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Amazon Kindle 2 reader shows its face in hi-res pictures

Ionut Popa — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:23:08 +0000

E-Book readers seem to be a thing of the future as Kindle, the first e-B00k reader from Amazon was out of stock in their website for many days. Now with the imminent release of the Kindle 2 (it’s said that Kindle 2 will announced today, with a special Stephen King story), there’s hi-res pictures on Internet, which will only make you drawl thinking of the device. From what we’ve gathered it seems the Kindle Reader 2 will be slimmer than the first version and will sell for 359$ (update, now only $299), same as Kindle. Enjoy the pics. Update (new [...]

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Kindle 2 to appear in February on Amazon

Ionut Popa — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:18:49 +0000

Kindle was one of the most successfull eBook readers on the market mainly because it was produced and had the support of Amazon, the largest online store in the world. Now, after less than two years, Kindle is ready for a comeback with a new face and upgraded functions. There’s rumors on Internet that it will come around in February, on 9th to be exact. From the first leaked pictures it seems that Kindle 2 has a more organic shape, without too many straight angles, that made the first Kindle look almost like an F-117 stealth bomber in while knight [...]

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