Could this be the Ipod for the book reader? I for one love this gadget. With Amazon.com Inc ahead of the bell (AMZN) you may want to start paying attention to what amazon has been up to lately.
From Forbes The Kindle, launched Monday, is a slim handheld device that holds around 200 novels' worth of words and--using electronic ink technology that physically arranges a dark chemical under the screen--displays them so crisply that the text is only barely distinguishable from ink on a page. Unlike the Sony Reader, a device launched about a year ago that uses the same e-ink display technology, the Kindle connects to Amazon's servers with an EVDO cellular connection to download books from a stock of more than 90,000 titles, and can pull an entire novel's text directly onto the device wirelessly in less than a minute. Read More
Amazon Kindle technical specifications:
- Display: 6″ Diagonal eleptrophoretic display
- Size: 4.9 inches by 7.5 inches by 0.7 inches
- Weight: 10.2 ounces
- Storage: 256MB
- Expansion: SD Slot
- Audio: 3.5mm stereo headphone jack + built-in speaker
- Power: AC Adapter + Rechargeable lithium polymer battery
- Connectivity: USB 2.0, EVDO/CDMA wireless modem
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