<s>
The	O
Nook	B-Application
HD	I-Application
and	O
Nook	B-Application
HD+	I-Application
are	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
of	O
Nook	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
color	O
tablet	B-Device
e-reader/media	O
players	O
by	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
for	O
using	O
their	O
copy	O
restricted	O
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
proprietary	O
files	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
the	O
successors	O
to	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
and	O
both	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
7-inch	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
HD	I-Application
(	O
also	O
styled	O
NOOK	B-Application
HD	I-Application
)	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
internal	O
memory	O
sizes	O
-	O
8	O
GB	O
(	O
US$129	O
)	O
with	O
approximately	O
5GB	O
available	O
for	O
user	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
16GB	O
(	O
US$149	O
)	O
with	O
about	O
13GB	O
available	O
for	O
user	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nook	B-Application
HD	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
colors	O
:	O
Snow	O
(	O
white	O
)	O
and	O
Smoke	O
(	O
black-grey	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
9-inch	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
HD+	I-Application
(	O
also	O
styled	O
NOOK	B-Application
HD+	I-Application
)	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
with	O
32GB	O
( $179	O
)	O
of	O
internal	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nook	B-Application
HD+	I-Application
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
one	O
color	O
,	O
Slate	O
(	O
black-grey	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
devices	O
were	O
first	O
introduced	O
,	O
purchasers	O
of	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
HD	I-Application
or	O
Nook	B-Application
HD+	I-Application
received	O
an	O
incentive	O
of	O
a	O
$30	O
gift	O
card	O
to	O
the	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
B&N	O
updated	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
HD	I-Application
and	O
HD+	O
to	O
provide	O
full	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
install	O
apps	O
that	O
were	O
unavailable	O
in	O
the	O
Nook	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
B&N	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
stop	O
making	O
Nook	B-Application
tablets	I-Application
in-house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
B&N	O
changed	O
its	O
mind	O
and	O
said	O
a	O
new	O
Nook	B-Application
tablet	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
teaming	O
up	O
with	O
Samsung	O
to	O
develop	O
co-branded	O
color	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
Tab	O
4	O
Nook	O
featuring	O
Samsung	O
's	O
hardware	O
with	O
7-inch	O
and	O
10.1-inch	O
displays	O
and	O
customized	O
Nook	O
software	O
from	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
is	O
abandoning	O
its	O
Nook	B-Application
tablet	I-Application
hardware	O
business	O
and	O
will	O
instead	O
rely	O
on	O
a	O
'	O
partnership	O
model	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
in	O
the	O
competitive	O
color	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
 '	O
that	O
will	O
seek	O
third-party	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
build	O
eReaders	O
that	O
run	O
Nook	O
software.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
“	O
Going	O
forward	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
intends	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
design	O
eReading	O
devices	O
and	O
reading	O
platforms	O
,	O
while	O
creating	O
a	O
partnership	O
model	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
in	O
the	O
competitive	O
color	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
widely	O
popular	O
lines	O
of	O
Simple	O
Touch	O
and	O
Glowlight	O
products	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
in	O
house	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
’s	O
tablet	B-Device
line	O
will	O
be	O
co-branded	O
with	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
third	O
party	O
manufacturers	O
of	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reporting	O
on	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
's	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
announcement	O
that	O
the	O
bookseller	O
would	O
be	O
teaming	O
up	O
with	O
Samsung	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
co-branded	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
Tab	O
4	O
Nook	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
have	O
found	O
means	O
to	O
root	B-Application
the	O
device	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
access	O
to	O
hidden	O
files	O
and	O
settings	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
run	O
apps	O
that	O
require	O
deep	O
access	O
to	O
your	O
file	O
system	O
or	O
make	O
dramatic	O
changes	O
to	O
your	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Nook	O
is	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
Android	O
(	O
runs	O
the	O
same	O
programs	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
bundled	O
software	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
standard	O
variant	O
of	O
Android	O
(	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
)	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Nook	O
and	O
the	O
smartphone/tablet	O
version	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
to	O
run	O
applications	O
incompatible	O
with	O
Android	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
official	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
10.2.1	O
(	O
"	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
HD	I-Application
and	O
HD+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CyanogenMod	B-Application
versions	O
for	O
Nook	B-Application
HD	I-Application
and	O
Nook	B-Application
HD+	I-Application
are	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
under	O
the	O
hummingbird	O
and	O
ovation	O
codenames	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CyanogenMod	B-Application
releases	O
monthly	O
M-builds	B-Application
(	O
"	O
rolling	O
release	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
no	O
versions	O
marked	O
"	O
stable	O
"	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
expected	O
after	O
version	O
11.0	O
M6	O
Release	O
(	O
"	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.2	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
preview	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
13.10	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
above	O
ovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
installed	O
along	O
with	O
Android	O
,	O
allowing	O
dual	B-Operating_System
booting	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transferring	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
files	O
to	O
another	O
computer	O
is	O
possible	O
,	O
provided	O
that	O
the	O
files	O
are	O
not	O
copy	O
restricted	O
by	O
DRM	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Media	B-Protocol
Transfer	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
MTP	O
)	O
in	O
supported	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
