Kindle 2 is a portable device geared toward anyone who loves to read. It features a pleasant, high-resolution, 6-inch screen that offers an experience like reading from real paper. In order to give a more life-like feel, its screen uses real ink to display text and images, eliminating the need for a backlight. This effectively eliminates glare, offering a more paperback feel.
While it can still only display in black and white, Kindle now gives 16 shades of gray, up from its original four shades.
The new Kindle also features a slimmer design, longer battery life, faster page turns, sharper images, and a new “read-to-me” feature that, as the name suggests, reads to you. In addition, it comes with a redesigned portable battery charger that is much smaller than the previous version.
With Wireless Internet enabled, users can choose from a list of more than 230,000 books available in the Kindle store for download to satisfy one’s inner book worm. You can also sign up for newspaper and magazine subscriptions, or browse through more than 1,200 different blogs. The new Kindle also boasts 2 GB of memory and can hold more than 1,500 books.
The reader is nearly paper thin (0.36 inches) and weighs just over 10 ounces, making it easy to read for long periods of time. It features a few simple controls and a small keyboard that lets you take notes, and a new controller that allows users to jump between articles and sections of newspapers.
Kindle 2 has a battery life that will let you read for four to five days on one charge—or even for more than two weeks if you turn off its wireless Internet feature. The reader doesn’t use Wi-Fi, but utilizes instead the Amazon Whispernet, which lets you access the Web nearly anywhere and is available free from Amazon.
Price: $359
Web site: www.amazon.com
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