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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. Free internet? by WiiVault · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Its great to see the Nook being opened up to allow unsupported apps, but I wonder about the impact of free 3G will be if this hack is widely used. Will this lead to the Nook2 featuring even more DRM, or perhaps no 3G at all? I sure hope not, but considering that BN will likely take a lot of heat from the service provider I wouldn't be surprised to see abuse of the network leading to a more locked down future device.

  2. Re:Someone else who wants somethign for nothing by Jeff+Carr · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Yes, so you allow free internet usage... up to a point, or for certain things. Then you charge.

    Doesn't that sound like any reasonable plan?

    Instead, they create a device that could do what you want, but is limited by DRM and artificial restrictions. That is just asking for the device to be opened up, and now they've created the problem they could have solved by simply pricing bandwidth appropriately and increasing their revenue stream.

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  3. Re:Free Cell Connection? "Yes, but don't do that." by Sockatume · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It takes a SIM card, so really there's no excuse for using B&N's internet. Get an appropriate SIM and use your own.

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