Amazon Kindle 2 Review and User Thread

[Jay]

Originally Posted by 1inxs

Jay, Nice job on the review! If I was into reading books, I'd even get me one of these. I wonder if the technology will ever make it possible for the blind to use a Kindle with a touch screen. As they highlight the words on the touch screen with their fingers it could audibilize the written word. I thought about joining an audio book club, to listen to books while I drive.

The Kindle has a built-in text-to-audio option, and it actually works. You can opt for a male or female voice, and it'll read a book to you front to back. I should add that to my review.

Originally Posted by EscapeVelocity

Very nice!

Amazon just bought Zappos.com and they are down 10% in profits from last year same quarter.

But Im big on Amazon and the Kindle, Ive bought from Zappos as well. Great customer service.

I haven't kept up with Amazon's earnings at all this year. Hope the Zappos purchase works out for them, sounds like a good idea in theory...

Originally Posted by HTNut

Good review, one of my coworkers always reads their's during lunch time. How well does the text to audio work?

It's not bad. I can tell they've programmed the Kindle "reader" to speak with slight intonation. You can speed up and slow it down too. I'd like to try it while on a treadmill or stair stepper at the gym.

[Jay]

Sony Corp. is releasing the Reader Pocket Edition which is $100 cheaper than the Kindle. It's supposed to be out by the end of August. Like the Kindle, it uses an electronic ink display.



Specs:

PRS-300

■Price: $199
■Screen Size: Vizplex 5 inches
■Resolution: 800 x 600 pixels
■Gray Scale: 8-levels gray scale
■Battery Type: Rechargeable Lithium-Ion (battery: DC 3.7 V)
■AC Power: DC 5.2 V
■Battery Life (Approx): 7,500 (BBeB Book)
■6.2″ L x. 4.2″ W x 2″ D, Weight: 7.76 oz.
■Ships with a USB Cable, Sleeve, Quick Start Flyers

4.2" wide is kind of small...

[Jay]

So now I'm looking at the possibility of No WSJ on Kindle...

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[Bell]

You got your new toy. Just shut up and enjoy it. Anyone who drops that kind of money on such a reader is more concerned with style than substance.

[Jay]

Originally Posted by Bell

Anyone who drops that kind of money on such a reader is more concerned with style than substance.

Hardly, and btw, what other readers on the market offer the same capability for a lower price? I'm all ears...

[Bell]

Originally Posted by Jay

Hardly, and btw, what other readers on the market offer the same capability for a lower price? I'm all ears...

Look, I have a Kindle, which I love. But really, posting about how you opened the box and all, quite moronic stuff.

[Aaron62]

Originally Posted by Bell

Look, I have a Kindle, which I love. But really, posting about how you opened the box and all, quite moronic stuff.

I think we have a troll in the midst.

Let me ask you, do you go on youtube and say the same thing to videos like this -

YouTube - T-Mobile Dash Review+Open Box

YouTube - Open Box Gold Series (Japan)

YouTube - Open Box: LG Dare

The review covered a lot of things, why do you waste the time and energy to sign up on a forum and ?