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Kindle 2 unboxing
gadgets.boingboing.net - 2/25/2009
Kindle 2 unboxing
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CrunchGear 's got one in. Click through for video, and an all-angles gallery.
PVI expects Kindle 2 to boost EPD shipments
digitimes.com - 2/27/2009
PVI expects Kindle 2 to boost EPD shipments
— 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, ... (more) PVI expects Kindle 2 to boost EPD shipments

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Hearst to launch a wireless e-reader - Feb. 27, 2009
money.cnn.com - 2/27/2009
Hearst to launch a wireless e-reader - Feb. 27, 2009
— 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 ... (more) Hearst to launch a wireless e-reader - Feb. 27, 2009

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Tethering your Kindle 2
blog.fsck.com - 3/4/2009
Tethering your Kindle 2
— 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 ... (more) Tethering your Kindle 2

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