http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 12th 2010 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
Nook not kindle. ]]>Feb 12th 2010 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/I don't think even Amazon can delete stuff off a Barnes & Noble device.]]>Feb 12th 2010 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 14th 2010 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
Oh also, let that wild Android loose!]]>Feb 12th 2010 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/I dropped by a BN to play with a nook and the button was so bad that i had to press the button several times (with several second's pause in between)]]>Feb 12th 2010 11:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
-Improve the responsiveness of the touchscreen - both the actual screen and the software which seems sluggish.
-Fewer taps to manage things would be nice, but it's not a dealbreaker.
-Better power management. There's no reason for the WiFi (and I'm guessing 3G as well) to wake up periodically unless I wake up the device.
-Unleash Android apps (though obviously that comes at the cost of power management): a browser would be awesome.]]>Feb 13th 2010 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
The touch screen seems pretty usable with the 1.2 patch. Also, some way of getting content on aside from sideloading it, for example e-mailing etc. I think the Kindle has this.

Viewing of .doc and .docx files.

Better .pdf viewing, if it's an image pdf it doesn't really resize it at all and it can be pretty unviewable.]]>Feb 13th 2010 3:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/When I mentioned this to a B&N store manager he didn't even know about it.]]>Feb 13th 2010 4:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 16th 2010 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/>>Better power management. There's no reason for the WiFi (and I'm guessing 3G as well) to wake up periodically unless I wake up the device.

There is if you subscribe to a daily. I've got my newspaper right there in the morning when I wake up for the commute. But yeah, you're right, it sucks when I'm not using the thing and find 10% of my battery gone.]]>Feb 17th 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Mar 16th 2010 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 12th 2010 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 12th 2010 11:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 12th 2010 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
that name would = fail]]>Feb 13th 2010 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 1:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 12th 2010 11:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/YES iPAD.!!!1]]>Feb 12th 2010 11:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 12th 2010 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/i'm not sure why you would comment that on an EBOOK READER. the point is not to have a screen that's not gonna hurt your eyes. stupid.]]>Feb 13th 2010 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/As Steve Jobs says: "Nobody reads anymore"]]>Feb 13th 2010 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
Maybe a better solution for all of us is for you to delete your account and go hide your head in shame for posting such an inane comment?

Just A Suggestion...]]>Feb 13th 2010 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
Nook isn't available here in the UK yet (at least I don't think it is!) but I have another e-reader (kindle). If I turn the wireless off I can get two weeks worth of reading without having to recharge which is great.]]>Feb 13th 2010 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 12th 2010 11:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 12th 2010 11:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 12th 2010 11:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/I was VERY dissapointed that the MicroSD slot was SD only- not SHDC.
A Text-to-Speech option would be pretty cool
It is pretty nice that you can download free books from Google via the search- but not so cool that you need to have a credit card on file with B&N just to download these free files.
Some of my friends complain about the screen refresh; it seems to dump the next page of text over the existing before doing the screen wipe (which seems weird).]]>Feb 12th 2010 11:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
Make the page turn gesture work better. Could use a little fast processor as well. I am otherwise pleased with mine.]]>Feb 13th 2010 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
For the screen refresh, I am familiar with e-Ink transitions (I have an old Sony PRS-505 and my roommate has a Kindle 2). I never actually noticed any issues, but a co-worker said that the transition was 'garbled' and more distracting than the Kindle. Instead of just blacking the screen, wiping and re-drawing, it looks like the Nook draws the next page over the existing page and then wipes the screen... it is just a different (and somewhat distracting now that I was made aware of it) transition.]]>Feb 13th 2010 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
I have heard that the OS is also on a MicroSD internal to the Nook. (I did a SoftRoot on my Nook so I have not fully opened it up to verify).]]>Feb 13th 2010 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
The B&N Nook specifications page states:
Memory Expansion: virtually unlimited using Micro SD expansion slot**

**MicroSD or MicroSD HC memory cards sold separately ]]>Feb 13th 2010 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 12th 2010 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/For example, the release of the latest Sherlock Holmes movie would've been a good chance to sell an edition with the complete collection of Sherlock Holmes books.]]>Feb 13th 2010 6:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
And to the obligatory Apple-zealots;
THERE IS A REASON WHY EBOOK READERS USE E-INK!!!
]]>Feb 13th 2010 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/I can think of two reasons, both valid, why ebook readers use e-ink.

They aren't good enough reasons to keep me from giving my Kindle to my sister and buying an iPad.

I'm not so worried about battery life. I find my iPhone has exceptional battery life, when I have it in airplane mode. I keep it in airplane mode when I'm at home (the metal roof keeps the signal out), and I keep it in airplane mode when I'm working in England, because I don't want any roaming charges, and I bought a pay-as-you-go phone for only five pounds plus a twenty pound top-up.

By the way, I have to do the same with my Kindle. The battery can go from 100% down to zero in a few hours if it has to keep trying for a signal. (Though I haven't tried it since the last update.)

The iPad, with a bigger battery and without 3G should last as long as I need it to. The flight is only ten hours, and I won't stare at ANY display for ten hours straight.

As for the display, I'm one of those lucky ones who doesn't notice any ill-effects from reading from an LCD display.

With the objections of some essentially neutralized, I'm free to choose based on the things I like about the iPad.

For me, the iPad, with its ability to be so much more than an ebook reader, is the best ebook reader.]]>Feb 13th 2010 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/Feb 13th 2010 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/THAT]]>Feb 13th 2010 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/how-would-you-change-barnes-and-nobles-nook/
The nook already runs off Android. Not that I get the fascination with Android anyway.]]>Feb 13th 2010 12:09AM