Only showing non-working mockups and a "look but don't touch" demo unit at the press event for a device that's supposed to ship on Nov 19th makes me highly suspicious.<p>For this thing to succeed it needs a killer web browser, and I suspect it doesn't have one.
I presume that it is merely a matter of time before this device is rooted and turned into a basic Android tablet, complete with Flash, Marketplace access, etc.<p>I suspect, however, that it is too underpowered to support Flash very well.
It frustrates me when people release devices like this. It's not a good e-reader because it hurts your eyes if you read on it for too long, and it's a half-baked tablet. Whats the point? You can't compete with the iPad with equipment like this, so why not stick to making good quality e-readers?
I want to ask: do you guys in U.S. really do have that much WiFi coverage so you don't need a 3G? Here in Europe I can't imagine to buy such a thing without 3G... or do you do WiFi tethering through your phone or carry a WiFi hotspot device with you?
I'm personally disappointed that it's more of a "Nook with color" than it is an Android tablet.<p>Wish there was more information about "Nook Developer" as it's hard to tell how much work an Android app needs to run on this.