gottabemobile.com - 2/25/2009
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Well, that didn’t last long. Not five minutes after posting up about my Kindle 2 arriving , it slipped from my fingers, fell three feet, and gave the hardwood floor a great big smacker. Now the upper right hand corner of the screen is frozen, providing me with a constant view of smeared ...
digitimes.com - 2/27/2009
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digitimes.com —
Despite weak demand hitting its TFT-LCD panel business,
Prime View International (PVI) expects to see strong shipments...
of its electrophoretic displays (EPDs) as the company's largest client Amazon has launched its second-generation e-book Kindle 2, ...
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PVI expects Kindle 2 to boost EPD shipments
money.cnn.com - 2/27/2009
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money.cnn.com —
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Against a backdrop of
plummeting ad revenue for newspapers and magazines, and rising...
costs for paper and delivery, Hearst Corp., is getting set to launch an electronic reader that it hopes can do for periodicals what Amazon's ...
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Hearst to launch a wireless e-reader - Feb. 27, 2009
blog.fsck.com - 3/4/2009
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blog.fsck.com —
As I mentioned in my previous post, I've
spent far too much of the past week playing...
with my lovely new Kindle 2.As I've been exploring the device, I ran across igorsk's blog post about the debugging commands on the first Kindle. They're still ...
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Tethering your Kindle 2
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Kindle 2 broken-down: on-purpose and by accident
SlashGear —
... , flagging up a spot that looks surprisingly like a GSM SIM reader might sit there. However it’s not all good news; we’ve also heard of what might be the first broken Kindle 2, which survived its journey but not its user. ...
Kindle Case - Another Option
Gear Diary —
... Like Judie, I unboxed my Kindle VERY carefully. The Kindle wasn’t inexpensive, and having read Rob Bushway’s tale of woe, I didn’t want a repeat. So… while I had not initially bought a case for my Kindle (hello Amazon, talk about cheap! Include SOMETHING case-wise for crying out loud), I did order the ...
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crunchgear.com 2/10/2009 —
Mmm… bright candy colors. M-Edge is cashing in on the Kindle Kraze with their new Executive Jackets for Kindle 2. These sassy, multi-hued jackets have a built-in booklight and start at a mere $29.99.
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Exciting news: Getting in line for a 2nd Generation Kindle
kindlehomepage.blogspot.com 2/5/2009 — Good morning, In keeping with my longstanding policy of using this blog to update my readers on new material in my Kindle books and new developments concerning the Kindle itself , I am writing this morning with exciting news. None of us -- customers, ...
Amazon launches Kindle application for the iPhone
mobilecrunch.com 3/4/2009 —
Not looking to drop $360 bucks on a gadget purposed almost solely for book reading, but still want to partake in Amazon's new found love for eBooks? You're not alone - and if you've got an iPhone or iPod Touch, you're in luck. As we'd assumed they ...
The Associated Press: Amazon unveils Kindle Application for iPhone
google.com 3/4/2009 — 14 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) You may not have the latest $359 Kindle electronic book reader from Amazon.com, but if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, a new application will let you access the same content on your Apple device. In a bid to increase its ...
The Kindle 2 Gets Disassembled [Kindle 2]
i.gizmodo.com 2/25/2009 — Once again, the guys at ifixit have gotten their hands on a shiny new gadget just to tear it apart. However, they did discover some interesting bits of information about the build. •The Kindle 2 sports a 532 MHz processor, clocking in faster ...
Kindle 2's Fuzzy Fonts Have Users Seeing Red
blog.wired.com 4/13/2009 —
Amazon's Kindle 2 is slimmer, faster and has longer battery life than its predecessor. But the newly launched e-book reader falls short when it comes to how well it displays text, say some users.
"When you read a lot of text on the ...
Kindle Readers Rebel Over E-Book Prices
blog.wired.com 4/7/2009 —
What's the right price for an e-book? No more than $10, says a group of Amazon Kindle e-book owners -- and they have found a novel way to make themselves heard.
Some 250 Kindle readers are using Amazon's own books tagging system to mark ...
Does the Kindle 2 Pass the Apple/Braun Design Test? [New Kindle]
i.gizmodo.com 2/11/2009 — The new Kindle looks great: Simple, functional, and pretty. It looks like Amazon got a few clues from Apple and Braun's design guidelines . But does it comply with Dieter Rams' 10 rules for good design? Dieter Rams is the design guru who was ...
Amazon releases Kindle 2 already Today —
I4U News 2/23/2009
Amazon is releasing the Kindle 2 one day earlier than originally announced. The Kindle 2 product page states now a release date of February 23rd, which happens to be today.
The new Kindle 2 eBook reader offers a new slim design with longer battery ...
Kindle 2 gets dissected —
I4U News 2/25/2009
Amazon started to ship Kindle 2 on Monday. If you are curious what kind of components are hiding under the covers, you can see photos of a Kindle 2 dissection on iFixit.
Of course there is the electronic paper screen, which does not need power to ...
Review of Kindle Competitor Sony PRS-505 —
I4U News 2/26/2009
You can get a Kindle 2 from Amazon or look at "independent" eBook readers like the Sony PRS-505. If the Sony eBook reader is any good you can find out in this new review on Tweaktown.
Quote from the review: "So, why should you give ...