Three Days with NOOKcolor

[Tom Metro]

Richard Pieri wrote:
> ...of the other options have working hardware acceleration, yet. It
> has some glitches, like resetting USB debug mode on reboot, but other
> than that it is eminently usable.
> 
> A version of Honeycomb is now available as either an SD or eMMC
> installation.  This one is interesting because it is hacked together
> from the SDK version of the OS and drivers from stock.  It is the
> least-polished of the options but it is a nice proof of concept,
> demonstrating that Nc is capable of running Honeycomb. 

The March issue of Linux Journal has a review of the NOOKcolor that
transitions into an overview of what you can do with a hacked NOOKcolor.
(It refers to web sites for the latest details on hacking, which were
just emerging as the article was being written.)

Once Honeycomb is stable on the NOOKcolor, I'll be curious to see a
review that compares it to a Motorola Xoom. I assume the later will be
faster, have better video playback, more memory and storage, and perhaps
a better screen, but will it be enough so to justify paying $800 vs.
$250? The Xoom has a lot of stuff I don't need, like cellular data and
multiple cameras.

I expect there will be a pile of Android tables available in the coming
months with similar specs and price points to the NOOKcolor, most likely
coming preloaded with Honeycomb. So it's still probably worth while to wait.

 -Tom

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