The Kindle 2

The Amazon Kindle is a software and hardware platform designed for reading electronic books. Developed by Amazon.com the first Kindle launched in November, 2007. The internal memory of the Amazon Kindle can hold approximately 200 non-illustrated titles, and the memory is expandable with an SD memory card. On Monday, February 9, 2009, Amazon.com announced the Kindle 2, which became available for purchase on February 23, 2009 for the price of $359. The new Kindle has a nice feature that provides for text to speach audio so your Kindle e-book can now read to you.

Engadget.com Reviews The New Kindle


(from engadget.com)
"When you step back and take a look at the device, it's clear that the most notable changes have come in the form of hardware tweaks. Besides the text-to-speech function, there's not much you can do on the new Kindle that you couldn't do on the old one. Books still cost just as much to download, and you still have largely the same set of options when you get them on the device. The buy-in for the unit itself is $359 -- not cheap -- and everything you put on it is going to cost you a little bit more. After a while, that can start to add up, and we're not convinced it makes sense for just anyone. Ultimately, it boils down to a question of needs, because -- like the first Kindle -- the Kindle 2 doesn't represent such a sea change in technology that we think everyone should run out and buy it.

A lot of people are fond of calling the device an "iPod for books" as if that's just what most people want or require, and we're not so sure of that. Still, the Kindle 2 delivers an enjoyable experience with noticeable leaps in usability, and big leaps in industrial design. If you travel lightly, are a voracious reader, and absolutely love gadgets, you'll probably get this device. Is that everyone? No... but it's a lot of people we know."

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This artice was written by Mark Soveign who owns and writes for Wertheim Communications LLC as well as Mooker.Com