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		<title>B&amp;N Nook: I run Android!! Please root me!!</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-479" title="nook" src="http://tomcaswell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/nook.jpg" alt="nook" width="112" height="128" />Barnes &amp; Noble&#8217;s Nook e-book reader runs Android! (gotta love the name&#8230; <a href="http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/20/the-nook-e-reader-why-bn-needs-to-hire-marketers-with-dirtier-minds-2/">&#8220;Nook e-book&#8221;</a> is every bit as good as the Wii for puns and jokes!) I&#8217;m not surprised to see that Nook is powered by Android, especially after running across a dual boot <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Acer-AOD250-1613-10-1-Inch-Android-Netbook/dp/B002P8M7BA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;s=electronics&amp;qid=1256858365&amp;sr=8-2">Android/XP netbook</a> and a &#8220;dualbook&#8221; (part e-reader, part Android netbook) called the <a href="http://www.entourageedge.com/">enTourage eDGe</a>. The Android operating system is definitely designed for more than just cellphones. It&#8217;s an OS for mobile devices.</p>
<p>So while I understand there are limitations with the refresh rate of the E-Ink display, it&#8217;s hard not to get carried away thinking about the possibilities. I&#8217;ll be honest, I was not really interested in the Nook until I heard it will run Android. That changed everything. So while <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/mobilecontenttoday/hardware/barnes_noble_nook_ebook_reader_would_have_been_an_instant_purchase_if_it_had_140781.asp">some complain</a> that Nook would be great if it only had text-to-speech or a web browser, I don&#8217;t really care about the <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/compare/">current features</a> anymore. (Yes, <a href="http://e-bookvine.com/?p=935">their e-books are overpriced</a>.) Someone is going to hack this thing, and that will be the point at which it becomes amazing and irresistible. Let me put it this way: 10-inch screen+wifi+micro-sd slot+color touchscreen+Android+root=Awesomeness!</p>
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