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B&N Nook Successfully Opened

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can't-wait-to-see-what's-next dept.

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

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

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

    People are trying to sleep, jerk!

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