Many videos related to "rooting" or hacking the Nook Color with custom firmware that allows you to turn Barnes & Noble's color e-reader into a full-on Android tablet. Nook Color rooted with a Samsung Galaxy Tab that has very similar specs but includes front-and-back facing cameras and a 3G data option for those who want to pay the added service fees. The Galaxy Tab has a smaller footprint, whereas the Nook Color is slightly thinner. If you're willing to opt-in to a two-year contract with a carrier, you can get the Tab for as low as $250. But the unsubsidized version costs $500, which is twice the price of the Nook Color. When Samsung releases a $399 Wi-Fi-only Tab--it's coming soon--that will narrow the difference to $150. Nook Color isn't as stable as the Galaxy Tab, but otherwise the two devices seem to perform pretty similarly. Some people will always prefer "official," company-backed products to so-called, but the price delta here makes for an awfully compelling case to go the root route.
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