Barnes & Noble has officially revealed the Nook Color today at an event in US. However, it seems to surprise no one. The Nook Color will be sold at US$249, shipping 19th November. Pre-order now at Barnes & Noble.

It seems that B&N has ventured into the color touch screen direction while Amazon is still holding on to the e-ink. Anyway, I am quite surprised that it does not come with 3G option (yet) and the Android-based UI cannot access the Marketplace. However, B&N is quick to announce developer kit for developer to develop apps for this Nook Color.

Here are a few details of Nook Color.

• 7-inch screen
• VividView™ Color Touchscreen shows more than 16 million colors on the best-in-class IPS display.
• High resolution display at 1024 x 600 delivering 169 pixels per inch (PPI).
  • Height: 8.1-inches
  • Width: 5.0-inches
  • Depth:0.48-inches
  • Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Memory: 8 GB built-in, 32 GB expandable via MicroSD Card
• Supported File types:
  • ePUB (including Non or Adobe DRM)
  • PDF
  • Other documents: XLS, DOC, PPT, PPS, TXT, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM, DOCX, XLX, PPTX
  • Graphics: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP
  • Audio: MP3, AAC
  • Video: MP4
• Not Supported: LIT, AMZ (Amazon), LRZ/LRX (Sony)
• Battery life: Up to 8 hours without recharging with wireless off.
• Port: 3.5mm headphone jack, MicroUSB Port
• OS: Android-based
• Integrated Twitter and Facebook
• Web browsing capability

Click Here to B&N Nook Color Page

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