digitimes.com - 2/27/2009
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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, according to market sources.
ifixit.com - 2/24/2009
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ifixit.com —
That's a standard mini-PCIe WWAN (EVDO) card -
perhaps one could scope the AT commands being sent
to the card, then insert the card into PC and send the same AT commands for unlimited (free) data... Also, there's a missing SIM holder below the WWAN ...
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Kindle 2 First Look
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
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Kindle 3 rumor with touchscreen 8.5 x 11-inch display returns
Engadget —
... Now that the Kindle 2 is out, it's time to get back onto the Kindle rumor mill. You might recall that in addition to the early leaks of the device that become the Kindle 2, a bigger screened Kindle mimicking an 8.5 x 11-inch sheet of paper for ...
A Larger, Touchscreen Kindle 3 Coming This Year? [Kindle]
Gizmodo —
... , I've been surprised that Amazon hasn't released system with these purported specs yet. As nice as the Kindles may be to use, they look like something straight out of 1980, minus the tape heads. [DigiTimes via ...
Student’s Kindle coming soon
CrunchGear —
... While one line in a boring DigiTimes story does not a confirmation make, it’s a compelling enough reason to run around naked for the rest of the day yelling “The Kindle 3 is coming.” Go ahead. We’ll wait. ...
Afternoon Linkage for February 27th, 2009
GEARFUSE —
Afternoon Linkage for February 27th, 2009 By Vince Veneziani February 27, 2009 Comments (0) Filed under: Features It’s a beautiful Friday. What’s your excuse? You’ll have to pry Emojii from my cold dead hands, Apple Some bullshit about the “Kindle 3″ A robot that makes you a sandwich $88,000 stereo speakers make you go “Holy shit!” The RAZR! It lives! The future of Playstation Home A beautiful origami lamp Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? E-mail us: tips AT gearfuse DOT com . ...
Amazon Kindle 3 To Get a Touchscreen?
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... The Kindle 3 could have a touchscreen, be bigger and makes its debut by the end of the year, according to a report in Taiwanese newspaper DigiTimes. ...
Rumor: Amazon to create a Kindle 3 later this year?
Gadgetell —
... due to the launch of the Kindle 2. In fact, Amazon is their largest client, so I’m sure PVI hopes that the Kindle 2 is met with success. According to some sources within PVI, Amazon is planning to release a new Kindle by the end of the year, which would come with a larger screen that is touch capable.
It will be interesting to see how this rumor plays out, whether Amazon has any comment on this matter or if other rumors surface.
Read [Digitimes]
Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood ...
New larger Kindle e-book reader rumored coming
Gizmo Watch —
... available with an increased screen size and added touch functions by the end of the year. With the rumors gaining momentum we expect the Amazon Kindle 3 to make inroads into the educational markets with its larger form factor and a touchscreen. Unlike the Kindle 2 e-book reader, which is a 6-inch electronic paper display with 600×800 resolution and 2GB of memory, the new rumored e-book could be an 8.5 x 11-inch touchscreen reader, i.e. of a standard paper size.
Via: DigiTimes/CNet
Kindle 3 already rumored for Fall 2009
I4U News —
... just started to ship last week and we are already reading about a rumor about Kindle 3. Digitimes just mentioned a Kindle 3 in a story about PVI who delivers the display for the Amazon Kindle. Apparently in fall we will see a touchscreen Kindle that also will have a larger display. Kindle 3 with a touchscreen would be able to get rid of the QWERTY keyboard buttons and use all of the Kindle surface as screen like the ...
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Amazon.com: Kindle 2
amazon.com 2/18/2009 —
Still not available on European mobile networks. Mostly the same as the PRS -505 I got . I’d call it lame if it weren’t for the text-to-speech feature, which I think is genuinely useful.
Technorati Tags: amazon , europe , ev-do , ...
Amazon Kindle 2 official: $359 on February 24th
slashgear.com 2/9/2009 — Amazon have officially announced the Kindle 2 ebook reader this morning, complete with a newly designed - and super-thin 0.36-inch - casing, wireless connectivity for cable-free ebook downloads, and up to two weeks of battery life. The new Kindle 2 ...
10 reasons to buy a Kindle 2… and 10 reasons not to
crunchgear.com 2/25/2009 —
From xkcd
Having used both Kindles 1 and 2, I thought it would helpful to list where the new Kindle excels and where it falters. The dead tree book will never die - I think it will even have more longevity and popularity than the boutique ...
Amazon Brings Kindle to iPhone
pcworld.com 3/4/2009 — Amazon has released Kindle for iPhone, an iPhone app that lets you read Kindle e-books on your iPhone or iPod Touch. With Kindle for iPhone's release, Amazon extends Kindle's reach off its own e-book reader for the first time. Kindle for iPhone lets ...
Tethering your Kindle 2
blog.fsck.com 3/4/2009 — 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 ...
Jauntify your Kindle 2 with jaunty jackets
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.
Don’t have hands? Try the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Kindle 2 not reading aloud anymore if Publisher forbids it —
I4U News 2/28/2009
Amazon raised some controversy amongst publishers with the new experimental text-to-speech feature found in Kindle 2. Publishers see their audio book sales dwindle with this feature and even said Amazon does not have the rights to let Kindle read ...
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