Re: Barcode fuzzing and brute forcing app idea, plus off topic question about B&N Nook

[Michael Miller <mike.mikemiller () gmail com>]

I don't think it would be to different from a rooted android phone.  I
took a look at the nookdevs site and saw the warning about 3g data
access. "3G is for B&N resources only, if you truly think you spent
$259 $199 for unlimited 3G for life, you're delusional."  I can think
of a number of things they could be doing to lock network side down to
B&N content only.  The upside is it looks like you can use any SIM
card you want.  They must be using DNS so that might be a option to
get around the network restrictions.  I've thought about getting a
nook to play around as well.  If the price was right and it is looking
really good right now.  It looks like you can use ADB via USB so you
should be able to run just about anything on the nook.  It looks like
I'll be doing more research as well.

-mmiller

On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:12 AM, Adrian Crenshaw <irongeek () irongeek com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>    I've bee thinking of writing an app for fuzzing and brute forcing
> barcodes. The Nook seems like a good platform since it uses e-ink (most
> barcode scanner won't work off of an LCD, but e-ink is ok), and is Android
> based. Question is, which to get? They now have a $150 one that is WiFi
> only, and one that is $50 more which comes with 3g. If you root it, can you
> use the 3g one's Internet access for general TCP/IP use? Anyone have a Nook
> that is rooted that could tell me? If you can't use the 3g for general
> TCP/IP use/web surfing on a hacked Nook, I might as well get the WiFi only
> version. I know free 3g is a bit to hope for, but I've not found a
> definitive answer online from someone who has a rooted Nook.
>
> Thanks,
> Adrian
>
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