A New Tablet Game-Changer?

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September 13, 2011 | Comments (3)

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Report this Comment On September 13, 2011, at 11:17 PM, spectechinvest wrote:

Commerce is moving to online, its simply so convenient to shop and buy online. Amazon and their new tablet may specifically tackle this online commerce and bring it to you in the form of a shopping tablet.
I wrote more about this notion on my blog: http://thespeculativetechinvestor.blogspot.com/2011/08/amazo...
Report this Comment On September 14, 2011, at 8:30 AM, megoogler wrote:

Nook Color tablet/ereader from Barnes & Noble has been on the market for a year and sold millions of units at $250. Gives Flash, apps, videos, web, eBooks and magazines subscriptions with video inserts, and the best anti-glare coated screen on the market. Technology "leader" Amazon finally decided to catch up with the book store company by copying it's device.
Kindle only supports eBooks in its proprietary AZW format. Nook, on the other hand, supports both DRM-protected and DRM-free ebooks in ePub format thus it supports ebooks from B&N store, from any other DRM-free source on the web, and from public libraries.
If you walk in with the Nook to Barnes & Noble store, you’re allowed to read any available eBook for free while in the store via free provided in the store Wi-Fi.
Report this Comment On September 14, 2011, at 11:38 AM, zixingche wrote:

The nook color can also be set up to run a full version of android as I have done on mine. For $250 I now have a full android tablet with 16gb of storage and access to the entire android market. Using my phone as a wireless hub I have internet access almost anywhere I go.
Now I understand the appeal of a tablet! This also sets somewhat of a price point for future tables.

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