B&N shows off new Nook Tablet (photos)

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    Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch showed off the new Nook Tablet, updated Nook Color and the Nook Simple Touch ereader at the Barnes & Noble store in Union Square, Manhattan.

    Lynch says the new 7-inch Nook Tablet will be powered by a 1Ghz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM and up to 1080p video support.

    Here's a hand-on report from CNET.

    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    Here's a publicity photo of the new Nook Tablet.

    Credit: B&N

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    Lynch relishes the crowd reaction to his company's new device. He claims the Nook Tablet will feature 11.5 hours of reading time and 9 hours of video playback. It also has a low glare screen and will be able to access WiFi at B&N stores and video hotspots.

    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    Lynch says the Nook Tablet will offer lots of games, magazines and apps.

    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    Of course Angry Birds will lead the list of Nook apps.

    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    For songs, Lynch says it will offer free cloud storage. If you don't use the cloud, the Nook tablet has 16GB of memory and expandable SD card slot for an "extra 32GB."

    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    The Nook Tablet will allow you to record someone reading a book.

    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    Of course, Lynch compares the Nook Tablet to Amazon's new Kindle Fire. He says Nook Tablet's 1GB of RAM vs the Fire's 512MB is a "big difference." He also says Nook Tablet has 7 times more storage capacity...if you use the SD card.

    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    And the new Nook tablet will cost $249. That's $50 more than the Kindle Fire.

    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    B&N will not compete with Amazon's lowest-price $79 Kindle which delivers ads to offset the price drop.

    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    The original Nook has added more than 100 enhancements and has a new price tag of $199. It has new social features and an 8GB plus SD cart slot for expansion.

    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    Publicity photo of the new Nook Color.

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    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    In order to keep up with the Kindles, the Nook Simple Touch will cost $99 and feature a two month battery life.

    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    The Kindle Simple Touch ereader.

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    Caption by: Andy Smith

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    The new family of Nooks along with their new price tags.

    Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

    Caption by: Andy Smith

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Barnes & Noble tries to stay competitive with Amazon by showing off its new lineup of ereaders.

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Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch showed off the new Nook Tablet, updated Nook Color and the Nook Simple Touch ereader at the Barnes & Noble store in Union Square, Manhattan.

Lynch says the new 7-inch Nook Tablet will be powered by a 1Ghz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM and up to 1080p video support.

Here's a hand-on report from CNET.

Photos by Sara Tew, CNET

Caption by: Andy Smith

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