Q&A: Can the Nook or Kindle do web pages with embedded flash or java scripts? Can is do facebook?
Question by casey: Can the Nook or Kindle do web pages with embedded flash or java scripts? Can is do facebook?
So would videos be able to play in a web browser or would ads play?
Best answer:
Answer by JoDo
Nook Color in the current firmware release does not do Flash in web pages but Flash support is promised to be added with the firmware upgrade early next year. Java script works. Nook SDK has been recently released thus apps will be following. You can do Facebook. Nook Color has been already rooted, by the way.
Forget Kindle, and Kobo, and Cruz, and Sony. Out of all eReaders on the market, Nook from Barnes & Noble is the best combination of price and features. Get Nook (3G or Wi-Fi) or Nook Color (Wi-Fi) from bn.com or any Barnes & Noble physical store or BestBuy or Walmart. 3G means the internet connection is included for free for the life of the device thus you can download a new book even when you’re walking on the street. Wi-Fi means that you need to have access to wireless hotspot – one example would be any Barnes & Noble store that provides free Wi-Fi to Nook’s or at your home. There’s over a million of free public ebooks as well as over a million of ebooks that you need to pay for available through Barnes & Noble eBook store. Prices are generally much lower than for physical books.
Nook wins.
– Nook allows to lend books for 2 weeks to friends or to your other devices that run B&N app. Barnes & Noble allows (when you walk in with the Nook to B&N store) to read any available eBook for free while in the store via free provided in the store Wi-Fi. With Nook, while in BN store you get exclusive articles from top authors, and great offers including cafe treats and unique deals.
– Nook Color is better as a color e-Reader than Kindle simply because it has color and Kindle is black and white. Content that greatly benefits from color – such as kids books and magazines – looks much better and sharper on Nook Color’s screen.
– Nook Color is better as an e-Reader in general than iPad. It has a new generation screen which is anti-glare coated and is better performing in sunlight than iPad’s. Also, as it’s smaller in size than iPad, the text appears sharper on Nook’s screen. Also it has 12,000 (more soon) kids books that are built as a game with feedback.
– Nook Color has been picked as the editors choice by PC Magazine while pro reviewers of other sites (CNET, ZDNet, Engadget, AllThingsDigital, etc.) mentioned that it tested to be pretty fast for apps and PDF’s, and has a beautiful screen.
– Overall, Nook Color is more than e-Reader as you can also watch video and use Android applications on it. It’s a hybrid device, much more than just an e-Reader but not a full tablet as it doesn’t have a camera. If all you want is to read novels, Kindle (or the original e-Ink Nook) might be better for you. If you want something more from your device at half of the price of iPad or Galaxy tab, then Nook Color is your best bet.
– Nook (unlike Kindle) can be used for library ebooks.
– Nook (unlike Kindle) can be used for renting text-ebooks.
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