Barnes & Noble introduce Nook.

Very strange name for a very nice looking eBook reader available for pre-order from Barnes & Noble.  Much like the Alex mentioned just below this post, this eBook reader features two screens, the top being E Ink and the bottom a 3.5″ color touch screen.   Oh did I mention the whole thing is Android powered?  Oh yes, it is.  While reading though some of the specs, it’s unclear to me what exactly the advantage is of the color screen, other than for seeing nice color book covers.  But, I’m sure as the days progress and we start to see some hands on reviews we’ll get a better idea.  I can imagine some MP3 player controls down there.  I’d like to see this thing rooted and someone put a vanilla Donut on there to see if they can access the internet with it, just like any Android phone.  Most specs available on the off and on B&N website.  Possibly do to the extreme interest B&N’s network is getting hit hard, or maybe it wasn’t supposed to be shown quite yet?

via Barnes & Noble