Digital Home Thoughts: Barnes & Noble Nook Unveiled

"Looks like all those whispers were true -- the "Android-based" nook is alive and well, and it's calling itself the planet's "most advanced e-book reader." Measuring 7.7- x 4.9- x 0.5-inches and weighing 11.2 ounces, the device includes a top e-ink display from Vizplex and a color touchscreen (3.5-inches) below, which supports one-touch control and swipe-to-browse books with full-color covers."

Meh, the color seems like a gimmick just to say they have a color screen. For the details posted thus far, it does not seem that useful. Considering that they are using Android, they could have a browser or at least some Internet enabled widgets. I guess even a video player would be possible, but again, just a gimmick. I think they'd be a lot better off cutting the color screen and dropping the price to make it compelling for the casual reader. Using myself as an example, I'm pretty happy using the Kindle reader on my iPod touch; but, I'd probably pay $100 for a 5 inch e-ink display with Wi-fi only.