Barnes & Noble’s e-reader, “Nook,” has just been rooted by the NookDevs.com modding team. They announced that they discovered a DNS hack, and followed through by reverse-engineering the e-reader to see how it works. They eventually learned the Nook OS runs from the SD card, and Tweeted soon after: “We have root.”
This basically means that, eventually, the Nook will be able to do most everything an Android phone can do. Of course, its practicality is questionable — after all, the e-reader isn’t a phone. Its LCD display is only meant to help users navigate the device, so it may not be able to run apps effectively. But it’s encouraging to think that the UI and keyboard CAN be tweaked this way.
A good while back, the G1 phone was rooted — which led to improved battery life, new features, more memory, and porting of entire systems. Now that Nook has been rooted, we’re pretty sure upgrades and modifications are on the way out.
However, similar to the recent jailbroken Motorola Droid, a word of caution must be added that these types of modifications are generally not approved by the vendor and will most likely be against the terms of service of the device.
Via: Androinica
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