The Barnes and Noble 'Nook' - An e-book reader, audio player and internet browsing device

Back in February we reviewed the Amazon Kindle e-book reader and demonstrated how it can be used to enjoy Absolute Radio podcasts. Weve now just received the Barnes & Noble Nook, which along with the Sony reader is a sure competitor to the Kindle. The Nook has similar functionality to the Kindle with the same e-ink screen technology. It allows users to download magazines, newspaper subscriptions and books, plus like the Kindle has MP3 audio playback features for music and podcasts. The Nook has a small colour touch screen located below its e-ink reading screen which is used to navigate through the book store and control audio playback. The colour screen also allows the user to view and scroll through book and magazine covers which some book enthusiast may find rather nice. A recent upgrade to the Nook has seen the addition of an Internet Browser, which is sure to shake up the e-ink reader market, so expect the Amazon Kindle and Sony reader to follow suit with new features of their own. Take a look at the video weve made and see the Barnes and Noble Nook in action.