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  1. March 10th, 2011, 01:31 PM #1
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    Move Over, Apple! My Tablet Cost $200

     
    Move Over, Apple! My Tablet Cost $200

    I bought a Barnes & Noble Nook Color tablet (for $190 plus tax from a temporary online promotion, down from the usual $250). And then I downloaded a very simple, perfectly legal software fix from the Internet that turned it into a fully functioning tablet running on Google's Android platform. The fix, known as a "rooting," unlocks Barnes & Noble's proprietary overlay. The instructions came via Ars Technica, a reputable site devoted to technology, and were pretty easy to follow.

    I can now use my Nook Color to read Kindle books.
    Cool!
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    Even with the overlay, the Nook does have web access. I tested it out and successfully loaded Facebook, YouTube, and ESPN. All played video, somewhat jerkily. I think it's a very nice reader, better than the Kindle, IMO.
    Good job, friend-of-friends!
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    I wonder what the people at B&N are thinking?
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