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Gotcha. I don't think that's 6 months away, as far as Android tablets are concerned. 
-Matt
-Matt
NOOKcolor Full Specifications
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Bootstrap Bill
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I want the option of going with a contract (hopefully with a hardware discount), a prepaid service (Virgin's new $40 plan looks good. So does ClearWire if you can get it), or WiFi only.
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When I saw the options for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, my knee-jerk reaction was "no way I'm getting a data plan." Now that I've played with the wifi-only NC for a while, I do definitely want data access when I'm out and about. The epiphany is I DON'T WANT to pay $30-$40! I guess I'm a cheap bastard...I'm not even interested in a $10 1GB/month plan!
In the case of the NC, maybe we'll find a way to USB tether. Oh...wait a second...I think I can do wifi tether with my Droid. Hmmm...have to explore that one!
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adhoc on the nc: [FIX] AdHoc Wifi support on the NC! - xda-developers
(we really need new threads out of this kind of stuff)
(we really need new threads out of this kind of stuff
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Remind me why adhoc is a good feature? Is it when you have a 3G device that can wifi tether? I assumed that the 3G device could broadcast in standard mode...is adhoc the only way to make it work?
-Matt
Oh yes, I will definitely root...but I will probably wait until 2.2 comes out (hopefully, I can wait!) In fact, that was one of the selling points for me...that I can get that great capacitive screen for a low price and root it to open up all the possibilities.
Plus, it's just fun to root stuff
Go ahead and root now. It's easy to un-root.
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NookColor Tear Down - WL1271 module being used to reverse engineer wifi,BT and FM on the Nook Color - NovaPorts.org Gallery
The NOOKcolor is using Texas Instrument WL1271 module which has WLAN (wifi), Bluetooth and FM radio: Powered by Google Docs
The NOOKcolor is using Texas Instrument WL1271 module which has WLAN (wifi), Bluetooth and FM radio: Powered by Google Docs
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IPS Screen Technology Explained
"In-Plane Switching (IPS) is an LCD technology first introduced in 1996 by Hitachi. It was initially developed to correct the poor viewing angles and color problems that LCDs had at the time.
Due to initial high-costs, IPS adoption was low at first, and mainly found only in high-end monitors, aimed primiarliy at the professional sector. Of course, over time, IPS was improved and refined, and as is the case with most new technologies, costs eventually came down to an acceptable level for mass-production. For example, Apple's iMacs and iPads use IPS displays..
The IPS display used in the Nook Color is a 7-inch 1024-by-600 resolution LED-backlit LCD screen. IPS gives the Nook Color an impressive wide viewing-angle of up to 178 degrees, same as the iPad. Other LCD technologies tend to have narrower viewing angles, especially in the vertical direction.
Ensuring that the device can be held in a variety of ways without major viewing angle issues was clearly of great importance to the Nook Color, especially considering that you'll rotate the Nook Color depending on what you're viewing, and Barns and Noble positions the Nook Color as a casual use 'living-room' device, perfect for consuming an assortment of multimedia.
Typical casual-use devices, namely netbooks, use a twisted nematic (TN) display technology. TN although cheaper, offers inferior color reproduction (only 6-bit color, while IPS supports richer 8-bit color), and lower viewing angles, so the Nook Color's use of a higher quality display techology (IPS) for such a casual device is welcomed."
-PC World
"In-Plane Switching (IPS) is an LCD technology first introduced in 1996 by Hitachi. It was initially developed to correct the poor viewing angles and color problems that LCDs had at the time.
Due to initial high-costs, IPS adoption was low at first, and mainly found only in high-end monitors, aimed primiarliy at the professional sector. Of course, over time, IPS was improved and refined, and as is the case with most new technologies, costs eventually came down to an acceptable level for mass-production. For example, Apple's iMacs and iPads use IPS displays..
The IPS display used in the Nook Color is a 7-inch 1024-by-600 resolution LED-backlit LCD screen. IPS gives the Nook Color an impressive wide viewing-angle of up to 178 degrees, same as the iPad. Other LCD technologies tend to have narrower viewing angles, especially in the vertical direction.
Ensuring that the device can be held in a variety of ways without major viewing angle issues was clearly of great importance to the Nook Color, especially considering that you'll rotate the Nook Color depending on what you're viewing, and Barns and Noble positions the Nook Color as a casual use 'living-room' device, perfect for consuming an assortment of multimedia.
Typical casual-use devices, namely netbooks, use a twisted nematic (TN) display technology. TN although cheaper, offers inferior color reproduction (only 6-bit color, while IPS supports richer 8-bit color), and lower viewing angles, so the Nook Color's use of a higher quality display techology (IPS) for such a casual device is welcomed."
-PC World
