Forecast expects 1m Nook Colors in 2010, 7m PalmPads in 2011
updated 11:05 pm EST, Thu December 2, 2010
Industry sources place bets on Inventec orders
Taiwan-based electronics maker Inventec is expected to be tasked with building one million Nook Color e-book readers for Barnes & Noble before the end of the year, industry sources have told DigiTimes. The manufacturer is also said to be preparing for an order of 6-7 million webOS-based tablets from HP.
Early reports suggest the Nook Color may have been met with stronger-than-expected demand ahead of the holidays. Barnes & Noble has set a goal of going "well beyond" 20 percent of the e-book market. The $249 Android-based tablet was recently rooted, allowing users to take advantage of a wider range of Android functionality.
Although the webOS tablet, expected to be named the PalmPad, has yet to arrive on the market, reports surrounding the Palm buyout suggested HP was interested in the company for the webOS platform's potential to create formidable tablets. HP has already started quietly releasing webOS tablets to its business partners, however an official launch date has yet to be announced.
