NOOK Tablet™

Barnes & Noble recently expanded its portfolio of bestselling NOOK® devices with the introduction of NOOK Tablet, the company’s fastest and lightest tablet with the best in entertainment. Designed for consumers who love to read and be entertained with a variety of apps and media, NOOK Tablet offers access to popular movies, TV shows, music and more through the top entertainment services including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora and others. And, consumers can enjoy a collection of high-quality apps, fast Web browsing and email.

NOOK Tablet features Barnes & Noble’s awardwinning color reading experience with the world’s most advanced VividView™ display. Plus, the device offers access to the world’s largest digital bookstore including the most extensive digital collection of top 100 magazines through NOOK Newsstand™, the largest collection of interactive children’s picture books through NOOK Kids™ and much more for the whole family. Comic book lovers will delight in NOOK Comics™, with the largest collection of Marvel’s graphic novels available through a third party. Under a pound with a breakthrough battery life (up to 9 hours of video streaming!) and plenty of memory, NOOK Tablet offers a great value at just $249.

Web site: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-tablet-barnes-noble/1104687969

JUDGE’S REMARKS

Barnes and Noble launched its Nook Color, a winner last year [[yes??]], and at the time, we recognized the device’s potential as a tablet. Fast forward a year later, and with a lighter design, faster processor, and improved software, the Nook Tablet is among the very best of the inexpensive tablets available today. Your app selection is fed via the Barnes & Noble Nook store, but the real benefit to Nook Tablet over other competitors is its attention to the reading experience, which stands out for the display’s minimized glare and sharp text. We wish it had a higher-resolution display, but that might have been tough to deliver at Nook Tablet’s competitive price.

Melissa Perenson