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Hi, this is a Nook Touch GlowLight.
I’m sure you’ve already heard of it
as the first e-book reader that can enlighten its e-ink screen,
using a different technology than Tablets like iPad,
that doesn’t affect the reading quality
and all the features that make seem real the digital ink of the e-ink screen.
Just press the little button “n” down here and hold for two seconds
and here it is, the GlowLight's brightness.
Up here shows up a little icon light bulb-shaped that sends you to this menu,
where you can set the intensity of the GlowLight's brightness
to adapt it well to the reading context.
The GlowLight's brightness is given by some LEDs,
eight to be more precise,
placed at the top of the display.
The light is then spread on the surface of the 6-inch e-ink screen
by a particular film on the display,
that some online tests discovered to be more complex than expected.
The final effect is really good,
because the light is pretty homogenous on the screen,
there’s just a little shade in the upper part
where rarely you find text.
This kind of brightness actually serves to better the visibility in dark places.
The company talks about it as an E-Book Reader
to use in the night reading, where a normal table lamp
would end up creating reflections on the screen
and lighting some parts more than others.
But the GlowLight's brightness
let you have a more homogenous display,
avoiding reflections.
You can also move the E-Book Reader as you want
still keeping the good visibility typical of the e-ink panels.
This kind of light is useful not only in dark places,
like we've seen,
but also in dim rooms,
maybe not setting it to the maximum.
In fact it gives that extra touch of readability
that helps us not strain the eyes reading.
Personally, and I guess I’m not alone in thinking so,
I consider that a positive feature in all respects,
that doesn’t damage the battery life
cause it’s always one month, even with brightness at 100% always on.
And, as discovered recently in some online tests,
the manufacturer used magnesium for the frame
that allows to save some grams,
comparing this Nook Touch Glowlight to the previous Nook Simple Touch.
So, this new model,
in spite of the integration of LEDs,
is lighter than the previous one.
But I can’t contradict those who, on the Web,
talk about the darkness and the contrast slightly worse than the classic Nook Touch.
Now I show you some images, when I compared the two models.
You see, there are differences in the frame too,
because in this new model we have a lighter frame,
in the Nook Simple we have a darker frame.
But actually it’s just that difference in the contrast
that jumps to the eyes,
so that the whole seems faded in this new model.
But I think this flaw is a marginal aspect,
cause this E-book Reader is absolutely usable
and keeps all the features of the e-ink panel,
the same we’ve seen in other models and in the Nook Simple Touch.
The technical specs remains unchanged:
the processor, the supported formats,
the chance to upgrade the internal memory with a micro-SD reader;
for that I suggest you to watch and read my previous video-review.
It seems that this LEDs placed here on the top
end up making evident any scratches that could be on the e-ink screen.
On the Web you can find images that shows well this issue.
So I can tell you that a case for the whole e-book reader is not so important,
because it’s soft plastic so you don’t have to worry about scratches,
but I recommend you to buy a protective case for the display,
if you’re going to get a Nook Touch GlowLight from the United States.
Because it would be a shame to find points of light here and there on the text.
You can find more details on the Nook Touch GlowLight at the link on the screen.
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