02/09/2012

Amazon Kindle 2 Announced For Feb 24 Launch


image2 Amazon Kindle 2 Announced For Feb 24 Launch

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 UR.  The new model boast longer , 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 jack
  • 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 increase
  • 20 percent faster page turning
  • Formats supported
    Kindle (AZW), TXT, Audible (formats 4, Audible Enhanced (AAX)), , 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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