On 5/23/2012 2:10 PM, Mark Cason wrote: > On 05/23/2012 09:59 AM, Dave wrote: > >> On 5/23/2012 8:39 AM, andy pugh wrote: >> The Nook Color has really good build quality also since I believe >> Barnes and Noble subsidized the unit since it was originally geared to >> be a "reader" for their E books. >> > If I'm remembering correctly, B&N was selling the Nook Color at just > a couple dollars less than what it cost's to make them. If that bothers > anybody, buy a couple of "REAL" books, and a cup of their overpriced > coffee, and you will be good. BTW, B&N replaced the Nook Color with the > Nook Tablet. The Nook Tablet can run "Other OS's" via the SD slot, > without interfering the Nooks OS. Which means you can have a dual use > tablet. > > >> I have often wondered if it can be used for other purposes also - like a >> cheap MMI for machine control. >> > Depending on how LinuxCNC can be set up, yes. > > I run a flight simulator program called Flightgear on my Laptop, and > I use my android phone as the joystick. Specifically, all the tilt > sensors, control various axis of the planes, as well as well as having > sliders for speed, trim, ailerons, and brakes. I connects to my laptop > via WiFi, and runs a telnet connection to Flightgear. > >
>>If I'm remembering correctly, B&N was selling the Nook Color at just a couple dollars less than what it cost's to make them.<< I read that also. I didn't spring for the "high dollar" Nook Tablet and honestly I wasn't sure how much we would use them. We use them a lot. The Nook Tablet was still pricey at Xmas and they hadn't figured out how to hack the tablet yet at the time. Looks like they are approaching $150 now. I didn't root the Nook Colors, they boot off the cards. That way if they break, I pop the card, and take them back to Barnes and Noble for a replacement. The original OS remains untouched. If you feel guilty buying a Nook device after doing the CyanogenMOD to it, you can go to the Android Market and download the Barnes and Noble app and then download some books for $ also. You can also download the Amazon app and buy Ebooks from Amazon. The best of both worlds. :-) Netflix also runs nicely on it as does Pandora. Not exactly what B&N first envisioned I am sure, but they sure do work well. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
