Nook Color
The Nook Color is one of the first small, cheap, sub-$200 Android tablets, sold by Barnes and Noble as a "color" e-reader to stay relevant in a changing market. However, it contains a crippled Android 2.2 mostly locked to B&N services In it's time, the open opportunities for development made it fly off the shelves, having full editions of Android installed to make it a cheap and accessible tablet for the masses.
While the Nook Color has shown it's age even after its introduction, it still managing to keep up by virtue of a dedicated developer base.
The Nook Color has the unique ability to run ROMs straight from the sdcard, no installation necessary. If you're only around to take a look and want to keep your stock ROM
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- Introduction - A quick intro to the rationale and ideals of this guide, and smartphone modding in general.
- General Setup - Learn how to install and run the tools you need to succeed.
- Device Guides - Customized, fully decked out guides for rooting each and every device we could find.
- General OS Customizations - General customizations that work on all devices of a specific OS.
- General Guidelines - The ideals that you should uphold while working with and editing this guide.
- Device Guide Templates - Templates and general guidelines for creating customized guides for a device.
- Linux - Run a full desktop OS on your little mobile device; research is being made to make it comfortable to use in the mobile space.
- Glossary - Contains all the crazy acronyms and word soup that you'll need to wade through when using this guide.
- Android Buying Guide for Modders - While modding can fix up an outdated device, it will make your life easier to buy the right device from the start.