Version: Nook 1.2.1 Pros. Can't use it because I. The Download team is committed to providing you with accurate software information. Gear & Gadgets — How to root a Nook Color to transform it into an Android tablet The Nook. Custom software on the Nook Color. Software support for NOOK HD. Latest firmware updates. NOOK HD: Software Updates. Action Required on Your NOOK. Sign in to your NOOK account on your device or app to download all your NOOK content by. Nook color update 2 2. Live Chat; Help Center; Return an Item; Shipping; Contact Us. Computer Software; Computer Cleaning & Maintenance; Laptop. NOOK for Android is the eBook and magazine app connected to Barnes and Noble.
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NOOK for Android (Android) - Download. NOOK for Android is the e. Book and magazine app connected to Barnes and Noble. Offering millions of titles like books, magazines, and comics, NOOK for Android is a digital store for content that the retail store offers.
You can also read short samples of the content offered before purchasing. Like Amazon Kindle and Google Play Books, NOOK for Android is another alternative to your digital print needs. The content purchased through the app can be customized for different fonts, an in- app dictionary, and cloud syncing through all devices connected through the same account. The app is great in presenting the top sellers and popular content, but you have to spend some time searching for lesser known content. There are a lot of titles available, but you may have trouble finding independent authors. Reading in NOOK for Android is easy because of the customization options, but comics still have problems because of the format.
For e. Books, it is easy to read on smaller screens and the great amount of customization allow you format everything to your taste. NOOK for Android is a good alternative e. Book store. Clicking the Download button will take you to a page on Google Play, from where you can download and install the app.
Barnes & Noble Nook HD review - Page 2. View full gallery Catalog support? Oh, you didn't know that was a thing? Catalogs can be downloaded through the Nook store and function much in the same way that magazines do. However, certain items (predetermined by the catalog's publisher) will have a distinct visual cue next to them called a hot spot. Tapping on the hot spot takes you to a page with more information about that particular item at which point you can add it to your scrapbook and be seamlessly directed to the company's Web page for that item.
If thumbing through catalogs is your thing, it makes for a fairly convenient and entertaining way to shop. Hardware features. The Nook HD houses a 1. GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 4.
CPU with a Power. VR SGX5. 44 GPU bringing up the rear. It comes in both 8. GB and 1. 6GB varieties and its micro. SD card slot supports up to 6.
GB cards. The tablet includes 1. GB of RAM, has 8.
Wi- Fi support, and Bluetooth 4. There's no gyroscope, compass, or GPS inside the tablet.
There is however an accelerometer. View full gallery No, I actually like the rubbery, grippy backside. Evidence of its superior clarity can be seen in HD movies, in text in books, magazines, and Web pages, and pictures in magazines and and Web pages.
There's a slight clarity advantage in games as well. The Nook HD's screen is clearly more impressive than the Nexus 7's 1,2. Kindle Fire HD. Most of the time, the Nook HD exudes superior quality to the Kindle Fire HD's 1,2. However, the Kindle Fire HD's interface takes better advantage of its lower (but still high for a 7- inch tablet) resolution and glossier screen.
On the Fire HD, thumbnail images and fonts just look sharper, aided no doubt by the white text on black design of its interface, compared with the Nook HD's less contrasted black on gray design aesthetic. Also, while colors don't appear to be as accurate on the Fire HD, again, thanks to the screen's glossy coating, they pop from the screen much more vibrantly, especially on Web pages with white backgrounds like Collider. As I mentioned before, HD movies are noticeably sharper on the Nook HD and colors look more accurate as well, compared with the Kindle Fire HD.
The Nook HD also displays less backlight bleeding on dark screens. Both the Nook HD and Kindle Fire HD deal with glare equally well and viewing angles on each screen are wide. However, the Nook HD's screen is much more susceptible to moisture, so oily fingerprints tend to create a moire effect on the screen, blurring certain assets, especially text.
Honestly, it can sometimes ruin the effect having more pixels provides. This is mostly a problem with text, however. Overall, I prefer the Nook HD's screen when viewing video, games, books, and magazines. It displays sharper text and images, and more accurate color. The Kindle Fire HD's glossy screen however gives it a higher perceived contrast when viewing the Web and is much less susceptible to fingerprint sullying.
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The Nook HD's speaker volume was consistently low when watching movies, but output at a decent volume for narrated kid's books. View full gallery Ah, Riptide GP, how I love your scalability. The 1. 3. GHz TI OMAP 4. Unfortunately, the game can't be played using tilt (Barnes & Noble says a fix is coming), but luckily tap controls work just fine. It's a shame the app store isn't full of more games that show off the Nook HD's superior 3.
D graphics hardware. Also, as of yet, there's no known way to sideload apps, although I'm sure that will have changed by the time you read this. Check here for more information on how 3. DMark determines its scores. Barnes & Noble Nook HD+1.
GHz TI OMAP 4. 47. Power. VR SGX5. 44 (single- core)1. GBNook OS 2. 1. 0. Barnes & Noble Nook HD1. GHz TI OMAP 4. 47.
Power. VR SGX5. 44 (single- core)1. GBNook OS 2. 1. 0. Google Nexus 7. 1. GHz quad- core Nvidia Tegra 3. ULP Ge. FOrce (1. GBAndroid 4. 2. 2. Google Nexus 1. 01.
GHz Dual- core Samsung Exynos 5 Dual (5. Mali- T6. 04 (quad- core)2. GBAndroid 4. 2. 2 As of yet, there's still no known way to sideload apps, but hopefully that changes soon. Navigating the OS however does feel a bit sluggish as apps take their time to load. There's also a delay when bringing up recent apps, and the carousel has a frame- y, rough look when browsing through apps. Screen rotation is noticeably slower than on both the Kindle Fire HD and Nexus 7 and navigating the OS feels a bit sluggish as apps take their time to load.
There's also a delay when bringing up recent apps, and the carousel has a frame- y, rough look when browsing through apps. More tablet testing results can be found here. Barnes & Nobles Nook HD7. Conclusion. The addition of Google Play changes everything.
With access to every app and piece of content on the store, there are now few major caveats to buying a Nook HD. And there's there's no GPS or gyroscope.
Also performance can be lagging when navigating the interface. However, the Nook HD is light, comfortable, great for pure books and magazine reading, and its scrapbook feature is well- implemented. Also, it's the sharpest movie player of any small tablet. Profiles is a great solution for families on a budget and the micro. SD slot goes a long way toward dulling the sting of its low initial storage capacity and is something the other top 7- inch tablets don't support.
How to Upgrade Your Nook Color's Software to Android 2. Froyo « Tablets. Before, e. Readers were only used to read e.
Books. Not anymore. As tablet computers become more and more advanced, e. Readers like Amazon's Kindle, Sony's Reader and Barnes & Noble's Nook are forced to expand their capabilities beyond the basic bibliophilic needs. And the first to make significant headway is B& N's Nook Color.
Most of you know that the . But the full power of Android was never officially unleashed, which prompted some gutsy Nook owners to hack their Nook Color into a fully functional (and cheap) Android tablet. But now you needn't worry about rooting your e. Reader, because B& N have finally released their much- anticipated software update (1. Nook Color. This update gives you Android 2. Froyo, modeled specifically for B& N. Unfortunately, that means no Android Market.
Instead, you can download hand- picked Nook Apps, which include the usual fare. That aside, there is a complete web browser with Adobe Flash Player support, possibly the best new feature for Nook users. To update your Nook Color, check out B& N's video guide below.
Those with Wi- Fi will automatically be upgraded, but those without can get the manual update here. If you're interested in expanding your Nook library, see how to download tons of free e.