Barnes & Noble unveiled their newest Nook e-reader. The $139 WiFi-only device has a 6-inch touchscreen display and uses E Ink, which means that, unlike the Nook Color, it’s monochromatic. The so-called “Simple Touch Reader” will sell alongside the $249 Nook Color, and will ship on June 10th. It’s available for pre-order today.
The new Nook moves from a 7-inch display to a 6-inch one, making for a lighter and more portable device. At 5 inches wide by 6.5 inches tall and weighing 7.5 oz. the Nook is easier than ever to transport, making it a no-brainer to throw in a bag or backpack. This new model is said to be 35% lighter and 6% thinner than the original. And while the display measure at 6-inches, instead of 7-inches, it’s packed with all the perks you’d expect from a modern ebook reader: 800×600 resolution, an E Ink Pearl display, and 16 shade greyscale. The big perk of the new display is a decrease–by up to 80%–in flashing, which means less interruption when turning pages.
Battery life for e-ink devices tends to be fantastic (they only use consume power when pages are turned) but B&N has raised the bar with the new Nook. This model is said to be able to last up to 2 months on a single charge, providing that you have the WiFi off. Recharge time will be about 3 hours once the device does finally need more juice.
The Nook has 2GB of storage on-board, under a gigabyte of which is user-accessible. In addition to that the Nook can work with a microSD card which can hold up to 32GB of data (in other words, a lot). Supported formats include PDF, ePub, and JPG /GIF /PNG / BMP images.
And for you geeks out there, the new Nook runs Android 2.1 and has an 800MHz OMAP 3 processor.
The original Nook is available for $99 on eBay while supplies last. B&N will also continue to sell the Nook for $119 and then Nook 3G for $169.
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