I had no idea Nook ran Android. My problem with non-iPhone devices has always been that the touchscreen function simply isn't as smooth as the iPhone/iPad. I don't know what it is about their products, but I just haven't found one that feels so good. I even played with an Evo, which is actually a really cool phone, and the touchscreen felt kludgy. Echoing the sentiments about fingerprints on the screen - I had the same problem at first, but I've seen started to overlook it and now I hardly notice it. I also put one of those invisible shields on it, which I actually think helped reduce the smudging.
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Tim Fournet <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tim, > > > > > > > > Interesting review of the Nook. I assume that it runs Android. If so, > what > > version? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > > Of Tim Fournet > > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 10:18 PM > > To: [email protected] > > > > 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" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> well... i think most... > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- "The world's my oyster, a hotel room's my prison cell..."
_______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
