Tablet/"E-reader" Advice, please...

Flint · 10-23-2011, 02:56 PM

I think an Android device, which I can make a Nook into, has the most flexibility; but the Kindle has free 3G. Don't know if the Nook has something like that or if I'd just have to get on a wifi router with it.

Oh, and more of the discussion about this, I accidentally started in another thread over here.

mbpark · 10-23-2011, 08:28 PM

The Nook can run regular Android. You can just run it over WiFi.

The Nook, when rooted, can also run Kindle from Android Market, as well as the B&N eBooks.

If you want an e-Reader, get the Nook. The Kindle Fire is not as hackable, and they are getting rid of 3G.

If you still have to use Windows, get LogMeIn or a Remote Desktop client from Android Market and run that to get your texts on there. It's a hack, but it works.

Flint · 10-23-2011, 11:26 PM

Thanks, Mitch. Starting from my initial look at the spreadsheets on the Wikipedia Comparison of e-book formats article, I saw either Android or iOS were the compatability champs, and since I am not an Apple guy, I felt like I had to (attempt to) convince myself why I wouldn't run an Android device.

More than a little confusion came from every person I spoke to at WGU, the collective conclusion of which was: I need to run a Windows tablet to be compatible with everything--which, mind you, was not the question at all. I wanted to know formats for reading devices, not "everything" devices.

Also, I had thought that Nook had realized that everyone was cracking their device, and given up and released a real, off-the-shelf Android device. I guess I dreamed that, but it doesn't really matter anyway.

Good point about the remote desktop, too. I had realized at some point that I don't need a computer, I just need to get my peripherals aimed at a computer.

One last thing before I jump into a wifi-based, Android-rooted Nook running remote desktops and cloud storage: I hope they're available with a real, physical keyboard. I'm a touchy-feely keyboard guy. I'm a drummer.

mbpark · 10-24-2011, 09:28 PM

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/03...-and-headsets/

Already done.

10-23-2011, 02:56 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I think an Android device, which I can make a Nook into, has the most flexibility; but the Kindle has free 3G. Don't know if the Nook has something like that or if I'd just have to get on a wifi router with it. Oh, and more of the discussion about this, I accidentally started in another thread over here. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-23-2011, 08:28 PM	#2
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	The Nook The Nook can run regular Android. You can just run it over WiFi. The Nook, when rooted, can also run Kindle from Android Market, as well as the B&N eBooks. If you want an e-Reader, get the Nook. The Kindle Fire is not as hackable, and they are getting rid of 3G. If you still have to use Windows, get LogMeIn or a Remote Desktop client from Android Market and run that to get your texts on there. It's a hack, but it works.

10-23-2011, 11:26 PM	#3
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Thanks, Mitch. Starting from my initial look at the spreadsheets on the Wikipedia Comparison of e-book formats article, I saw either Android or iOS were the compatability champs, and since I am not an Apple guy, I felt like I had to (attempt to) convince myself why I wouldn't run an Android device. More than a little confusion came from every person I spoke to at WGU, the collective conclusion of which was: I need to run a Windows tablet to be compatible with everything--which, mind you, was not the question at all. I wanted to know formats for reading devices, not "everything" devices. Also, I had thought that Nook had realized that everyone was cracking their device, and given up and released a real, off-the-shelf Android device. I guess I dreamed that, but it doesn't really matter anyway. Good point about the remote desktop, too. I had realized at some point that I don't need a computer, I just need to get my peripherals aimed at a computer. One last thing before I jump into a wifi-based, Android-rooted Nook running remote desktops and cloud storage: I hope they're available with a real, physical keyboard. I'm a touchy-feely keyboard guy. I'm a drummer. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-24-2011, 09:28 PM	#4
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	When you unlock, you get Bluetooth http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/03...-and-headsets/ Already done.

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