Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Hack: Turn The Nook Into a Multifunctional Super Nook! - Gearlog

Gearlog: "For less than a third of the price of the cheapest iPad, you can buy Barnes and Noble's adorably-named, but often ignored e-reader: The Nook. One aspect of The Nook that is often overlooked is the fact that the little sucker is Android-powered. That's open-source Android-powered. Which, if you think about it, kind of makes The Nook the very first Android-based tablets (or tablet-like gizmos) that the nerdosphere has been buzz-buzzing about. Of course, The Nook's scope is a far cry from heavy-duty tablet territory--it's designed for basic e-reading first and foremost. However, with a few slight 'adjustments' you can pimp your Nook with additional functionality such as a Pandora and Twitter app. For free. ... "