The Amazon Kindle 2
It was over a year ago when Amazon, the country’s largest online retailer, decided it wanted a piece of the ebook reader market so it launched the Kindle.
Like many ebook readers, the Kindle had an electronic ink display and had flash memory. The Kindle used Sprint’s EVDO network to download content over Amazon’s Whispernet service, so users were able to get books on Amazon’s online catalog very easily.
Now, Amazon has launched an all-new Kindle model to replace the old one. The new Kindle still uses an e-ink display with a resolution of 600×800 pixels and has 16 shades of gray. It also has a new 5-way controller, a 3.5mm audio jack, USB 2.0 connection, and 2 GB of internal memory, good for about 1500 books.
Amazon has also introduced Whispersync which allows the Kindle, Kindle 2, and other supported wireless devices to sync with each other. Another new feature is text to speech so the Kindle can read to its users.
Apart from the new features, the Kindle also sports a new design, with rounded edges, and an aluminum back ala iPod Touch. Speaking of the Touch, the new Kindle is about 25% thinner than Apple’s flagship player. How’s that for slim?
The new Amazon Kindle is now available for only $359.
Micro Blogging
Blogging became a phenomenon several years ago. The popularity of the blog exploded because suddenly, people found a way to voice out their opinions, speak their minds, and generally just tell their story to the world very easily.
Today, there are millions of blogs online, some are entertaining, some are funny, and some are informative, while others are just downright nasty. Texting became popular because it was cheap, quick, and very easy. Messages could be sent back and forth in a split second, connecting people from all over the world. It literally gave people the power to communicate using a tool that was within grasp of their fingertips.
Now, a new form of blogging is exploding into the scene. Micro blogging is basically blogging, but with a limited number of characters, hence the term micro.With microblog sites such as Twitter and Plurk, people could tell say what they are doing in quick, brief messages to their friends and contacts.
What’s making micro blogging popular now is the fact most micro blogging sites allow people to post using their phones. This means that people could tell their friends what they’re doing or how they’re feeling, whenever and wherever there is cellular service.
Micro blogging: it’s quick, it’s easy, and it’s the next big thing.
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