10-27-2009, 12:43 PM | #1 |
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NOOK wireless only at B&N store? Color navigation?
If I listened correctly at CNET, the wifi will only work at a B&N brick and mortar store? And the color is limited to the navigation pane?
I like the sharing feature, but the wifi limitation would prevent me from considering it. chaz |
10-27-2009, 12:49 PM | #2 |
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The WiFi isn't limited to only the store.
The navigation pane is the only thing color. The other screen is regular eInk like other readers. |
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10-27-2009, 12:52 PM | #3 |
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From the report at CNET, it seems its limited, perhaps that's a temporary thing?
http://reviews.cnet.com/e-book-reade...?tag=mncol;lst MY BAD, If I had read instead of listened..... It's worth noting that initially Barnes & Noble said the WiFi connection would only work in its stores, where Nook owners would have have access to exclusive offers and free browsing of complete e-books. But later a PR person emailed us to say that, "The Wi-Fi connectivity will also work on other Wi-Fi networks to give you access to browse and download from the company's digital store at fast broadband speeds." Last edited by chaznsc; 10-27-2009 at 12:58 PM. |
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Wi-Fi will work on any wi-fi network, as long as the signal is unencrypted (from what I understand). However, there is nothing you can do on your private Wi-Fi that you can't do on the AT&T 3G signal. You can't browse the web, etc., and you can't transfer books from your computer. It's only for buying books from the B&N store and getting your subscriptions. The B&N Wi-fi network lets you browse through whole ebooks, but that is only in their stores. The only reason you'd need to connect to a private wi-fi is if you were out of AT&T coverage (e.g. out of the country on vacation).
And yes, e-ink is only in black and white at the moment on any device. A color e-ink prototype was announced today, coincidentally enough, but it's still a few years off, I think. One of the selling points of the nook is that it has color at all: no commercially available e-ink reader has any color on it, and all navigation is done on the e-ink screen, which has slow refresh time. The nook's color touchscreen is supposed to improve navigation while keeping the e-ink advantages for reading the actual text. |
10-27-2009, 12:58 PM | #5 |
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You are right, my bad for listening to the video on CNET. They should retract or edit it.
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Any WiFi?
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Has anyone explored this with B&N? I asked yesterday at the local B&N's nook kiosk and they couldn't tell me. |
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10-28-2009, 09:52 AM | #7 | |
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See nook: Wi-Fi access:
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10-28-2009, 12:02 PM | #8 |
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That's not correct, both WEP and WPA will be supported, as well as open connections. The only issue is hotspots where your browser is first redirected to a page where you have to accept some terms and conditions before you can get access, like you do in airports - that's because the nook does not have a browser.
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I just can't quite sort out what you are trying to say here...?
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11-26-2009, 08:04 PM | #12 |
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It is based on Android, so I would bet we'll see a chrome browser before too long.
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