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I just bought a refurbished Nook Touch on overstock for $75 (with coupon). I've already got a Nook Color, which I love, but I don't like the harsh light from the LCD at night. I also live near the beach and having the option of taking my reading material there would be awesome.
Anyway I'll be rooting it right away, as the Economist and the WSJ are two of my major reads and I need to get to the android market for those.
1) With the scrolling/rendering limitations of E-ink, is there any page up/down option available?
2) Are there any other customizations that you guys like, and feel like it makes the downside of an eink a little more palatable?
3) Is there any effort in creating a (GB+) custom ROM or (and I'm dreaming) CM with a custom launcher? Just something I can track, and support once they have a working alpha/beta. I'm a little worried for the future of my little e-ink tablet if it never gets a software update.
Anyway thanks for the great material already posted and I look forward to learning more.
Thanks!
Well,
It seems that our beloved Nook STR will be 1 year old soon enough, and now there are rants about a new Nook STR coming on the way:
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I expected more, such as a color e-ink, android 2.2 (at least), maybe 3G or working bluetooth. But flex lighting is just a half step ahead.
Updated news:
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The new nook touch is about to be announced, and the link above provides more info, as the new lighting will come out for sure.
Let's see what else will come out of it. Native multitouch and better refresh, maybe? Running Froyo? BT or better USB? Let's see in a few days!
This should be interesting. I may buy one just for kicks, and do a side by side review of stock/rooted.
I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new nook, as I have a black mark on my screen that's been killing me. Also lighting is going to be awesome, I despise those cases with cheap built in lights that are like $50. I really hope they update the version of android also, ICS would be sweet, but I'd take gingerbread too.
My curious question is if someone will figure out how to add "GlowLight" functionality to the current line. It appears that the form factor is the same for both.The question is if the rest is the same. I assume it'll be impossible but stranger things have happened.
I don't think they would update android because the current version suits them well.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/noo...ght-barnes-noble/1108046469?ean=9781400501717
Its official. No changes except the light as i can see.
For $40 extra you get some LEDs and a charger.
The only difference I noticed was 6 buttons on the QuickNav instead of 5.
Notice that in the middle of the video they had shots of the old Nook with 5 buttons.
AidenM said:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/noo...ght-barnes-noble/1108046469?ean=9781400501717
Its official. No changes except the light as i can see.
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Nice new slogan: Amazing in bed and at the beach
AidenM said:
Its official. No changes except the light as i can see.
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so that we still can use the existing mod & hack
Can't we just put something like a LightWedge over the screen?
http://www.lightwedge.com/Shop/Lightwedge/LightWedge-2-0-Rechargeable-Book-Light
I wonder whether it is possible to mould the acrylic part 90 degrees away from the power part so that it doesn't get in the way.
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,3253,l%3D254173%26a%3D254171%26po%3D2,00.asp?p=n
Can this B&W iPod mod be done on eInk displays?
Oh and of course Flex Lighting!
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/20...-illuminating-e-ink-screen-in-the-dark-video/
Sure but it won't share the charge so you still need to consider charging two devices instead of one.
Also, Amazon bought Flex Light so that's dead to non-kindle's.
does anyone know of any hacks or mods you can do with one of the 1st gen nook's...the e-ink with the little color touch bar on the bottom....i'm just curious....thinking of buying one just to mess with...
Yes it is possible but I don't really have much information for your beyond that. I believe it also depends on the version you have as there was some sort of hardware change along the way.
http://nookdevs.com/Rooting_New_Hardware
tl;dr Tell me anything you can about the Eee Pad Slider because I want one.
So I'm in the market for a new tablet and I am favoring the Slider over the TF101 and TF300 basically because I like the form factor. However, I have a couple of concerns, so hopefully a few Slider owners still browse the threads here.
For anyone who has the white color model, do you ever get discolorations anywhere on the Tablet? Looking on ebay, it seems like every other white Slider has yellow/brown marks from something... dirty hands, I don't know.
I've never had a Tegra based device so I really don't know what I'm getting into. For anyone who has compared a Tegra 2 and 3 device, is there really any noticeable difference? I don't plan to do much hardcore gaming, just mainly for browsing, light reading, and typing.
Do any Slider owners out there wish they would have gone with a different device, especially a different Eee Pad? If so, why?
I was really looking forward forward to Asus bringing out the MeMO 370T and I will probably refuse to buy a watered down Google Nexus Tablet, I'll still be too salty over it.
Feel free to express your thoughts or opinions here, I appreciate any response.
i was also considering the "slider" but the added option of being able to remove the bulk/weight of the keyboard made me purchase the TF101 still a great tablet for everthing you stated but as of now Tegras chipset is getting outdated and you can get a better tablet for a little more buck
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Thanks for your input. If I were to be buy a Transformer, I would certainly have they keyboard dock attached at all times, so after considering that would be more money and heavier, that's kind of where I see the Slider having an advantage.
I suppose the big upside to having a Transformer would be the increased battery life with the dock, that's the only thing that I really would end up being jealous of.
Solar.Plexus said:
tl;dr Tell me anything you can about the Eee Pad Slider because I want one.
So I'm in the market for a new tablet and I am favoring the Slider over the TF101 and TF300 basically because I like the form factor. However, I have a couple of concerns, so hopefully a few Slider owners still browse the threads here.
For anyone who has the white color model, do you ever get discolorations anywhere on the Tablet? Looking on ebay, it seems like every other white Slider has yellow/brown marks from something... dirty hands, I don't know.
I've never had a Tegra based device so I really don't know what I'm getting into. For anyone who has compared a Tegra 2 and 3 device, is there really any noticeable difference? I don't plan to do much hardcore gaming, just mainly for browsing, light reading, and typing.
Do any Slider owners out there wish they would have gone with a different device, especially a different Eee Pad? If so, why?
I was really looking forward forward to Asus bringing out the MeMO 370T and I will probably refuse to buy a watered down Google Nexus Tablet, I'll still be too salty over it.
Feel free to express your thoughts or opinions here, I appreciate any response.
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I didn't have a problem with the color, I have a white slider, and is... you know, white. I was using stock HC, and now, android revolution HD. The 3D graphics are way better than 2D graphics. I didn't noticed lag in any 3D games, but in launcher, browser and some 2D apps, I noticed some lag.
Another nice thing of slider is that I didn't had to buy a keyboard
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I didn't have a problem with the color, I have a white slider, and is... you know, white. I was using stock HC, and now, android revolution HD. The 3D graphics are way better than 2D graphics. I didn't noticed lag in any 3D games, but in launcher, browser and some 2D apps, I noticed some lag.
Another nice thing of slider is that I didn't had to buy a keyboard
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Have you tried updating to ICS or flashing a custom ROM? From what I know, Android 3.x was really heavy on devices. I'm wondering if the lighter operating systems sped up performance at all. Or surely CM9. or AOKP would.
Also, has anyone gotten Ubuntu to run on the Slider? I know there was some Ubuntu development on the TF101 and I thought both devices were actually the same.
Ubuntu runs essentially the same way on the slider. Slightly buggier since the kernels don't line up neatly, but it works.
He's running ARHD now, which is stock based ICS
Thanks, Thing O Doom. You seem like a pretty knowledgable member, I'll keep that in mind.
Anyone running on Ubuntu that can attest to how it runs? I'll have to look into the Ubuntu installation. If I could dual boot from microSD or something, I'd go through the roof.
You can DB off of the Sd (See emmc install db thread) but it's abysmally slow unless you have a HS class10 card. Then it's wonderful, I just use internal though x)
It runs very smoothly considering the specs.
Too heavy and thick
For me it is too heavy and thick to be an ultra portable device. This really becomes a problem when playing games where you have tilt the screen like Rip tide. I can play only about 10-15 min, if I hold it up without supporting the tablet on my lap.
But, that is not how I typically use my slider. I put it on my lap or on my desk and play with it there. If the keyboard is slid out the screen is quite thin and easy to hold. The screen is not a perfect angle to use in bed while lying down, but too me its not a major issue.
The lack of a track pad with a keyboard takes some getting use to, but I like that about it. I'm happy with slider but I was knowing the limitations before I bought it.
Thing O Doom said:
You can DB off of the Sd (See emmc install db thread) but it's abysmally slow unless you have a HS class10 card. Then it's wonderful, I just use internal though x)
It runs very smoothly considering the specs.
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I do have a Samsung Class 10 card, so I would probably give Ubuntu from SD a shot since I don't see any Android SD ROMS out there.
madangryscientis said:
For me it is too heavy and thick to be an ultra portable device. This really becomes a problem when playing games where you have tilt the screen like Rip tide. I can play only about 10-15 min, if I hold it up without supporting the tablet on my lap.
But, that is not how I typically use my slider. I put it on my lap or on my desk and play with it there. If the keyboard is slid out the screen is quite thin and easy to hold. The screen is not a perfect angle to use in bed while lying down, but too me its not a major issue.
The lack of a track pad with a keyboard takes some getting use to, but I like that about it. I'm happy with slider but I was knowing the limitations before I bought it.
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Thanks a lot for this feedback. I do do quite a bit of ebook reading and browsing and lots of times, I prefer to read in portrait orientation. Can anyone comment on how it feels to hold the Slider in portrait and also for reading?
Another question:
Should I be trying to avoid certain serial numbers to make life easier for me to root/flash ROMS/dualboot?
It's my understanding that B70 and newer aren't able to use NVFlash on the Transformers due to them having the sbk2 bootloader. Does this same idea apply to the Slider?
EDIT: After some looking around a bit more, it looks like the B70+ Sliders are a no go. Shame...I just found a B90 Slider 16GB on eBay brand new open box for $400 shipping included. More than I wanted to spend but the plastic's even still on.
I have come to the conclusion that trying to do highly detailed retouching (like removing ink lines from a face) with a trackball is insane . I think I need a graphics tablet. Could I get by with one of the low end "Star" tablets XP-Pen sells or should I spring for a small XP-Pen Star05 amazon.com/dp/B01MAZ5FDL ? Or are there other, cheaper manufacturers I might consider?
I will be using the tablet for some types of retouching work only, not drawing or anything else.
I think you're on the wrong forum. anyway XP-Pen is good but I recommend the Huion 420. tbh I've only bought it for some weeb australian circle clicking game
btw try asking somewhere else
Crkza said:
I think you're on the wrong forum. anyway XP-Pen is good but I recommend the Huion 420. tbh I've only bought it for some weeb australian circle clicking game
btw try asking somewhere else
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To try bring the thread back to the device's forum, and to provide a (somewhat useless) insight into this comment:
Do not try to play osu! with the Note 10.1. You won't have a good time, whether you're using opsu! or trying to interface it with your PC because your drawing tab wasn't around and you needed a compromise like I did.
Trying to use any of the apps that claim to bring you tablet pen support for PC with a device like this is a headache... On the other hand, I'd be interested to know if there is someone out there who's willing to try turn this old tab I have lying next to me (and everyone else's) into a dedicated drawing tablet. Not something high end, but since SPen is based on Wacom's old digitiser system from the Intuos4, and the digitisers in the screens of Samsung devices are actually from Wacom AFAIK, it should be possible. Might give the device a third chance at life, after both Samsung and ROM devs have dropped it.
Riccorbypro said:
To try bring the thread back to the device's forum, and to provide a (somewhat useless) insight into this comment:
Do not try to play osu! with the Note 10.1. You won't have a good time, whether you're using opsu! or trying to interface it with your PC because your drawing tab wasn't around and you needed a compromise like I did.
Trying to use any of the apps that claim to bring you tablet pen support for PC with a device like this is a headache... On the other hand, I'd be interested to know if there is someone out there who's willing to try turn this old tab I have lying next to me (and everyone else's) into a dedicated drawing tablet. Not something high end, but since SPen is based on Wacom's old digitiser system from the Intuos4, and the digitisers in the screens of Samsung devices are actually from Wacom AFAIK, it should be possible. Might give the device a third chance at life, after both Samsung and ROM devs have dropped it.
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I mean I play osu! on a PC but OK.
Tried using opsu! on the Note 10.1 once. The Input lag is massive and the loading times are extremely slow.
And I tried using both my 10.1 and the Note 3 as a drawing tablet before I got my H420. Anyways I remember there was a kinda full Photoshop with layers for the 10.1, wasn't it? and where can I get it again? I had it preinstalled in the stock rom but now I installed LineageOS.
Crkza said:
I mean I play osu! on a PC but OK.
Tried using opsu! on the Note 10.1 once. The Input lag is massive and the loading times are extremely slow.
And I tried using both my 10.1 and the Note 3 as a drawing tablet before I got my H420. Anyways I remember there was a kinda full Photoshop with layers for the 10.1, wasn't it? and where can I get it again? I had it preinstalled in the stock rom but now I installed LineageOS.
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Yeah I wanted to use the 10.1 with my laptop for osu!. Bad idea that was. I don't remember the Photoshop one, but I do remember AutoDesk Sketchbook(?) worked quite well on it at one point.
Riccorbypro said:
Yeah I wanted to use the 10.1 with my laptop for osu!. Bad idea that was. I don't remember the Photoshop one, but I do remember AutoDesk Sketchbook(?) worked quite well on it at one point.
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Photoshop came with my stock rom tho. probs regionial /carrier differences. I got the tablet from AIS. And yes, I'm Thai.