NOOKcolor SDK Released; Will Anyone Take Advantage Of It?
Barnes & Noble has just informed folks that they’ve released the SDK for the Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor for developers to create apps for. Unfortunately, developers looking to port their Android-based apps are left in the dark: you’ll have to build your application from the ground up using B&N’s SDK if you want it featured on their eReading tablet. The question is: will anyone bother? We haven’t really heard of anyone buying this thing, and asking developers to spend expensive time and resources on developing applications from the ground up – when they already have Android apps and games that should work on it – is kind of unrealistic. If you are the type who wants to take advantage of it, though, you’ll find the goods you’re looking for right here. [via The Digital Reader]
[Update]: Upon closer inspection, it sounds like you won’t have to build from the ground up after all. But the question still remains: who will go through the added work? There appears to be a cozy development community over at XDA, but bringing apps over to the NOOKcolor still just seems like a waste of time and effort. My 2 cents.