nook is toast

In this case, the unlucky nook is not from a mighty cosmic power like Google or Microsoft where you might say "well, they can overcome anything" (though they can't), so the verdict is especially clear in this gadget guy's book: nook is toast.


be toast informal
to be in trouble because of something you have done

If you challenge her, you're toast.

I betcha they weren't planning that till Amazon goosed the price on Kindle last week down to $259.


It makes the Sony Reader and iRex look absurdly overpriced and the Plastic Logic Que look like a shot in the dark.

If you describe something someone says or does as a shot in the dark or a stab in the dark, you mean they are guessing that what they say is correct or that what they do will be successful.
Every single one of those inspired guesses had been shots in the dark.

it's still take a few bottles of Jack to get us to rock these with a smile




it seems as if the 18-inch dv8 is your only option now when selecting a larger-than-life lappie from the folks at HP. Gotta keep keepin' on, we guess.

larg·er than life adj.
Very impressive or imposing

Hit the read link for all the mumbo jumbo, but be sure to keep your expectations within check. 
If you describe ideas or words, especially religious or technical ones, as mumbo jumbo, you mean that they are nonsense. (INFORMAL)

Give me a PC OS optimized for touch across the board and I'm all there, but this is just a gimmick. 
Whether it's Aero Glass, Aero Peek, Aero Shake or Aero whatever, it's gotten a lot of hype, but it's really just so much eye candy.

eye candyn. I nformal
Someone or something that is visually attractive or pleasing to look at.