Kindle 2 – Summary of new features
If our forums are any indication, Kindle 2 is going to be another hit for Amazon. (You can get your priority order in here.)
Here are the notable new features of Amazon’s Kindle 2:
- Slim new body: At 0.36 inches thick, it’s notably thinner than even an iPhone 3G. Wow! And it weighs only 10.2 ounces.
- Improved display: The improved display now provides 16 shades of gray for clear text and even crisper images.
- 5-way controller: Enables precise on-screen navigation for selecting text to highlight or looking up words.
- Longer Battery Life: 25% longer battery life. A single charge lasts up to 4 days with wireless on; up to two weeks with wireless off.
- More Storage: 2GB of internal memory holds over 1,500 books.
- Faster Page Turns: 20% faster page turns.
- Read-to-Me: With the new Text-to-Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you. Page automatically turn as content is read. You can adjust reading speed, and choose from male/female voices.
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