From the press release. The unit, called the Next2, will sell for $200 and you can find all the details at their site here.
The Nextbook line of tablets feature Google’s powerful Linux-based Android operating system. The Next2 has a generous 7″ TFT color display, 2GB of memory as well as an SD/MMC card slot for memory expansion, and a MP3/photo viewer. 25 books, as well as videos and music, are pre-loaded into every Next2. Each comes with a stylish protective cover case with magnetic closure to keep it safe.
Every Nextbook model has a preloaded Borders eBook Store application making it easy to purchase and download favorite titles. ‘Shopping’ for an e-book is like shopping for a printed book, except the book is delivered instantly to your Nextbook. The Borders eBook store offers more than one-million titles, many of which are free. Nextbook owners can choose the latest bestsellers and new releases as well as specific categories such as biography, fiction, romance, etc., right from the comfort of their own home
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I must admit that I’ve decided to hold off on any tablet purchases until Android 3.0 comes out. Google, itself, has said that the current version of Android isn’t ideal for the tablet format. The new Nook2, by the way, is NOT a tablet, despite what the uniformed tech press keeps calling it. B&N specifically said in their press event that the unit was designed as an ereader, not a tablet, and the currently have no intentions of making it into one.
Thanks to Michael von Glahn for the link.
