NOOKcolor eBook Tablet is an Android-powered tablet device from Barnes & Noble. This is the First Color Tablet Optimized for Reading books and magazine in color .

Here are some of the features of NOOKcolor eBook Tablet

More Than a Tablet
The Nook Color is not being marketed as an Android tablet with its main focus on ebook, magazine, and newspaper reading. But in fact it is more than an ebook reader as it comes with a web browser, games, Office document viewer, support for sharing via Twitter and Facebook, along with support for developers to create apps. Applications mentioned by Barnes & Noble include Pandora, Lonely Planet, Dictionary.com, and more.

Display
Reading text is 1024×600 IPS display, which is an ideal size for ebooks and it makes it pefect as an ebook reader.

Processor
NOOKcolor eBook Tablet runs Android 2.1 and a Texas Instruments Omap3 series processor.

Storage
There is 8 GB of user-accessible onboard storage and a MicroSDHC card slot to support up to 32GB of storage.
This storage is enough for storing 1000 books, 25 full-color magazines, 10 newspapers, 50 kids’ books, 500 songs, and 150 photos as per Barnes & Noble

LendMe feature
If you have family and friends with nook color the LendMe feature allows borrowing and requesting books. Epub support makes grabbing and loading up your own books easy. There is Full, free access to the entire electronic B&N catalog while you are at Barnes & Noble’s stores.

Content Support
The content support is better than the Kindle ebook reader. You can check out ebooks from your local library or other online stores such as Sony eBookstore . NookColor supports a variety of file formats, including: PDF, ePub, and text files; JPG, PNG, GIF and BMP files, MP4 videos, MP3 and AAC audio files, and Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Games
You get three games-chess, crossword puzzle, and Sudoku-contacts, photo gallery, music player, and Pandora Internet radio.

NookKids
Company’s NookKids encourages the idea of using the device to read picture books to children and it handles the glare in differnt lighting conditions perfectly. With over 130 picture books, and double that number planned by the end of 2010, Barnes & Noble has created NookColor with a new approach to storytelling for children. In addition to the picture books, the company also has some 12,000 children’s chapter books.
Picture books automatically launch in landscape mode. You can swipe left to right or enlarge the text .

Read to me Feature
Some books have a “read to me” option. similar to an audio book , it reads the pages but also let you select a text and play just that to hear the words.

NOOKcolor Specs

• 7 inch VividView capacitive touch screen at 1024×600 resolution
• 8GB internal memory
• 802.11 b/g/n WiFi for ebook purchases and browsing
• microSD expansion card slot
• 3.5mm headset jack
• Integrated mono speaker
• Standard microUSB port for charging and book transfer via cable
• Dimensions of 8.1 x 5.0 x 0.48 inches and 15.8 ounces

NookColor vs ipad
Nook Color is better for reading than iPad , Barnes & Noble took other specific steps to optimize the display for reading. The screen has a special lamination and an optical bonding process that eliminates the air gap between the display and touch surface, a process the company says reduces glare and provides better efficiency in direct sunlight.

Final words
If you are looking for portable reading device for you and family NOOKcolor eBook Tablet from Barnes & Noble is the best choice available with load of feature

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Buying Options
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