Kindle 3G Roaming and Other Matters
From my Facebook ramblings to friends.
Oct. 22, 2010
One reason that I purchased a Kindle 2 and then a Kindle 3g is the A5 form factor. It's why I believe that Apple will have to come out with a 7" Touch/iPad. Now, the Palm PDA inventors carried a wooden mock-up in their pockets to determine its physical usability and were wildly successful after others had failed. So, I walked around with the Kindle 3 in my pants and shorts pocket for months. Try that with the iPad!
Oct. 21, 2010
Kindle roaming 3G access is $0. "AT&T charges $25 per month for a mere 20MB of data and $200 per month for 200MB for international roaming (even in Canada). And if you don't use that data allotment within 30 days, you lose the remaining data." [PC World] I don't stream anything to the Kindle, but I do banking, email..., Facebook, news surfing, Wikipedia searching, and Googling. All free on the Kindle!
Oct. 14, 2010
Arrived Zurich. Kindle only Web access. Bit clumsy but it`s free! 3G.
I understand what Amazon meant when classifying the Kindle Browser as "Experimental." It has a tendency to hang the Kindle. Useful and free, but not very dependable.
Labels: ANALYSIS, COMMENTARY, Facebook, INNOVATION, Kindle, TECHNOLOGY
posted by Davel at 5:38 PM
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Slimmer and sleeker looking than the original Kindle; large library of tens of thousands of e-books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs via Amazon's familiar online store;
Built-in free wireless "Whispernet" data network--no PC needed;
Built-in keyboard for notes and navigation;
A faster processor speeds up the device;
With 2GB of internal memory, it's capable of storing 1,500 electronic books;
Font size is adjustable;
Improved battery life;
Displays image files and plays MP3 and AAC audio;
Compatible with Windows and Mac machines;
New Text-to-Speech feature allows you to have text read aloud.
Built-in Dictionary with Instant Lookup
Never get caught without a dictionary. Kindle includes The New Oxford American Dictionary with over 250,000 entries and definitions, so you can seamlessly look up the definitions of words without interrupting your reading. Come across a word you don't know? Simply move the cursor to it and the definition will automatically display at the bottom of the screen. Never fear a sesquipedalian word again--simply look it up and keep reading.
Wireless Access to Wikipedia
Kindle also includes free built-in access to the world's most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia--Wikipedia.org. With Kindle in hand, looking up people, places, events, and more has never been easier. It gives whole new meaning to the phrase walking encyclopedia.
Search
Kindle makes it easy to search within a book, across your library, in the Kindle Store, or even the Web. To use the Search feature, simply type in a word or phrase you're looking for, and Kindle finds every instance in your book or across your Kindle library. Looking for the first reference of a character in your book? Simply type in the name and search. You can extend your search to the Kindle Store to find related titles you may be interested in. Explore even further by searching Wikipedia and the Web.
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