February 21st, 2009

The Kindle 2 manual straight from Amazon

It’s getting close to the Kindle’s February 24th launch date and Amazon has made the official manual available a head of time. There isn’t anything special within that wasn’t previously announced, but don’t let that stop you from pulling up the PDF and pouring over the text anyway. Hopefully it will tide you over until your K2 arrives. → Read More

February 9th, 2009

CrunchNotSoDeal: Pre-order the Kindle 2 for only $599 on ebay

There is always someone ready to take advantage of unknowing peeps but you know what, whoever hands-over $600 for a pre-order of a $359 device probably should lose the money. Besides the obvious price difference, the auction seems legit; after all, he is an ebay power seller. → Read More

February 9th, 2009

Video: Kindle 2 as slow as the original – UPDATED

The Amazon suits told us this morning during the press event that the new and improved Kindle is 20% faster than the first generation; that isn’t the case. → Read More

February 9th, 2009

Official: The Amazon Kindle 2

We knew the next-gen Kindle was coming, and spied the official pics early, but it is now official complete with a 20% faster operation and text to speech. The second version is a tad slimmer and overall more compact than its predecessor with a thickness of only .36-inches. Amazon tell us that the screen is better suited for reading too with a higher-quality OLED screen that now displays 16 shades of gray. → Read More

February 9th, 2009

Kindle 1 orders automagically upgraded to the Kindle 2

If you happen to know someone that placed an order for the original Kindle a few days ago and have yet to receive it, good news, you are getting the K2. Amazon says you don’t need to do anything (read: don’t clog up the phone lines) as your order will be upgraded to the new model. Plus, Amazon is offering first dibs on the new model to owners of the first generation. It’s it grand to be an early adopter. → Read More

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