Is the NOOKcolor Actually the iPad’s Greatest Threat?

How much would you pay for the ability to watch videos, listen to music and browse the web on the go? $500? That’s the price of entry for the iPad. For $229, you can have an iPod touch with a 3.5-inch display. For $249, though, you can get a 7-inch display and the ability to do all those things. How?

The Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor, that’s how. The new e-reader from the book seller does away with the black and white e-ink display of the original NOOK, instead giving it a 7-inch IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 1024×600. It also supposedly works indoors and out, and has 8GB of built-in memory, with expansion of up to 32GB possible via microSD. It plays MP4 video, MP3 and AAC audio, and has a speaker (mono) and a 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack.

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