Amazon Kindle is an e-book reader that features impressive technology including the E-link Electronic Display that allows users to read novels and stories as if they are looking at a real leaflets.
This e-book reader features 6-inch screen display which can support 600 x 800 pixel resolutions at 167 and 4-level gray scale which makes the text appear to be printed on a real leaflet of a book.
To store e-book and other digital contents, the device has 256MB internal memory and SD memory card slot which can support up to 4GB memory card (this is not included upon purchase).
This e-book reader also provides multi-media features including MP3 which allows people to read stories while listening to music. Meanwhile, to support other media functions, the device has been designed to be compatible with JPEG, unprotected MOBI, DOC, HTML, PNG, GIF, BMB, and PRC (via conversion).
One of the highlights of Amazon Kindle is the wireless technology which allows users to download digital contents. The advantage of 3G network is that users can wirelessly connect to a site and download files from any place, unlike in Wi-Fi connection where there are only few locations which can receive signals.
Another notable feature of the e-book is that it provides Amazon Whispernet service which offers newspaper and magazine subscription to users. The convenience of this service is that people can simply download contents anytime and anywhere. In addition to this, the service also allows users to read the beginning of a story which means they can try out if the book is worth to be downloaded or not. (Unlike in conventional books where you already bought it and found out it was not a good reading material.)
Because this device is highly designed to meet the needs of mobile bookworms, it features compact and lightweight design (7.5 x 5.3 x 0.7-inch and 10.3 oz).
Other features are: Search box where users can type the words or phrases they would like to read; QWERTY keyboard; Interactive features which allow people to annotate and bookmark the book’s pages; built-in dictionary; Wikipedia access; and adjustable text size.
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I do like the idea that books and reading arebeing considered with modern technology though these days most smartphones etc have the ability to do just this – the iphone for example.
So I wonder how long these products will be around before they become obsolete with more general media players.