Hasta La Gadget!

If you are looking for an ebook reader for the bookworm on your list, but you want something a little special, that does just a bit more, without going so far as an iPad, the Nook Color with its vivid, color ebook reading experience and some tablet functionality would be the perfect choice.

Barnes and Noble finally gave the world the color ebook reader it has been begging for with the release of the Nook Color back in November. It’s bright, 7-inch LCD screen with 16 million colors and intuitive touch-based navigation displays book illustrations and periodicals like the hardcopy versions.

Plus, this ebook reader runs a version of Android 2.1 and is preloaded with some apps, a few games, such as chess and crosswords, and Pandora Internet radio. To add to its tablet-like functionality, the Nook color also comes with a browser. So you can listen to music while reading, or when you need a break from reading, you can check some things online or play a game. It also offers some social aspects to the ebook reading experience by letting you share recommendations, passages from within books by posting them to Twitter or Facebook, and even entire books with your friends through the Barnes & Noble’s LendMe application.

Our friends over at PCMag.com reviewed the Nook Color and gave it an Editors’ Choice for color ebook readers. I’m sure any bookworm would love to flip though the pages of this device this holiday season. It’s available from B&N for $249.