In the world of electronic books, the United States is the country that calls the shots, sets the trend and is the country where the largest number of companies are established and therefore one of the first countries to enjoy the new launches.
In recent weeks in the American country the eReader developed by Barnes & Noble and whom he has baptized as NOOK SimpleTouch, which "unfortunately" is not yet available in Spain or in almost any country in Europe, except the United Kingdom.
NOOK Simple Touch is an electronic book although it has a great peculiarity compared to other devices of this type present on the market and that is It has the Android 2.1 operating system.
In addition to these characteristics This powerful device stands out for its long battery life which can allow the user to use the device for up to two months without charging. This data has been extracted from different tests carried out by the creator company and assuming a daily use of approximately half an hour.
At this point, it is time to analyze the main characteristics of this more than interesting device:
NOOK Simple Touch highlights
- Size: 170 x 130 x 12 mm
- Weight :: 212 grams
- Screen: has a six-inch screen and a resolution of 600 × 800 pixels, with 16 gray levels
- Battery: It has been estimated that it can last up to two months with the wireless connections (WiFi) turned off. Three weeks making regular use of wireless connections (visit Barnes & Noble Store, browsing and downloading books, medium use)
- Internal memorya: 2 GB, about 1.000 books. Expandable to 32 GB via MicroSD cards
- Supported formats: eBook: EPUB (unprotected and with Adobe DRM), PDB, PDF; Photos and images: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP
- Connectivityd: WiFi connection (802.11b / g / n) and USB 2.0 port (micro-USB connector)
The NOOK Simple Touch at the moment cannot be purchased in almost any physical store in Spain since Barnes & Noble has not yet begun its distribution in any European country except the United Kingdom, although it is possible to purchase it through the official website of the company to a price of 79 dollars, just under 60 euros.
Opinion freely
Clearly we are facing a basic device and that has several negative points (very bad PDF visualization, it has no zoom, English navigation menus or very weak finishes) although on the other hand it has other very positive ones such as its price, the recognized prestige of the creator brand, the battery life, its operating system or its speed when turning pages or navigating the different menus of the device.
It is a basic eReader with strong points and others very weak, perhaps to start in this world we are facing a very good device at a very reasonable price.
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Source - barnesandnoble.com
All ereaders that use electronic ink come to last 2 months of battery life, not a great find