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Nook Color press event video 1
October 26, 2010 | 10:16 pm
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By Paul Biba
OK, here’s the first video. This is split in two because my camera (Olympus EPL-1) will only record 15 minutes of video at a time.
Once you get past the dancing (yes, dancing) you will see that B&N has put a great deal of thought into the GUI and the user experience. I am convinced that this unit will be a big help in taking ebooks to the next step.
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Yeah, the dancing is ridiculous. I hate to say it, but this might be worse than an Apple press conference.
Wow, the dancing.
Paul, thank you for the footage, BTW. I don’t think anyone else had this.
I want a human foot stool too.
Yeah, thanks, Paul, this was helpful, since a lot of the tech blogs have implied that B&N marketed this as an “ereader/tablet hybrid,” but from the actual presentations, it’s obvious that B&N thinks of it as an ereader first and foremost.
A ghastly robotic presenter
This product looks like it is very much aimed at the premium eReader market but not quite reaching the functionality of full Tablets.
I don’t see it appealing to the core of ordinary eBook readers when they can buy excellent sub $100 eReaders. After all the vast majority or ordinary novels and books are not in colour.
I wonder also about the social element, as I don’t know anyone in my social circle over 23 who has a Facebook, Tweet etc etc etc account. I think it would be far better to hook into new social system for eBook readers only.
The browsing and magazine reading experience seems hugely inferior to something like the iPad, which, though more expensive, is better value for those wanting to do more than just read eBooks.
You can get a netbook for around the same price that does far more and has about the same size LCD screen.
No thanks.
My books have words, not pictures.