Every tech savvy would have heard the news about Amazon’s Kindle 2.0 release last week. Lets look into what all the buzz is about.
The newer version of Kindle 2 is an e-book reader has many improvements over its predecessor.
It weighs only 10.2 ounces and fits perfectly in your hands. The ergonomics have been improved with change in page-turn button positioning and a new 5-way controller has been added. This device boasts a 25% longer battery life.
Kindle is completely wireless and ready to use right out of the box and you can charge it with either wall charger or USB cable. It uses Amazon’s Whispernet technology plus Sprint’s national high-speed (3G) data network to wirelessly search, discover, and download content on the go and you don’t have to pay any wireless bills.
Kindle 2 has enhanced library and holds over 1,500 Books, and best of all, a copy of every book you purchased is backed up online at Amazon.com for you to download anytime again if you want to. It also features black-and-white 6″ screen with sharp and natural glare-free display. Has the new Text-to-Speech feature with both male and female voices in case you get lazy to read.
Other improvements include 20% faster page turns, annotations to text bookmark your last place in the book, full image zoom, personal documents storage, The New Oxford American Dictionary look up, wireless access to Wikipedia, web search, along with some experimental features like a basic web browser and MP3 and podcast player.
The $359 Kindle 2 is available for pre-order from Amazon and will ship February 24 at no extra shipping cost.
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