Got a Nook Color? Want to use it as a tablet as well as a color LCD reader? Well now you can thanks to
nookDevs and a bit of Android rooting action. With a
800MHz ARM chip powering a modified Android ROM, it was fairly obvious from the get-go that the Color could make for a decent, cheap, DIY tablet, and now that dream has been realized. Of course the actual process of rooting the Nook Color is pretty involved -- it's no simple unlock
like Windows Phone 7 -- but anyone with a keen eye, access to a Linux machine, and a bit of terminal-fu, can turn their $250 reader into a 7-inch IPS-wielding, Wi-Fi-connected, Android tablet.
Head on over to nookDevs for full instructions, but be warned, just because it's technically legal to jailbreak your device doesn't mean you don't void your warranty in doing so, and of course you could brick your device. That said, let's get rooting!
Tags: android, barnes and noble, BarnesAndNoble, e-reader, jailbreak, nook, nook color, NookColor, rooting, tablet
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Subscribe to commentsmotangDec 1st 2010 11:55AM
The nook just got awesome, it can run angry birds!
powerhouselb2Dec 2nd 2010 12:21PM
I wonder if the nook will ever get some type of firmware change to combat this awesome advance.
RedJan 23rd 2011 3:58PM
powerhouseln2,
They might try but no product could ever stop hackers for long...
If you want to customize it after you root it, I found a tutorial to convert it the Nook Color in a full featured tablet.
http://reviewhorizon.com/2011/01/how-to-root-your-nook-color-and-transform-it-into-a-cheap-android-tablet/