Touch New Nook Cnet Hands on video - Page 2

skydive · 05-24-2011, 11:57 PM

Do a google search on Marisol Displays by qualcomm. That is what all here is wishing for!!

http://www.mirasoldisplays.com/

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Originally Posted by boswd

I don't know if I agree with the comment about last's year tech, Eink have came out and said there is nothing new in the short term horizon for the eink display's. so basically what ever tech is out now is going to be eink tech for the upcoming year.

and lets be honest speaking of tech advancement's and eink aren't exactly like speaking of an industry you can't keep up with. The Pearl screen is the latest tech made available and all that is is a better contrast ratio, Eink in the tech world moves at a painful snails pace.

Also they are using a form of new tech by caching the screen refresh to have a much nicer page turning experience and using a stronger battery.

so with Eink basically at a stand still advancement wise, the only thing they can compete on is form factor hardware and some software high end features.

It appears to me barnes and noble taking a tweener approach between a bare bones simple ereader and full featured ereader. The form factor and some firmware advancements along with what looks like a great UI combined with some basic features.

and also any touchsreen is decades ahead of the kindles navigation

j/k

But eink corp. is crippling the ereader industry. Until they truely fix the page turning and finally get color, You can only reinvent the wheel so many times.

MsCG1 · 05-25-2011, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by boswd

I don't know if I agree with the comment about last's year tech, Eink have came out and said there is nothing new in the short term horizon for the eink display's. so basically what ever tech is out now is going to be eink tech for the upcoming year.

Yeah, we're not getting any new eink technology until 2012, so BN is doing the best they can here. Amazon and Sony are pretty much restricted to a hardware refresh.

fekish · 05-25-2011, 02:44 AM

Does anyone know how this performs with colored magazines and pdfs?

GreenMonkey · 05-25-2011, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by =X=

It's running Android 2.1, it would be very cool if devs can put CM7 on this device.

While this does bring B&N on par with it's competition, it really is last years technology. Meanwhile SONY and Amazon have yet to release their models. It might be interesting to see what they release and how they might outdo B&N.

=X=

One of these puppies with CM7 on it would make an AWESOME high contrast mp3 player for the car, once you found someplace to mount it

Verres · 05-25-2011, 11:02 AM

Well the new Display from E-Ink is already there and rumour has it that it is going to be used for the chinese market this summer. I don't think that Amazon or Sony are far behind that.

So that "new" Nook might indeed soon look as "old" as it's technology is.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/17/e...ronic-paper-d/

rhadin · 05-25-2011, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by RAH

When I first read this, I thought to myself, "That'll be the day!" but thinking about it, the original nook came down a lot in price. Of course that was probably driven by Kindle competition, but maybe this new one will come down. I cannot justify getting it for the current price either.

I remember when the Nook was first offered and my local B&N store manager tried to convince me that the reason why I couldn't get a member discount was that B&N was already losing money at $249. My response was that Riggio is taking too much LSD if he believed that ebookers were going to believe that fairy tale. I also told the manager that I was looking to buy 2 devices but I'd rather pay $50 more for the Sony.

It was long after that when B&N dropped the price. I happen to see the store manager again and asked what the fairy tale was this time. He had no response.

I don't know what it costs to manufacture these devices, but I suspect selling them at $99 would in fact be selling them at a loss.

anamardoll · 05-25-2011, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rhadin

I don't know what it costs to manufacture these devices, but I suspect selling them at $99 would in fact be selling them at a loss.

I am skeptical that a $99 price tag would be a loss for B&N, but "loss" is such a loose thing to discuss anyway (does it include the price to ship the devices to the store, etc.)

Although B&N does not attempt to lock customers into their store (and good on them for it), most Nook owners that I know buy (a) almost exclusively from B&N and (b) far more ebooks than they had expected when they first bought the device.

So even if the device is sold at a loss, I think it would be worthwhile for them to consider doing it - or at least offering sales and specials on the device.

I mean, seriously, if it was $99 for pre-order only, I'd buy it unseen right now. And I NEVER do that.

eSheri · 05-25-2011, 01:12 PM

can you browse the web on this, or just the bookstore? thanks

anamardoll · 05-25-2011, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by eSheri

can you browse the web on this, or just the bookstore? thanks

There is apparently no web browser, so all you get is the built-in store interface.

afv011 · 05-25-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by eSheri

can you browse the web on this, or just the bookstore? thanks

No, you can't browse the web. It's a no-frills reader.

eSheri · 05-25-2011, 02:28 PM

i'm am posting from my cell and cant see the video

thanks for your response!

RAH · 05-25-2011, 07:48 PM

There have been some complaints about it not doing landscape orientation, but when you really think about it, it wouldn't get you much with such a squat panel. I mean it's almost as wide as it is tall - not at all like the color nook.

Asawi · 05-26-2011, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by RAH

There have been some complaints about it not doing landscape orientation, but when you really think about it, it wouldn't get you much with such a squat panel. I mean it's almost as wide as it is tall - not at all like the color nook.

I disagree. It has the same ratio as all other 6" screens, and it DOES make a difference, especially with PDF to be able to use landscape.

toddos · 05-26-2011, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Asawi

I disagree. It has the same ratio as all other 6" screens, and it DOES make a difference, especially with PDF to be able to use landscape.

There's your problem, trying to read PDF. That's not a valid ebook format.

Asawi · 05-26-2011, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by toddos

There's your problem, trying to read PDF. That's not a valid ebook format.

Well, be that as it may, lots of "eBooks", especially (but not only) non-fiction, are in PDF format so a GOOD eReader should have decent PDF support. Like the new Kobo and the current Sony.

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05-25-2011, 02:44 AM	#18
fekish Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle Nook Color	Does anyone know how this performs with colored magazines and pdfs?

05-25-2011, 11:02 AM	#20
Verres Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 5496 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Trier Device: none	Well the new Display from E-Ink is already there and rumour has it that it is going to be used for the chinese market this summer. I don't think that Amazon or Sony are far behind that. So that "new" Nook might indeed soon look as "old" as it's technology is. http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/17/e...ronic-paper-d/

05-25-2011, 01:12 PM	#23
eSheri Addict Posts: 323 Karma: 1015098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Middle of the US Device: K3+3G, Sony 350, Kindle Fire HD, iPad Mini	can you browse the web on this, or just the bookstore? thanks

05-25-2011, 02:28 PM	#26
eSheri Addict Posts: 323 Karma: 1015098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Middle of the US Device: K3+3G, Sony 350, Kindle Fire HD, iPad Mini	i'm am posting from my cell and cant see the video thanks for your response!

05-25-2011, 07:48 PM	#27
RAH Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 575652 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampton, NH Device: Kobo Aura H20; Kobo ClaraBW	There have been some complaints about it not doing landscape orientation, but when you really think about it, it wouldn't get you much with such a squat panel. I mean it's almost as wide as it is tall - not at all like the color nook.