Nook Color or Android Tablet -- You decide!

BigV · 04-07-2011, 03:52 PM

SonofV recently turned sixteen!

He's got plenty of technology already, but I wanted to get him something I hoped would help him with school. I'd seen wolf's glowing reviews of her Kindle, and that was briefly in the running. But then I heard this story on NPR about the process of turning the Nook Color into an Android tablet one morning and I had the Nook Color by that afternoon. On the same trip to the mall I got a (pair of) microSD card(s). Add to these a robust connection to Google and a stockpile of colorful language, and a few hours later, I transformed pic 01 into pic 02 thus:

skysidhe · 04-07-2011, 08:48 PM

Nook Color but I don't need the full spectrum of stuff the android would allow.

TheMercenary · 04-07-2011, 09:04 PM

I saw the Ipad2 yesterday and I have to tell you I was pretty impressed.

My wife has the Kindle so if you just want a reader, she is really happy with that. For everything else I would go for the IPad.

04-07-2011, 03:52 PM	#1
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Nook Color or Android Tablet -- You decide! SonofV recently turned sixteen! He's got plenty of technology already, but I wanted to get him something I hoped would help him with school. I'd seen wolf's glowing reviews of her Kindle, and that was briefly in the running. But then I heard this story on NPR about the process of turning the Nook Color into an Android tablet one morning and I had the Nook Color by that afternoon. On the same trip to the mall I got a (pair of) microSD card(s). Add to these a robust connection to Google and a stockpile of colorful language, and a few hours later, I transformed pic 01 into pic 02 thus: Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-07-2011, 09:04 PM	#3
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I saw the Ipad2 yesterday and I have to tell you I was pretty impressed. My wife has the Kindle so if you just want a reader, she is really happy with that. For everything else I would go for the IPad. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

04-07-2011, 08:48 PM	#2
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Nook Color but I don't need the full spectrum of stuff the android would allow.

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