120 Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User GuideUsing Apps on Your NOOKYour NOOK includes many applications or “apps,” including music players, a photo gallery and media application, acontact management application for storing addresses and phone numbers, and games such as Chess and Sudoku.The apps include:• Chess – a chess game• Contacts – a contact management application where you can view your email contacts and add new emailcontacts for sharing book recommendations, quotes, and so on• Crosswords - a crossword puzzle game• Email - an app for sending and receiving email (see “Using NOOK Email™” for details)• Hulu Plus1 - an app for watching current hit TV shows, classic series, and acclaimed movies• Music Player – an app for playing MP3 and AAC music files that you load on your NOOK• My Media – an app for viewing and organizing photos that you load on your NOOK; My Media also includestutorial videos, such as the introductory video you watched when you registered your NOOK• Netflix2 - an app for watching streaming movies and TV shows through your Netflix account (if you don’t have aNetflix account, you can create one by launching the Netflix app and clicking the “Visit netflix.com” link)• NOOK Friends™ – software for connecting with NOOK Friends, sharing recommendations, and borrowingand lending books through Barnes & Noble’s exclusive LendMe® technology (see “Using NOOK Friends™” fordetails)• Pandora® Internet Radio3 – an app that lets you stream free, personalized radio stations; just enter an artist,song, comedian or genre to get started• Sudoku - a Sudoku game in which you fill in squares with numbersYou can purchase additional applications through the NOOK Store. Navigate to the Shop and search the apps cat-egories to see which applications are available.NOTE: Certain third-party apps such as Hulu Plus and Pandora require membership. This membership is inde-pendent of your BN.com account. If you do not already have a membership account for a third-partyapp you would like to use, visit the Web site of the app and sign up for membership there.NOTE: Apps that stream media, such as TV shows, movies, or music, require a live Wi-Fi connection. You mustbe connected to a Wi-Fi network to use these apps.Viewing the Applications Installed on Your NOOKTo see icons for all the applications on your NOOK, do this:1. Tap the NOOK button to open the Quick Nav Bar.2. Tap the Apps icon.Your NOOK displays a grid showing the applications installed on your NOOK.1 Certain third-party applications (apps) such as Hulu Plus and Pandora may require membership.2 Netflix unlimited streaming membership required.3 Certain third-party applications (apps) such as Hulu Plus and Pandora may require membership.