Kindle
16/10/2009 14:56 Filed in: gadgets
My Amazon Kindle arrived today. As of today Amazon also consolidated the domestic version and International version and lowered the price to USD259 to compete with the nook from Barnes & Nobles.
Overall I found the screen of Kindle crisp, sharp and very readable. The wireless purchase is convenient and fast. While I gave up some capability to randomly browse through paper books, the entire book purchase delivery experience took less than 2 minutes and is very, very good.
I found the experimental browser feature only barely adequate for general use. This feature is currently only available in Hong Kong, Japan and Mexico, so friends in other country may not get the benefit of this. Being able to search Wikipedia and check mobile GMail using the device is certainly a big plus and add considerable selling point to the device. I hope Amazon could negotiate the deal with the telecom operators in more country and make this a permanent feature of Kindle.
Overall I found the screen of Kindle crisp, sharp and very readable. The wireless purchase is convenient and fast. While I gave up some capability to randomly browse through paper books, the entire book purchase delivery experience took less than 2 minutes and is very, very good.
I found the experimental browser feature only barely adequate for general use. This feature is currently only available in Hong Kong, Japan and Mexico, so friends in other country may not get the benefit of this. Being able to search Wikipedia and check mobile GMail using the device is certainly a big plus and add considerable selling point to the device. I hope Amazon could negotiate the deal with the telecom operators in more country and make this a permanent feature of Kindle.