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Something I Love to Own.
14 years ago
Now, there are many things i simply love that exist and i get to experience them. Stuff like computers, video games, and fast food. <----(American.) But many of these things are such day to day things, normal things, expected things, that i often dont appreciate them. Hopefully this never going without will never cease.
But every now and again, i have those luxury items. Something that i dont have to own, but do, and am readily reminded of just how much i love it. These are items that you probably own that are "just you." They fit your lifestyle. Your glad to have it over something similar. Some times that can be specific game systems, accesories, or hardware.
For example, i have this little usb monitor for my desktop that i enjoy. It offers a small extra screen which is nice. I have a headset that i perticularly find nice despite its quirks, and i have shoes that can be rivaled by no competitor.
But the item i wish to brag about today is my Nook Color. And at this point about half the people go "whatever," a small amount will stop reading, and and even smaller will say "tell me more."
But i love this little guy. Everything about him is just perfect. Now, as an ereader, hes not entirely special, but he is by far the best colored screen ereader on the market. Even though its not really an ereader, since it doesnt have e-ink and its actually an android tablet. (Hidden under its pretty ui.)
But thats where the true love comes from this thing. Its an android, its a very, very easily rooted android. In fact its so easy i have a micro sd card with about 3 different roms on it that i can easily wipe and switch to if i pop it in and reboot.
But what makes it good, is that the device was so well designed, it makes one of the most awesome tablets ive had the pleasure of using. Its small, easily fits in my hands. Its light, no strain in holding it. It has a big screen, so its easy to read. And finally, the battery is monstrous. In their attempt to compete with other e-readers who have a battery life of like a year when idle, they did there best to match that. And relatively succeded. Idle, i can get about a week or more from the battery, if not a lot more. In use, screen on, wifi, watching netflix which is cpu intensive, the battery will last about 6-8 hours if not more.
The processor is an underclocked processor which uses little power and clocks at 800mhz, with 512megs of ram. About equal to the original ipad. Has a microsd card slot, and is a lot lighter than an ipad. And its not an ipad.
And as just an ereader, its reader software is actually quite nice compared to everyone else.
But enough selling. The reason as to why im writing a journal about it, is that i recently went through the process of updating the firmware to get more stuff. And more stuff it has. It can now do flash, it can now watch netflix, i can even fuck with it and make it watch hulu. Not to mention install anything i want on it and activate its bluetooth adapter.
Simply, every time i log onto the rooting community websites and look up what cool tricks i can do with my nook, there is always something new. Its a great device, its well designed, and its inexpensive. Hands down one of the best android tablets out there. Especially since im the type who likes to tinker with the OS and such.
Oh, and if you have any interest in the little device, be warned that some of the newer versions of the hardware have some better features, it is a little harder to root... but not really. It roots the exact same way, just sometimes doesnt install new firmware as easily. But its still awesome, and if you are really worried about it, just buy a used one for super cheap. ^^
But every now and again, i have those luxury items. Something that i dont have to own, but do, and am readily reminded of just how much i love it. These are items that you probably own that are "just you." They fit your lifestyle. Your glad to have it over something similar. Some times that can be specific game systems, accesories, or hardware.
For example, i have this little usb monitor for my desktop that i enjoy. It offers a small extra screen which is nice. I have a headset that i perticularly find nice despite its quirks, and i have shoes that can be rivaled by no competitor.
But the item i wish to brag about today is my Nook Color. And at this point about half the people go "whatever," a small amount will stop reading, and and even smaller will say "tell me more."
But i love this little guy. Everything about him is just perfect. Now, as an ereader, hes not entirely special, but he is by far the best colored screen ereader on the market. Even though its not really an ereader, since it doesnt have e-ink and its actually an android tablet. (Hidden under its pretty ui.)
But thats where the true love comes from this thing. Its an android, its a very, very easily rooted android. In fact its so easy i have a micro sd card with about 3 different roms on it that i can easily wipe and switch to if i pop it in and reboot.
But what makes it good, is that the device was so well designed, it makes one of the most awesome tablets ive had the pleasure of using. Its small, easily fits in my hands. Its light, no strain in holding it. It has a big screen, so its easy to read. And finally, the battery is monstrous. In their attempt to compete with other e-readers who have a battery life of like a year when idle, they did there best to match that. And relatively succeded. Idle, i can get about a week or more from the battery, if not a lot more. In use, screen on, wifi, watching netflix which is cpu intensive, the battery will last about 6-8 hours if not more.
The processor is an underclocked processor which uses little power and clocks at 800mhz, with 512megs of ram. About equal to the original ipad. Has a microsd card slot, and is a lot lighter than an ipad. And its not an ipad.
And as just an ereader, its reader software is actually quite nice compared to everyone else.
But enough selling. The reason as to why im writing a journal about it, is that i recently went through the process of updating the firmware to get more stuff. And more stuff it has. It can now do flash, it can now watch netflix, i can even fuck with it and make it watch hulu. Not to mention install anything i want on it and activate its bluetooth adapter.
Simply, every time i log onto the rooting community websites and look up what cool tricks i can do with my nook, there is always something new. Its a great device, its well designed, and its inexpensive. Hands down one of the best android tablets out there. Especially since im the type who likes to tinker with the OS and such.
Oh, and if you have any interest in the little device, be warned that some of the newer versions of the hardware have some better features, it is a little harder to root... but not really. It roots the exact same way, just sometimes doesnt install new firmware as easily. But its still awesome, and if you are really worried about it, just buy a used one for super cheap. ^^
All of which is easily done through clockworks by simply putting clockworks and the rom/root onto an sd card, putting it in, and restarting the device. No tricks, and very little risk to bricking. In fact you have to try very hard to brick the thing.
Is the nook color using color ePaper?
No it isn't. Until color ePaper comes out, I'm keeping my money. ;)
The nook is a nice device though, my parents have one of the B/W ones.
I don't have a need for a tablet.
At least not yet.