Feb 01
If you have a Nook Color eReader from Barnes and Noble, you probably already know that the gadget has been hacked and tweaked several times to bring out the Android underpinnings of its operating system. In addition to being a great eReader (earning 4/5 stars and the Editor’s Choice at PCMag) the device rides the line between being a tablet computer and a simple eBook reader. The additional apps and utilities available for it make it worth a look if you’re in the market.
Developers and gadget fans on the other hand, have noticed that the device runs a flavor of Android, especially since the Nook Color runs third-party apps with ease. The device had only been on the market for a few months before one developer managed to get access to the App Market, and now another developer over at the XDA Developer Forums has managed to get Honeycomb, Google’s upcoming tablet-specific version of Android, running on it.
There are likely some bugs, and there’s definitely a lack of available apps since Android 3.0 hasn’t officially been released yet, but if the Nook Color runs Honeycomb and comes in at $250, that makes it much cheaper than the Motorola Xoom, which will be the first official Honeycomb tablet, and has been reported to run as much as $800 when it’s officially launched later this year.
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