engadget.com - 5/30/2009
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Hey, Kindle 2 owners, remember when Amazon made the device official and you thought: "Well, it took them a year and a half to replace the old one, so I can buy this one without fears of immediate obsolescence." And then remember how three months later they announced the Kindle DX and you ...
kindle.amazon.com - 5/26/2009
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kindle.amazon.com —
amazon kindle Welcome to AmazonKindle! Our customers have
told us that they love being able to add...
highlights and notes to their Kindle books, and now we've made it possible for you to access your highlights and notes here at AmazonKindle. To view ...
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Amazon Kindle
d7.allthingsd.com - 5/27/2009
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d7.allthingsd.com —
Amazon isn't the only company who wants to
you read books and newspapers on a handheld device....
The Kindle has a bevy of competitors, some of which already exist (like Sony's Reader) and those that have yet to hit the market. Plastic Logic falls in ...
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D7 Tech DEMO: Plastic Logic
blog.laptopmag.com - 5/27/2009
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pl7lead Back at CES we got to spend
some time with an early version of Plastic Logic’s...
eBook reader, and the company is out in full force here at the D7 Conference showing off the device after a few more months of work, especially on its user ...
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Hands-On With Plastic Logic Reader
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Color kindle years away
Newlaunches.com —
... When Amazon made the Kindle 2 official, we all thought this would take atleast a year and half for it get replaced but within 3 months of launch, it surprised us all with Kindle DX. Now if you have the fear that this will also get obsolete with the introduction of a color Kindle, well, worry not, because according to Jeff Bezos is of the opinion that the technology is years away. So all you have decided to buy but fear obsolescence can go ahead and buy one. [ Engadget ] ...
Kindle DX To Ship June 10.
I4U News —
... that the DX will start shipping on June 10. If you haven't pre-ordered one yet, you might want to do so. The new Kindle's will be dolled out on a first-come, first-serve basis. Amazon is expecting the DX to be a big seller among university students and teachers. If you've been on the fence about buying one out of the worry that a color-Kindle will soon render the DX obsolete, you can rest easy. Amazon is still years away from releasing a color Kindle. The technology just isn't ready yet. Posted on Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:20:00 CDT | by Robert Evans ...
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