Nook Color gets multimedia upgrade, further blurs the tablet battle lines
Posted in: Android, barnes and noble, BarnesAndNoble, e reader, e-book, e-books, e-readers, nook, Today's Chili, upgrade
Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color is getting a piece of that promised multimedia upgrade. This round features video content from the likes of Netflix and Flixster, access to comics from the true believers at Marvel and a few other tweaks, like the ability to read books in landscape mode, to fully take advantage of that seven-inch display. The update further blurs the lines between the Color, which began life as little more than a color screen e-reader and the recently introduced Nook Tablet, which features souped up internals but an otherwise similar design. The Color is currently priced at $199 — $50 less than the Tablet — and will be getting more software upgrades in the future, including access to music services like Pandora and Rhapsody. Press info after the break.
Continue reading Nook Color gets multimedia upgrade, further blurs the tablet battle lines
Nook Color gets multimedia upgrade, further blurs the tablet battle lines originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | | Email this | Comments
Post a Comment