The Kindle DX has so many new features making it transform e-book reading as we know it!
Many analysts suggest that the Kindle DX is just a “larger” version of the Kindle 2. For those who do not know about the Kindle- it is a wireless reading device, which you can use to store and read ebooks. Kindle DX is the freshly released version and has plenty of new features. The list below contains all the features the Kindle comes with, and the ones in bold and italics are the newly added features in the Kindle DX.
• 9.7-inch E-Ink 1200 x 824 screen including 16 shades of grey.• One third of an inch thick, now 10.4″ x 7.2″ x 0.38″.• 4GB Storage allowing for 3500 books, which previously was 1500.• More battery life.• Navigation buttons located on the right hand side.• EVDO to allow 60-second book transfers.
• Native PDF support using the built-in reader• Automatic landscape/portrait text rotation• Line length adjustments in order to conclude how wide the text on-screen is.
Now, returning to how the Kindle DX will change e-book reading as we know it. There are many people who have rejected this claim. In my opinion, however, the launch of this handheld gadget is quite significant, and it can potentially change reading as we know it.
Understanding ESL (shortened from “English as a second language”)
The Kindle DX’s dictionary and text to voice reading will enable users from foreign countries such as India, to become more accustomed to the English language. Those using this tool might find that they are able to progress faster in the most popular language. This will surely attract many more readers if they can learn English quicker and more efficiently by the “kindle” method than the conventional teaching method. Obviously, the cost of the Kindle will restrict this type of usage in developing countries, but the potential is still there.
Line customization to user’s satisfaction
One problem users faced when utilizing the Kindle 2 was that the screen did not contain enough text , meaning users had to frequently keep turning the pages over. For some this was very aggravating, and what prevented the Kindle from being a practical device. However, the Kindle DX provides an e-book reader that formats more text and is overall much larger. In addition to the big e-book format reader, the Kindle DX enables users to customize how much text they’d prefer to have on each line as well as the text size.
PDF support opens new doors
As I outlined before, the new Kindle DX, using the in-built reader, supports Adobe PDF files. This is great news for people who publish their own articles in which the Kindle’s E-Ink screen will aid them in sending professional stories out in such a format, providing the perfect read for users.
The Kindle DX has so much more to offer than people originally think. Yes, it might have a shocking price tag ($450+) and it might not have colour and video capability, but it offers a new way to read newspapers etc. and might push us towards a ‘paperless society’. The device can hold up to 3,500 books (Think how much space you can save!) and has access to over 200,000 titles.
There might be many skeptics now, but then again, there are always skeptics. There were many present a few years ago when another portable device was launched. It would allow, for the first time, for people to store and listen to music wherever they were. It was supposed to revolutinize the way people listened to music-and it has. I bet 90% of you reading this own one of these. I am, of course, talking about the iPod.
If the iPod was so successful, then why is it not feasible that the Kindle DX, a device with such similar implications for a different kind of media, be potentially revolutionary as well?
From techcombo.com
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