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Nook E-Book Reader, Wi-Fi and Support BlackBerry

Barnes & Noble Inc. has officially launched the e-reader device called the Nook, Tuesday (20/10) and the funds planned to be sold at the end of November with a price range of $ 259, plus the facility via a wireless network and AT & T Wi-Fi. Nook will support Android mobile operating system version 1.5, dual-screen display, with E Ink display smaller Vizplex, plus the facility to replace the touchscreen virtual keyboard.

Meanwhile, according to Gartner analyst, Allen Weiner gave the name of this device in the form of 'game changer' for the book market, and probably will compete with the Amazon Kindle. E-Reader Nook has a 11.2 oz weight, dimensions 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches, and is equipped with an electronic paper display with a level of gray levels to 16 diagonal screen for 6-inch, color LCD display as below 3.5 inch size.

E-reader Nook is the first device where the user can 'lend' their e-book for 14 days. LendMe technology, an e-book will be shared to iPhone, iPod Touch, some BlackBerry smartphones, and may also Cliq-based Motorola's Android system, as well as desktop and laptop PCs. Users also can listen to songs that are uploaded through the computer to Nook as auidobook and podcasts using standard headphones.

Nook hardware uses a replaceable battery, which is not in the Kindle 2, including touchscreen and a microSD card slot for storing berkapsitas 16GB eBook 17.500. Barnes & Noble also adds support open reading format known as "e.pub" from the International Digital Publishing Forum and. Pdf, where the Kindle is only support for PDF files and formats. Azw.