Online book superstore Amazon.com has released Kindle2, a quantum leap in technology in the handheld library market.
Kindle2 is the successor to Amazon's popular Kindle product. It sports 16 shades of gray 'e-ink;' 25% more battery life, a bigger library (1,500 books), and a slimmer, trimmer form factor. It even supports built-in 3G wireless (free!) that will download a whole e-book in just 60 seconds.
And this time around, Amazon is definitely going for cool. Amazon VP Ian Freed is saying that the device is designed to 'disappear' in your hand, like a real book does, only better. "One of the great things about Kindle is it doesn't ever get hot," said Freed in an interview with crave.com. We would respectfully suggest that one of the smart design decisions making this feat possible is the Kindle2's new all-aluminum back plate. Smart move.
