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B&N Nook Successfully Opened

garg0yle writes "A team has managed to open the Barnes and Noble Nook e-reader, gaining full access to the operating system. From the article: 'The Nook is now a computer running a full Android operating system, with a built-in, free cellular connection to the internet. It also has a battery that lasts days, not hours.' They are documenting their progress on the Nook Devs wiki."

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  1. lol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I used to date a girl who called her pussy a "nook." I succesfully opened it many times :)

    1. Re:lol by the_fat_kid · · Score: 4, Funny

      dude, nobody here wants to hear about your mom...

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  2. Oblig. Penny-Arcade by Kadagan+AU · · Score: 3, Funny

    Someone say Nook Opened

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  3. Re:Beware! Root access to the world. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Along most of the American eastern and southern coasts, the word "nook" is slang for "vagina". That's why sex is sometimes referred to as "nookie".

    So it's funny that these unlocked systems are leaving their ports wide open, ripe for molestation by intruders across the globe.

  4. Re:Holy crap. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "We lose money on each unit sold, but we make it up through volume!"

  5. Whooosh by WED+Fan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Whoooosh, the sound of a Nook zooming over your head.

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  6. Re:Someone else who wants somethign for nothing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    bbbbut star trek said everything should be free!

  7. Re:Someone else who wants somethign for nothing by bennomatic · · Score: 3, Funny

    Will it be a free drink? Or does the preceding '$' indicate they will have to pay for it? Using variable notation gives you plausible deniability...

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  8. Just don't power-cycle the thing... by Tetsujin · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you're dealing with the Nook and you power cycle without properly shutting down, you can expect a visit from Mr. Resetti... Those are never fun.

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  9. Re:How soon by cthulu_mt · · Score: 5, Funny

    People are trying to sleep, jerk!

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