Today at an Amazon press conference the Kindle 2 was announced for release on February 24th with a price tag of $359.99 and will come with the new Steven King Novel UR. The new model boast longer battery life, a boost in the screen resolution and overall thinner profile read on for spec listing.
Specs:
- .36in think (or thins rather)
- 10.2 ounces
- New five way thumb controller
- 3.5mm audio jack
- USB 2.0
- 6” diagonal E-Ink display with new 16 shades of gray at 600 x 800 resolution at 167 dpi
- Battery life is 4 days with EVDO on and 2 weeks with EVDO off
- 2GB storage increase
- 20 percent faster page turning
- Formats supported
Kindle (AZW), TXT, Audible (formats 4, Audible Enhanced (AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively
PDF, HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion
And its now available for pre-order at Amazon.com
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