If you're the proud owner of a Nooks Simple Touch e-reader - with or without "Glowlight" - then you are about to receive an unexpected upgrade. Whether you were aware of it or not, the Nook Simple Touch has been shipping with a "hidden" web browser for some time now. All units shipped since 2011 will have this facility.
Barnes and Noble now intends to release a software update to activate both web browsing and e-mail functionality on its readers. It should be a welcome addition for Nook owners everywhere.
B&N has struggled to catch up with the Amazon Kindle readers and tablets - but it has really been upping its game of late. Last year it expanded its market by starting to sell the Nook range in the UK. Just recently, massive price drops, first in the UK and then in the USA (via Radio Shack outlets) saw the Nook enjoy better sales than ever before.
This latest development certainly won't do any harm to B&N's prospects.
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Kindle Fire HD Tablet Computer
I recently got my wife a Kindle Fire HD tablet for her birthday. Given her longstanding hatred of technology (she doesn't like using her antiquated mobile phone), that may seem more like grounds for divorce than a recipe for marital bliss. However, she absolutely loves it. Adores it in fact.
My better half needs to keep in touch by e-mail, like many of us do. Until now, that has been a stressful experience for her. Switching on a notebook, firing up windows and getting "on the line", as she likes to call it, was never pleasant - not for her or for anyone else within earshot.
There's none of that with her new tablet. Switch it on and one tap takes her to her Gmail account. It really couldn't be easier or simpler.
It's a similar situation for other mail services such as Yahoo and Hotmail. Twitter and Facebook also have one tap access functionality.
It's been a liberating experience for my wife. I the space of a few days she was dealing with e-mails with confidence - something which has never happened before! She has now graduated to watching TV shows and movies on her Kindle and is the self appointed family "Googler" now.
All things considered, the ease of use of touch screen tablets in general - and the Fire HD in particular - make them a great, if somewhat surprising, gift choice for anyone who doesn't especially enjoy using technology but who wants the benefits that it can bring.
My better half needs to keep in touch by e-mail, like many of us do. Until now, that has been a stressful experience for her. Switching on a notebook, firing up windows and getting "on the line", as she likes to call it, was never pleasant - not for her or for anyone else within earshot.
There's none of that with her new tablet. Switch it on and one tap takes her to her Gmail account. It really couldn't be easier or simpler.
It's a similar situation for other mail services such as Yahoo and Hotmail. Twitter and Facebook also have one tap access functionality.
It's been a liberating experience for my wife. I the space of a few days she was dealing with e-mails with confidence - something which has never happened before! She has now graduated to watching TV shows and movies on her Kindle and is the self appointed family "Googler" now.
All things considered, the ease of use of touch screen tablets in general - and the Fire HD in particular - make them a great, if somewhat surprising, gift choice for anyone who doesn't especially enjoy using technology but who wants the benefits that it can bring.
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