Saturday 25 April 2009

Is Kindle 2 Better Than Kindle?

By Joseph Rusinko

Its been 2 weeks and 2 days since I got my Kindle 2 and after reading through 4 full books I absolutely LOVE IT. Reading a book on Kindle 2 is -Very enjoyable. Light weight and thin Kindle 2 is convenient to carry around andhold in your hand.



With the Kindle 2 you no longer have to worry about hurting your eyes from extended reading on a computer type screen. The improved display screen of the Kindle 2 Ebook Reader has sixteen shades of gray which means you are looking at clear text and crisp images. This means you can expect it to read like a real paper.

After 10 minutes of non-use, the Kindle 2 will go into sleep mode. And speaking of the Kindle 2's sleep mode, when it's in sleep mode, there are some very nice screen savers shown. There is also a new Text-To-Speech feature that makes the Kindle 2 read every book, blog, or magazine and newspaper out loud to you.

Kindle 2's 6-inch, 600 x 800 electronic paper display provides 16 shades of gray versus 4 shades available in the original Kindle, resulting in crisp text, and sharper images and photos. Kindle 2 customers can read for four to five days on one charge with wireless on and for over two weeks with wireless turned off. And because we know you can't judge a book by its cover, Kindle 2 lets you download and read the beginning of books for free.

Home shows the content stored on your Kindle 2 as well as content archived at Amazon. And even more interesting is the fact that Amazon's press release mentioned: Kindle 2 will also sync with a range of mobile devices in the future. The back of the Kindle 2 reminds me a lot of the back of an iPod or the 1st generation iPhone.

With its 16-level gray scale screen, the Kindle 2 packs one of the best e-Book reader displays we've seen, trumping the displays found on the original Kindle and on Sony's PRS-700, both of which only handle 8 levels of gray scale. For connectivity, the Kindle 2 uses Amazon's Whispernet data service for downloading content. At slightly more than a third of an inch thick, Kindle 2 is a lot thinner and a tad taller than the original.

Pricing and availability of the Kindle 2 will set you back US $359. Although the "text to speech" is computer generated, I was impressed by its natural flow and intonation on the Kindle 2. In addition to the memory, Kindle 2 has an improved display that reads like real paper, with 16 shades of gray, for clear text and crisp images. The Kindle 2 also turns pages 20% faster than the original.

Amazon Kindle 2 is the hot new e-book reader for those who have moved way past the paper back. The more portable power charger is another great added function, though the improved battery life for the Kindle 2 also allows it to last upto 4 days with wireless turned on and 2 weeks with the wireless powered off. The Kindle 2 reader is the perfect device for the person on the go.

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