Amazon Kindle 2 Starts Shipping
- Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 22:03
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At long last Amazon Kindle 2 is up for grabs! The much sought after trend setter e-book reader is set to be shipped by the company. People who have been waiting for the device with bated breath can have a sigh of relief.
At just 0.36-inches and 10 ounces, the sleeker and thinner e-book reader is adorned with a 5-way controller. With the help of this controller, users can highlight text in both up-and-down and side-to-side lines. Besides, the users can also use it to skip between articles and sections of newspapers effortlessly. It also helps in turning pages 20 percent faster in comparison to the previous display.
The slimmer version of the Kindle can wirelessly deliver content. Text on the six-inch 600 x 800 screen of the device is bright and the images sharp. Fonts on the screen are displayed in printed formats. This is so because instead backlight which causes eyestrain, it utilizes real ink.
Users can opt one of the six text sizes available for readability. As its reviews, the Kindle 2 allows its users to add bookmarks and notes, read personal documents such as Microsoft Word and PDF and go online on Web, Wikipedia, Kindle Store and Your Kindle Library.
As many as 1,500 books can be stored utilizing its two GB memory. Its wireless backup is so strong that one can read magazines, newspapers, novels and other book of his/her choice for four to five days without cables.
As the features, the Amazon Kindle 2 comes built-in with the New Oxford American Dictionary. One more distinguishing feature of the device is its Read-To-Me function. It reads out the text. Users can even select between male and female voice.
Kindle 2 can download or receive new titles in less than 60 seconds without cables attached. This is possible with the integration of Amazon Whispernet. Supporting Sprint’s national 3G data network, the electronic paper display requires no PC and Wi-Fi hot spot to access digital contents.
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