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That means it's made to run the Android OS, so why settle for the dumbed down version when you can have the full OS? The most the Nook Color will cost you is $250. Something that isn't explicitly stated on B&N's website is that their Nook Color uses Google's Android mobile operating system. With its color touchscreen and integrated-web apps, you'd think it was an Android tablet. Well, it is possible-with Barnes & Noble's Nook Color (NOOKcolor, if you try using their hip stylized branding à la iPod).ī&N launched the Nook Color to combat the success of the Kindle, offering more interaction than conventional e-book readers. But what if there was a way to bypass the hefty price tag of tablet computers? What if you could turn your NOOK into an Android tablet, capable of playing movies and music. If you want to read digital books, then you'll more than likely settle for the Kindle or the NOOK. If you want to watch movies, try the iPod Touch. If you want to listen to music, you'll get one of the many, cheap MP3 players available. These days, the Apple iPad will run you at least $500, and the new Motorola XOOM will cost you a whopping minimum of $800.Ī tablet would merely be a luxury item for most of us.

Everything is moving to the digital world, and everything is finding smaller, more compact ways of viewing it.īut chances are, you're not willing to pay the expensive prices for those "jack of all trades" devices-the tablet computers that let you read eBooks, watch movies and listen to music on just one device.

And Borders and Barnes & Noble are closing stores left and right thanks to eBooks available on eReaders, like the Amazon Kindle. The once mighty movie rental store Blockbuster is now bankrupt because of online streaming services like Hulu and Netflix. Thanks to online music services like eMusic and iTunes, compact discs are becoming a far distant memory, turning local music shops around the country into desolate wastelands.