Filed under: Handhelds
Although the article doesn't contain much more information about the
Amazon Kindle that we hadn't seen before, Newsweek's cover story on the device is the first
official confirmation that the device exists. Featuring an interview with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the article lays down the feature set -- $399, 6-inch E-ink screen, no backlight, EV-DO "Whispernet" on Sprint for over the air book purchases -- and the company's vision for digital books replacing "the last bastion of analog." Books will go for $9.99, and users can even subscribe to newspapers and "select blogs" for monthly fees. Also news is that the Kindle gets 30 hours of battery life, and can fully recharge in only two. One thing's for sure, this is looking way more compelling a package than
previous attempts at the eBook idea.
[Thanks,
Alex]
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