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Post by sadie1263 on Sept 8, 2012 14:00:24 GMT
During a media event on Thursday, Amazon revealed its latest Kindle devices. The Kindle Paperwhite, one of those shiny new gadgets, is bound to give Barnes & Noble's Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight a run for its money. The Kindle Paperwhite offers what is described as a clearer screen with a higher resolution than the good ol' Kindle e-ink readers we know and love. "It's really so much sharper," Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told a crowd of reporters. In a video shown during Thursday's media event, an Amazon customer declared that the device is "exactly what Star Trek promised" him. I don't know if I'd go that far, but after trying the Kindle Paperwhite out for a couple of minutes, I was impressed. Unlike the aforementioned glowing Nook, the Kindle Paperwhite's screen is lit almost perfectly evenly. Either the environment in which I tried the e-reader was ideal or Amazon figured out a secret that Barnes & Noble has yet to grasp. The Kindle Paperwhite is light as a feather — if a feather happens to weigh 7.5 ounces — and it is comfortable to hold. While I didn't spend a lot of time reading through the books Amazon had preloaded on the demo unit, I get the feeling the screen wouldn't cause much discomfort even if I were to hold it for several hours at a time. And speaking of hours, Amazon says that the Paperwhite gets 8 weeks of battery life. Which is over 1,300 hours. The Kindle Paperwhite will be priced at $119 and ship on Oct. 1. A 3G-enabled version will also be available for $179 as well. www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/hands-amazons-new-kindle-paperwhite-983102#
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Post by sadie1263 on Sept 8, 2012 14:01:22 GMT
I love my old Kindle....but it is the e-ink.....I don't want one of the Kindle's that show movies and all the other stuff......but I am kinda interested in this new simple version......
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2012 19:19:15 GMT
I still read books; the paper kind. I buy them from charity shops and then chuck them out.
I can see the merits of a Kindle; I'm going on holiday next week and will probably pack three paperbacks which will weigh a ton. On the other hand, my heart and bank balance will not be broken if a lose or drop one. And when I've finished one, I will pass it on to someone else.
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Post by sadie1263 on Sept 10, 2012 2:24:47 GMT
I didn't think I would like a Kindle.....I love books also.....it's weird but I love the way they smell and just the feel of them.......but my hubby got me a Kindle two Christmas' ago......I've gone wild with it......same as you....when I travel I would have a stack of books.....this.....I could have a few hundred and slip the thing in my purse. I can send some to archive...where they are not active in the main area.....but pull them back out anytime I want, no matter what the book opens back to where I left it.....even in archive....sometimes I like to go back and check stuff.....you can also set up book collections....for a specific author, or all mystery/sci-fi/whatever..........Also...Amazon has set up a lending library and you can download a book....and then send it back and get the next one.....you can only do one at a time...and there's a time limit before you can get the next one.....don't know if that has to do with how you set that up....or a fee for more.......but that has been awesome too....I just discovered it and have only done 3 that way so far.....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2012 17:09:54 GMT
Mr Lark bought me an i-pod a couple of years ago. I downloaded all the software OK, but then spent two whole days, without success, trying to download a BBC podcast and gave up on the thing.
So I really don't have the confidence with technology.
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