The nookColor Device Thread

[wildo2ne]

Ever since I've had an Android phone phone I've been on the hunt for a really good PDF reader. I think that search has finally come to an end. ezPDF Reader ($0.99 on the marketplace) is easily the best PDF reader I've used so far. I've tried the official Adobe app, the free version of Quick Office, and I also purchased Document-To-Go which has a built in PDF reader. While those programs are fine to view PDF's a couple of pages, they are basically useless if you want to read PDF's with hundreds of pages. The problem with them is that they do not save the last page you've read and you cannot create your own bookmarks on the app.

Now with ezPDF Reader I can create bookmarks and the app will remember the last page I've read. This alone makes it worth the 99 cent price, but the app goes even further. You can double tap on an block of text on the PDF and the program will automatically zoom in on that text to fit the width of your screen. You can then easily scroll the text up and down without accidentally moving it left and right. I find this method better than the reflow method of other readers (but it also has text reflow if you like that). You can even copy text from the PDF. As far as rendering pages are concerned, I didnt find it any faster or slower than other PDF viewers, so expect the same type of performance as the other PDF readers I mentioned.

Anyway I posted this in the Nook forum because the bultin PDF reader is crap and it makes sense to have a good PDF on the Nook. This makes the Nook much more usable with PDF's.

Just found this video on Youtube showing off ezPDF viewer on the Nook:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPNqa8cS0Sw

why not just use adobe reader? that is what I have on my Nexus S

[lion2]

why not just use adobe reader? that is what I have on my Nexus S

You cant bookmark pages on Adobe Reader and it also doesn't remember the last page you were on.

[Shane R. Monroe]

You're welcome guys! Here's some more good news, now you can use your android phone as a GPS reciever for the Nook Color over wifi! The app is called Tether GPS and it is available in the Marketplace for $2.99. There is also a light version. I haven't tried it yet, so I can't say how well it works, but the nook has a really nice sized screen for GPS.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/08/t...-manner-of-sp/

Ya, I was hoping someone here would try it out .. see how good it is ...

[lion2]

A bootable SD card image of Cyanogen Mod 7 (Gingerbread) is available with experimental bluetooth! I've tried the wiimote and it works great! However the "oid" emulators are not working with the wiimote but others are. Those other emulators do have scaling issues but that can be fixed.

The bootable image is available here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=989637

To fix scaling issues with apps following the instructions in this video:
http://www.jkkmobile.com/2010/11/how...ll-screen.html

[Shane R. Monroe]

I installed CM7 tonight ... I haven't tried bluetooth yet.

Shame the "oids" aren't working.

[Shane R. Monroe]

I thought Google Reader was fixed in this .. .dammit .. the detail pane is still tiny...

[Shane R. Monroe]

So, bluetooth works, but the range is completely prohibitive. 5" is about right. At least a keyboard is possible and a VERY close WiiMote (I tried it with Tiger NES and it works, but that emu sucks balls).

Can't wait to see if it gets better.

[lion2]

I think I got a little more than 5" distance with the remote. I didn't exactly measure it, but when I was testing I never felt that I was too close to the Nook. I'll do more testing tonight to see how far I can go. I wonder what would happen if I whip out my nook at a Barnes & Noble, only to play Super Mario Bros on it with a Wiimote.

[Shane R. Monroe]

HA! Go to one of their Nook Book Club meetings on Wed night ... playing Mario Kart.

I think the Wiimote gets a little better distance than my Motorola Stereo headset. I had to have the nook on my forehead to keep the audio going.

Amazing it works at all. A little keyboard would be truly awesome.

[wildo2ne]

Ever since I've had an Android phone phone I've been on the hunt for a really good PDF reader. I think that search has finally come to an end. ezPDF Reader ($0.99 on the marketplace) is easily the best PDF reader I've used so far. I've tried the official Adobe app, the free version of Quick Office, and I also purchased Document-To-Go which has a built in PDF reader. While those programs are fine to view PDF's a couple of pages, they are basically useless if you want to read PDF's with hundreds of pages. The problem with them is that they do not save the last page you've read and you cannot create your own bookmarks on the app.

Now with ezPDF Reader I can create bookmarks and the app will remember the last page I've read. This alone makes it worth the 99 cent price, but the app goes even further. You can double tap on an block of text on the PDF and the program will automatically zoom in on that text to fit the width of your screen. You can then easily scroll the text up and down without accidentally moving it left and right. I find this method better than the reflow method of other readers (but it also has text reflow if you like that). You can even copy text from the PDF. As far as rendering pages are concerned, I didnt find it any faster or slower than other PDF viewers, so expect the same type of performance as the other PDF readers I mentioned.

Anyway I posted this in the Nook forum because the bultin PDF reader is crap and it makes sense to have a good PDF on the Nook. This makes the Nook much more usable with PDF's.

Just found this video on Youtube showing off ezPDF viewer on the Nook:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPNqa8cS0Sw

I have found a new program called Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com/) which will convert your PDFs to Epubs that you can just drop in your mydocuments folder of nook and it will work just like a nook or kindle book