Nook Touch has Bluetooth, now runs ADW Launcher (video)
There’s a particular thread over at XDA-Forums that I’ve been following today, and I’m a little astounded by what I’ve seen. the thread was started by a guy who’s hacking his Nook Touch, and every so often he posts another update. BTW, that’s the thread where I got the Nook Kindle video I posted earlier (via Mike Cane).
Zonyl has just posted that he has ADW Launcher running on his Nook Touch, which is great. For those interested in customizing further, meaningnova.com provides excellent tips and tricks. It’s going to make it a lot easier to run apps. But that’s not all. he’s discovered that the Nook Touch appears to have a Bluetooth chip installed and it appears to be working. He hasn’t paired the NT with anything yet, so we don’t know for sure if it works. But this is a very good sign.
Can you believe how many features B&N buried in their ebook readers? The NC had Bluetooth and the NT had a hidden web browser as well as Bluetooth. At this point if someone told me that the NT also had a laser built in, I think I’d believe them.
BTW, that Bluetooth feature isn’t mentioned in the FCC paperwork. I double checked.
Update: There’s a reason why the Bluetooth isn’t mentioned in the FCC paperwork. The Nook Touch doesn’t actually have a Bluetooth chip. All it has is the software for the chip.
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