Everyone is excited over the new Kindle 2.0 which was just released in New York. Here are the 5 best improvements that comes with the new Kindle.
1. Twenty-Five Per Cent More Battery Life
Now you can read on the Kindle for four days straight on a single charge, with the wireless on. Turn off the wireless, and you can take a trip for almost two weeks without worrying about the Kindle running out on you. The battery life varies based on wireless usage, such as shopping the Kindle Store and downloading content.
2. New Five-Way Controller
Kindle 2.0 comes with a clever five-way navigation controller that provides control of more functions. It also comes with the Menu and Back buttons right next to it. This replaces the old scroll wheel used in the first Kindle version, which was a bit of a hassle to use. The new controller makes selecting and highlighting text much easier.
3. New Next Page Button
It's a good thing Amazon paid attention to its customer feedback about the previous and next page buttons on Kindle 1 which were way to big and sensitive. Very likely, you'll accidentally press the buttons and turn the page when you don't intend to. Kindle 2.0 have smaller buttons, with the previous button smaller than the next button, which flex inwards, instead of outwards like in the previous version. This cuts down a lot of accidental page turns, which is a relieve for many Kindle lovers.
4. Sharper Graphics
Kindle 2.0 now boasts 16 shades of grey instead of 4 shades in the original Kindle. Text now look sharper, and less bleed around the letters as noticed in Kindle 1.
5. Sleeker Design
Kindle 2.0 is now 0.36 inches thick, or shall I say thin, compared to Kindle 1's 0.7 inches. They have also got rid of the rather horrid looking square angled keys and replaced them with smooth circular keys for the QWERTY keyboard.
For a side-by-side comparison of Kindle 2.0 and the Original Kindle, please visit http://reviewkindle.blogspot.com/
