Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"As someone who doesn't reside in the USA, I was wondering what would be the best way to get internet for my computer in the US for a couple of weeks? If it were Europe I know I'd look for some prepaid data. Is there anything similar offered by American carriers? A MiFi or a data SIM that I can tether from would work, but I'm trying to maintain a tight budget. Help!"
The device is (roughly) 8 1/2 by 11 the display is smaller. Think of the bezel as the normal margins in a printed on paper document and you have the idea. Ryan it does have a "whispernet" provided by ATT. Amazon wont be "opening" the the Kindle anytime soon because they have to lock you in to their store in order to profit from the device- they have to pay for that whispernet for life somehow.
Nook isnt built by Plastic Logic it's to be built by Inventec http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=449677
"Inventec gets Barnes & Noble e-reader order
From Dow Jones Newswires
Friday 09 October 2009
Devices to ship in first quarter of 2010.
Inventec Corp. has received an order from Barnes & Noble Inc. to make 1 million e-readers for the U.S. book retailer, the Commercial Times reported Friday, citing unnamed sources.
Inventec, a notebook and server producer, will start shipping the e-readers in the first quarter of 2010 at the earliest, the newspaper reported.
Barnes & Noble operates the largest bookstore chain in the U.S."