B&N Press Event Live Blog

tubemonkey · 10-26-2010, 04:05 PM

For those interested, B&N big press event is now on. Here's a link to a live blog:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/26/l...special-event/

ChrisChillin · 10-26-2010, 04:19 PM

Nook Color is official. LCD screen. How is this going to be distinctive in an increasingly saturated tablet market?

The nookcolor.com URL is working and takes you to the page on the B&N site.

ProfCrash · 10-26-2010, 04:25 PM

LCD screen eh? Well I am not all that worried about the competition.

tubemonkey · 10-26-2010, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

LCD screen eh? Well I am not all that worried about the competition.

From the looks of it, it doesn't appear to be competition to eInk; but rather a separate category.

tubemonkey · 10-26-2010, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisChillin

Nook Color is official. LCD screen. How is this going to be distinctive in an increasingly saturated tablet market?

The nookcolor.com URL is working and takes you to the page on the B&N site.

The distinction is that it's a $250 iPad; if it has a full web browser.

HarryT · 10-26-2010, 04:35 PM

Presumably it'll be some kind of rebadged Android tablet?

Kris777 · 10-26-2010, 04:35 PM

Time for the specs. The screen, "Vivid View" from LG. 16 million colors. "We invested in a full lamination screen film technology." Maximizes readability of backlit LCD while minimizing glare.

How they minimized glare?

tubemonkey · 10-26-2010, 04:39 PM

It's an IPS display @ 1024 x 600 and 169 PPI.

ppw · 10-26-2010, 04:42 PM

As a medium sized fish, instead of competing with the big fish in Amazon, they choose to swim with the sharks. Good luck B&N.

They might sell a bunch as one of the first Android tablets. But after waves of Android tablets arrive within a year, then what's the strategy?

HarryT · 10-26-2010, 04:43 PM

It's inevitably going to get compared to the iPad.

ppw · 10-26-2010, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

It's inevitably going to get compared to the iPad.

More to Android tablets like the Samsung Galaxy. Nook Color has the price advantage so far.

tubemonkey · 10-26-2010, 04:50 PM

From the blog link:

4:48PM "Will it access the Google Store? Does it support Flash? Will it support sideloading apps?" No (we want a "curated experience" and will add to its own store), no (but you can access the web), and yes (really?).

HarryT · 10-26-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ppw

More to Android tablets like the Samsung Galaxy.

From a technical perspective, I agree with you; that's what it should be compared to, but Android tablets haven't really entered the public perception as the iPad has. When most people see a tablet they think "iPad".

bmatt · 10-26-2010, 04:51 PM

Not only will it be compared to iPad and Galaxy tablets, there are competitors out there with a lower price point with similar technology. Well, at least one, the Cruz line. Their reader tablet is similar specs, maybe not quite as nice, but at $199.99 it may prove stiff competition. They also have a more robust model for $299.99 aimed at being a tablet rather than a reader.

tubemonkey · 10-26-2010, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ppw

More to Android tablets like the Samsung Galaxy. Nook Color has the price advantage so far.

That's because the big name manufacturers think tablets should be priced like smartphones.

As long as they think that way, I'm not interested. I'll get a Nook Color before I ever consider paying those outrageous prices.

10-26-2010, 04:05 PM	#1
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 11,857 Karma: 62327621 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K4S, Clip Zip, SGP4, iPt4, Nexus7, FireHD8.9	B&N Press Event Live Blog For those interested, B&N big press event is now on. Here's a link to a live blog: http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/26/l...special-event/

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ChrisChillin Eckhartian Posts: 286 Karma: 833858 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Touch	Nook Color is official. LCD screen. How is this going to be distinctive in an increasingly saturated tablet market? The nookcolor.com URL is working and takes you to the page on the B&N site. __________________ "...a strange land, a wilderness, being more nameless than with name, more unknown that known. If you could do away with yourself for a moment, even for less than a moment, then you would possess all that this possesses in itself." Last edited by ChrisChillin; 10-26-2010 at 04:26 PM.

10-26-2010, 04:35 PM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 55,160 Karma: 27556397 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	Presumably it'll be some kind of rebadged Android tablet? __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

10-26-2010, 04:35 PM	#7
Kris777 Master Posts: 1,765 Karma: 2520493 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Nexus 7, jetBook-Lite, jetBook mini, Toshiba Thrive, JETBOOK COLOR	Time for the specs. The screen, "Vivid View" from LG. 16 million colors. "We invested in a full lamination screen film technology." Maximizes readability of backlit LCD while minimizing glare. How they minimized glare? __________________ JetBook and jetBook-Lite reviews collection I and 89 jetBook fans voted for jetBook forum here: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47659

10-26-2010, 04:43 PM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 55,160 Karma: 27556397 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	It's inevitably going to get compared to the iPad. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

10-26-2010, 04:25 PM	#3
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 6,948 Karma: 68122587 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3	LCD screen eh? Well I am not all that worried about the competition.

10-26-2010, 04:39 PM	#8
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 11,857 Karma: 62327621 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K4S, Clip Zip, SGP4, iPt4, Nexus7, FireHD8.9	It's an IPS display @ 1024 x 600 and 169 PPI.

10-26-2010, 04:42 PM	#9
ppw Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 499180 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle DXG, iPad 3	As a medium sized fish, instead of competing with the big fish in Amazon, they choose to swim with the sharks. Good luck B&N. They might sell a bunch as one of the first Android tablets. But after waves of Android tablets arrive within a year, then what's the strategy?

10-26-2010, 04:50 PM	#12
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 11,857 Karma: 62327621 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K4S, Clip Zip, SGP4, iPt4, Nexus7, FireHD8.9	From the blog link: 4:48PM "Will it access the Google Store? Does it support Flash? Will it support sideloading apps?" No (we want a "curated experience" and will add to its own store), no (but you can access the web), and yes (really?).

10-26-2010, 04:51 PM	#14
bmatt Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 12 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650	Not only will it be compared to iPad and Galaxy tablets, there are competitors out there with a lower price point with similar technology. Well, at least one, the Cruz line. Their reader tablet is similar specs, maybe not quite as nice, but at $199.99 it may prove stiff competition. They also have a more robust model for $299.99 aimed at being a tablet rather than a reader.

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