As promised, here’s a quick video showing my rooted Pandigital Nova with the Android Market and other Google apps. I went ahead and added the video to the Nova rooting guide page as well. To be honest, I don’t think rooting and installing the Android Market is really all that great. It makes it easier […]
Sony Reader Wi-Fi (PRS-T1) Gets Official, Shows up on Sony.com (Updated with Video)
Today Sony made their new PRS-T1 ebook reader official by putting up a page for what is being dubbed the Reader WiFi on Sony.com, where you can sign up to be notified when it is available for order. Sony might as well get the word out since a Dutch website already let the cat out […]
Pandigital Super Nova Shows Up for $219, has 8″ Capacitive Screen and Android 2.3
Best Buy recently put up a page for the Pandigital Super Nova. It isn’t for sale just yet, but more details about it have come to light. As you would expect from the name, the Super Nova is pretty much a beefed-up version of the Pandigital Nova, which I just recently reviewed and rooted. The […]
Bluefire Reader for Android Now Available, Supports Adobe DRM
The Bluefire Reader app has arrived on the Android platform at last. Bluefire is one of the most popular ereading apps for the iPad and iPhone, and now that it has come to Android, readers have another option for reading Adobe DRM ebooks, including free ebooks downloaded from libraries. Bluefire Reader supports EPUB and PDF […]
Free Nook Color Interactive Kids’ Books: The Moon Secrets HD and The Candy Factory HD
If you have young children and a Nook Color, you might want to download these two free interactive kids’ books listed below that Barnes and Noble recently added to the Nook Color’s app store. These interactive kids books are from Touchybooks and include colorful illustrations, touchable animations on each page, music, and narration. B&N sells […]
New Touchscreen Ematic EB103 eReader with Kobo eBooks Looks Like Sony Reader Clone
I came across a new touchscreen-equipped Ematic ereader on Walmart, model EB103, that shares a similar design to Sony’s eBook Readers, although it has a color LCD screen instead of E Ink. Most websites that list this new Ematic eReader show a picture of the old non-touchscreen model; WalMart seems to be the only place […]
How To Root the Pandigital Nova and Install the Android Market
I’ve spent the past couple of days experimenting with rooting the Pandigital Nova and installing Google apps for Android Market access. The good news is that I succeeded, and even put together these two tutorials: how to root the Pandigital Nova, and how to install the Android Market. I followed various sets of directions over […]
Nook Color N2A Review: Turning the Nook into an Android Tablet the Easy Way
So I’ve been trying out an N2A card on my Nook Color for the past couple of weeks and I’ve gone from being somewhat skeptical at first to considering starting my own line of Nook Color ROMs (just kidding, there’s too much technical work and red tape involved). For those of you unfamiliar with N2A […]