The Kindle is an electronic book reader launched by Amazon.com which uses an E Ink display and downloads content over the free Amazon Whispernet, which uses the Sprint EVDO network. The Kindle weighs 10.3 oz (292 g) and its battery lasts two days with wireless on, one week with wireless off, and charges in two hours. A computer is not required (source: Wikipedia).
Mike Torres describes it well:
“So far, I’m really liking what I’m seeing with the Kindle. The price is still way too high (as was the price of the original iPod) but the promise of a 10 ounce device that can store 200+ books is really… well, promising.
Digital books are the future. Just like I’ve cleared my home of all CDs and gone 100% digital, I can’t wait to do the same thing with books. It’s the side of me that just hates
The Kindle store includes 88,000+ books including some medical titles. We will see how the new device plays on the market but if you are a medical student/resident, it would be nice to have all your favorite textbooks on one 10-once device. Russell Beattie is right that eBooks need more contrast to take off though.
The Kindle has an MP3 player and works with audio books bought from Audible.com. MS Word documents and the common photo formats are also supported. Amazon will need to add PDF support and a text-to-speech program.
References:
Amazon Kindle - a revolution? Torres Talking.
eBooks need more contrast to take off. Russell Beattie’s Weblog.
Amazon Kindle from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Image source: Amazon.com.
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