Barnes and Noble's ebook reading device, the Nook, has landed in the hands of gadget reviewers and the reviews are not good. David Pogue at the New York Timesreview is called "Not Yet the Season for a Nook." He says the Nook takes nearly three seconds to turn a page. David Pogue writes, "Worse, the touch screen is balky and nonresponsive, even for the Nook product manager who demonstrated it for me. The only thing slower than the color strip is the main screen above it."
The Wall Street Journal's Walter Mossberg also says the Nook needs work in his review. Mossberg says, "During my tests, I found the Nook slower, more cumbersome to use and less polished than the Kindle. I ran into various crashes and bugs."
The negative reviews are primarily for the Nook's software which means the Nook can be fixed with a software upgrade. This can be done remotely so Nook owners can get upgraded software without having to do anything. However, it still isn't a good start for the Nook. They would have been better off waiting until they had it right then rushing out a glitchy product. Barnes and Noble's inability to get the device in stores for Christmas may have actually spared them a lot of angry customers.
The AP's Peter Svensson calls the Nook a "dual-screen mess." He shows a couple of the glitches in the video below. Take a look:
Barnes and Noble's ebook reading device, the Nook, has landed in the hands of gadget reviewers and the reviews are not good. David Pogue at the New York Times 
