock ui is > horrible. That's not too big of a problem since the folks in #tegratab on > freenode have a totally revamped firmware that fixes it up. To me, the > biggest problem with it is the super glossy screen. You really can't see > anything unless you look at it directly head-on. Add to that every touch on > the screen leaves a big smudge that further distorts the view. If you use it > for any period of time you have to constantly wipe it to keep being able to > see. I also decided that the 10 inch size is too large. I wanted something I > could read on, but that was just too cumbersome. It is the same size as an > ipad, so I assume I would feel the same way about that. > > So, I took that back to the store and bought a barnes and noble nook color. > It is a 7 inch tablet, same size as the samsung galaxy, but only $250. It is > missing some things that other tabs have: 3g, camera, gps; but since I > already have an android phone, I can tether to that for those things. I also > had to root it to get access to the Market, Google apps, and a regular > launcher ( see www.nookdevs.com for instructions). The screen on this > thing, in my opinion, is perfect. Smudges don't show up on it during use, it > is perfectly viewable at any angle, and since it is a smaller screen running > at the same resolution as the viewsonic (1024*600), the pixel density makes > text and images look realky great. The smaller form factor does not take > away from the usable real estate since it is the same resolution as a bigger > tablet. It is also very easy to type on. I am typing this entire email on it > in portrait mode with my thumbs. > > The other big thing that the nook has going for it is the huge customer > base, which to me means it's going to have a long support time, and it > already has a ton of accessories. B&N has opened up an sdk for it and > released source as well. > > On Dec 20, 2010 7:06 PM, "Brad Bendily" <bend...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well. I already have an iPhone. So I don't really want the maxipad version > of the same limited thing. Plus I really wanted to play around with > android. > > I read last week that the viewsonic tabs were being pulled from some > shelves. But I don't know any details beyond that. > What got me started is that there are a few $100-$200 models. So i was > considering one of them. But if I buy something I don't want to buy a piece > of crap. So I might wait and see what comes out from ces. > > On Dec 20, 2010, at 4:48 PM, Jordan Scott <jordan_c_sc...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> well... i think most... > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General@brlug.net > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General@brlug.net > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ General mailing list General@brlug.net http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
