image An Engadget reader sent in an early hands-on report on his brief experiences with the Barnes & Noble Nook—along with some photos.

It is still too early to judge based on these preliminary reports, but the reports are not entirely encouraging. Apparently there is some lag between the small color screen and the larger e-ink display, the system for wireless browsing in stores will not be in place until 2010, and when it is it will be limited to an hour at a time rather than the unlimited period that had been touted earlier.

A few days ago, Engadget reported that the ship date for new Nooks has slipped to January 11th.

(Note: Under a different headline, this item appeared earlier. We’ve given the post a fresh time stamp so it can once again be at the top of the blog—for those who missed it. Also, we changed the first link to refer to an individual item still online. – D.R.)

Related: Ellen DeGeneres holds Nook upside down during demo (video).

6 COMMENTS

  1. Sounds awful. The LCD touch panel is so slow and sluggish he reports he hated it, couldn’t wait to get to the eInk screen, and it should’ve been an eInk touchscreen.

    I sure hope they can speed it up before too many users get the word out. Otherwise B&N is in big trouble here.

  2. Yeah, I’m looking forward to seeing more reviews over the next week or so, as people get their units. I’m also planning on popping into one or two of the B&N’s near me to check out their demos and get a feel for it.

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