WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jes�s.
Barnes and Noble introduces the Nook HD family.
US book retailing giant Barnes & Noble has refreshed its e-reader and tablet lines in attempt to keep pace with market-leaders Amazon and Apple.
The firm today unveiled the 7-inch NOOK HD e-reader and the 9-inch Android-based NOOK HD+ (pictured), with prices starting at US$199 and US$269, respectively. It notes that the latter is nearly half the cost of �the leading large-format tablet� � Apple�s iPad.
�We designed our larger format tablet NOOK HD+ because we think there�s big demand from customers for a super-light, extremely high quality 9-inch tablet, at half the price of the iPad,� said CEO William J. Lynch.
The NOOK HD � touted as rival to Amazon�s Kindle - claims to offer �the highest-resolution display ever� on a 7-inch tablet at 1440 x 900. It is powered by a dual-core 1.3GHz processor. The HD+ boasts a 1920 x 1280 display and uses a 1.5GHz dual-core processor.
In terms of content, Barnes & Noble says the NOOK Store now offers more than 3 million books and �significant new additions and advancements to the NOOK content ecosystem.�
Among the new features is a service called Profile enabling a �personalised experience,� allowing the devices to be safely shared between family members - for example by blocking certain content from child profiles.
Both devices will be available in the US and UK later this year.
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