I have an older B&W Nook. The color Nook does more than books. Browser, email, Angry Birds, and yes, it is a touch screen. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nookcolor/features/index.asp?cds2Pid=35583. The Nook Color 2 will reportedly be available this month. http://www.pcworld.com/article/239474/nook_color_2_coming_this_month.html

BTW, the latest on the Kindle tablet says your info is incorrect. http://phandroid.com/2011/09/02/amazon-kindle-tablet-more-nook-color-than-honeycomb-heavyweight/

>Perhaps. my understanding of the rumor mill is that Amazon will be a tablet, not just an e-reader positioned to compete with iPad. I think the Nook is less ambitious in terms of processing power, memory etc. Is it touch screen? Do you have one? ( and I think nook is android 2.0 or something unlike the Honeycomb they are saying wll be on the Amazon tablet. If it is positioned to compete with iPad I would expect a 10" screen where a Nook is 7" ( put a PDF of an Apress or OReilly book up on a 7" screen and see how you like it )
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>( Nook however gets points for not being an Apple <g> )
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>BTW do you remember about 10 (?) years ago at Whilfest (?) when Calvin showed up with a Touchscreen notebook of some kind ( Fujitsu, Toshiba ?? ) and was touting the idea that touchscreens were the must have that would make everything else obsolete?
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>I do have to admit their appeal goes up when you take away a keyboard <g>