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Friday, December 24, 2010

Is it wrong?

Is it wrong that I have rooted my nook and installed a lot of aps, but haven't signed up with B&N to buy books with my nook?

Is it worse that I have install google books and kindle for android?

On the other hand B&N did try to sell me a copy of Sherlock Holmes instead of presenting me the option of getting the free one.  Then won't let be download the free version for free without giving them a credit card number.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Color Nook

My wife has until recently been under employed.  As a result I've not been buying neat toys.  Now that she is working full time again she insisted that she get a gadget for* me  for Crhistmas.  I've been interested in android as while I'd love to believe the n900 is the phone of the future I think Nokia lost it's chance it had with maemo.  At the same time the N900 is still a good phone, and I'm hard press to justify a new phone just to hack on.

While the color is likely not the best e-reader due to lack of e-ink, size, and low battery life.  It's a cheap high quality android tablet.  Sure in 6 months it will be obsolete, but that will be true of anything I buy in 6 months.  I'm looking forward to hacking it in the next few months.  Worst case it's led display that likely won't give my wife head aches.

*Edit was "from me" which is completely untrue.