Barnes & Noble Wows with First Look at Nook Tablet

As widely anticipated by the rumor mill, Barnes & Noble today expanded its portfolio of popular Nook devices with the introduction of Nook Tablet, which is being hailed by the company as its “fastest and lightest” device so far.

                                 

Executives for Barnes and Noble say the new tablet was designed for customers who want to read and be entertained with a variety of apps and media.

At the heart of the device is the access to HD entertainment. Nook Tablet offers access to popular movies, TV shows, and music through the top entertainment services, including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora and others, plus a collection of high-quality apps. There’s also “fast Web browsing” and, naturally, e-mail.

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Amazon Bringing Voice Recognition to Kindle Fire?

Six weeks ago, juggernaut online retailer Amazon introduced the world to the Kindle Fire, an Android-powered tablet that undercuts the majority of competing tablets with its introductory price of $199.

“We’re building premium products at non-premium prices,” Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said as the new Amazon tablet was introduced.

Upon first glance, no shortage of analysts saw the Kindle Fire as a quality tablet capable of eating into Apple’s dominant share of the tablet marketplace. Naturally, however, given that the tablet hasn’t yet reached consumers, it remains to be seen if buyers are equally as excited by the new Amazon tablet.

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