<s>
The	O
Nook	B-Application
Simple	I-Application
Touch	I-Application
(	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
Touch	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
Nook	B-Application
e-reader	O
developed	O
by	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
an	O
600x800	O
E	O
Ink	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
that	O
uses	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
infrared	O
beams	O
slightly	O
above	O
the	O
screen	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
has	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
via	O
Wi-Fi	O
802.11	O
b/g/n	O
and	O
a	O
micro	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
for	O
charging	O
and	O
connecting	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
released	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
Glowlight	O
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
Simple	O
Touch	O
with	O
Glowlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
25	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
Simple	I-Application
Touch	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
summary	O
of	O
a	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
review	O
observed	O
:	O
"	O
Thanks	O
to	O
plenty	O
of	O
upgrades	O
and	O
a	O
laser-sharp	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
reading	O
experience	O
,	O
the	O
second-gen	O
Barnes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Noble	I-Application
Nook	I-Application
Touch	O
Reader	O
is	O
our	O
new	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
for	O
ebook	O
readers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
MSNBC	O
critic	O
favored	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
Simple	I-Application
Touch	I-Application
over	O
the	O
Kindle	O
Touch	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
's	O
superior	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
over	O
two	O
months	O
"	O
battery	O
life	O
versus	O
the	O
Kindle	O
's	O
"	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
months	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
initially	O
expressed	O
confusion	O
over	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
name	O
and	O
dubbed	O
the	O
device	O
the	O
"	O
Nook	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
"	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
,	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
Simple	I-Application
Touch	I-Application
can	O
be	O
modified	O
to	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
(	O
including	O
those	O
obtained	O
via	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
)	O
through	O
a	O
process	O
called	O
rooting	B-Application
,	O
which	O
grants	O
users	O
root	B-Application
access	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Nook	B-Application
Simple	I-Application
Touch	I-Application
's	O
file	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nook	B-Application
Simple	I-Application
Touch	I-Application
is	O
somewhat	O
limited	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
slow	O
processor	O
and	O
the	O
E	O
ink	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nook	B-Application
Simple	I-Application
Touch	I-Application
has	O
no	O
external	O
speakers	O
or	O
headphone	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
custom	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
(	O
or	O
ROMs	O
)	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
developed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
1337	O
ROM	O
.	O
</s>
