[57north-discuss] Nook Simple Touch

[Peet42]

>  Not the most powerful machine in the world, but looks like it could be a nice platform to hack on. Or I suppose you could use it (in theory) for reading books...


>  http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/id/NOOK_Simple_Touch/9781400699032


>  Specs here:
>  http://nookdevs.com/Nook_Simple_Touch


>  C.

I bought one of these for my Mother when they were reduced to £19, and I still feel I was overcharged.  It's quite slow, the interface is clunky (although you could probably flash it with something else) and, most importantly, there's no "Reset" button and the case is moulded shut.  This means that I was forced to return mine through the post to Germany *twice* because "bad files" from the Nook store caused it to lock up.

If you're going to spend £29, go onto eBay and get a used Kindle 3rd generation, with the keyboard.  You can hack those to use them as a (slow) free 3G dongle. :-)

(Sorry for butting in.  I'm the guy who wanted to attend, but the three days you're "open" are the three days I'm on kidney dialysis...)

Peet McKimmie
Aberdeen, Scotland
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