NOOK The Simple Touch Reader rooted to run Angry Birds

By George Wong on 06/07/2011 22:19 PDT

A couple of weeks ago, Banes & Noble launched the NOOK The Simple Touch Reader that features a grayscale E-ink touchscreen. Well some folks have managed to root the device to make it run apps that it shouldn’t be running in the first place. But hey, this is Android after all, so it doesn’t come as a big surprise.

Judging from the demonstration video, playing games or running the OS on the reader might be a bit jerky and way off the mark for what you hope you’d experience with an Android tablet, but in what it lacks, it makes up for in battery life and outdoor visibility. Let’s not forget its highly competitive price tag as well.

Hit the break to watch a video demonstration of the NOOK The Simple Touch Reader running Angry Birds.

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Android Android is mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license.

rooting Rooting is essentially a process that allows users of smartphones, tablets or other devices running on Android to gain “superuser” access to the software. This will allow the user to perform administrative tasks such as writing to locations normally restricted by the system which in turn will allow for deeper customization. For iOS users, rooting on Android devices could be thought of as a close equivalent to jailbreaking your device. More info in Rooting for Android: What, why and how?

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