Kindle Device Update

Don’t Miss Kindle 2

The {new|original|innovative} Kindle looks… {well|fine}, {exactly|accurately|closely} #like the# Kindle reading device 2 #in many# {respects|compliments}. {The form|The shape} factor {itself|alone} is #pretty much# unchanged, {which|that } isn’t #a bad# {thing|obsession|fixation}. {While|Even as} {we|we #tend to# } had #a fondness# {for|meant for|used for} #the original#’s {somewhat|rather|a bit} {crazy|mad|extreme} {sense|intelligence|intellect} #of style#, {the second|the 2nd} and {third|3rd} iterations are {far more|much more} {streamlined|smooth}. The 6-inch E Ink {screen|display} #is the same# {size|dimension} #as the# {previous|preceding} {model|copy}, {though|even if} Amazon {says|claims} it’s got a {faster|earlier} refresh rate and {better|improved} {contrast|difference} ratio (more on that below). The 21 percent decrease in size and 15 {percent|percentage} {reduction|drop} in weight shows. #The new# Kindle books is seriously {light|glow}, #and it#’s {certainly|surely} now approaching #the size# #of a# mass market paperback — and, in our opinion, #as long as# #we don’t# lose screen #real estate#, the smaller #and more# portable, the better. Amazon’s rubberized #the back# #of the# device #and that#, #coupled with# the downsizing, #makes it# extremely comfortable #to hold# #in your# hand.

In #plenty of# #ways that# matter, however, Amazon’s made tweaks. First off, #the company# has ditched #the top# row of keys for numbers, obviously {because of the|due to} smaller {amount of|quantity of} space the device {is working|is functioning} with. {This isn’t|This is not} necessarily {a good|an excellent} thing, {but it|but it surely}’s #not really# bad, either — #for instance#, when entering a password into the experimental web browser, it took #a minute# for us #to realize# that what we were #looking for# wasn’t there — and #that the# numbers #are now# housed #in the# symbol menu. Regardless, #it’s so# {minor|trivial|trifling} that most new users {will never|won’t ever} notice the disappearance. The rocker has been changed {so that|so as} it’s now almost completely flush {with the|when using the} face {of the|from the|with the} device, #which is# an improvement for stowing it away, {and gives|and offers} it a nicer overall look. In use, it does take some adjustment getting {used to|accustomed to} it, {but it|however|but it really}’s much smoother than the previous iteration and #seems to be# #a good# update. Amazon’s also rather inexplicably moved the sliding power button #from the# top left #of the# device to #the bottom# #of the# unit, #along with# #the volume# button #and the# headphone jack. Honestly, these decisions probably make no real difference and #are just# minor things #to adjust# to — though the headphone jack makes more sense in its new placement.

News Update: Amazon Plans To Keep Kindle E-Reader Focused On Long-Form Reading To Compete (AMZN,AAPL

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