Kindle 3 Review - Newest Kindle Reader From Kindle Store To Conquer The Ebook Reader Market
Posted: Sunday, August 01, 2010
by Royston Tan
Latest Kindle Store
Finally, Kindle 3 is officiallyannounced on 28 July 2010 for ordering. With Kindle 3 into Kindle Store's awesome kindle lineup, it is an obvious move by Amazon to outshine the rest of the ebook reader suppliers including Barnes & Noble, Apple and Sony in terms of prices and benefits. Kindle 3 review by Latest Kindle Store will be shared here to compare its great improvements over the 2nd generation Kindle 2.
Kindle 3 is clearly 21% smaller and 17% lighter than its former Kindle 2 series model. The 6inches display size still remain as it is even with this smaller body size. This has significantly improved Kindle's portability and to outbeat against all of its other competitors in the similiar aspect. With only 8.7 ounces in weight, Kindle 3 can be read comfortably with only one hand as it is even lighter than a usual paperback and thinner than a magazine.
Kindle 3 Battery Life
Previous Kindle 2 battery life is about two weeks without 3G wireless connection. The all new Kindle 3 has definitely pushed its battery life even further to an impressive period of one month without wireless mode. In actual reality, its battery life may be even longer than its official stated specifications.
Kindle 3 Screen Display And Size
This 3rd|third} generation of 6inches kindle reader has the same improvement of over 50% contrast than any other ebook reader for the best reading experience. Kindle 3 can be read with its all new, high contrast E-ink for the sharpest texts and images. With this latest display technology, the reading experience can be nearly the same like reading on printed book. Its screen display is also sharper and more natural with no glare or backlight. Therefore, it is even
more better to read on Kindle than reading on a PC screen. Those who know Kindle 3 for the first time will love it at the first sight.
Kindle 3 Fonts
Apart from having a better display quality, its own font technology has also become better to make pages turn quicker even with more sharper fonts. This improvement has led to the creation of words and letters more crisp, clear and natural looking. Kindle 3 also comes with 2 additional font options of condensed Caecilia and Sans Serif. It can also allow a broader range of characters like Cyrillic used in Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian and dozens of
other languages for e.g. Japanese , Traditional Chinese , Greek and etc.
Kindle 3 Storage, Wireless Connectivity And Price
Kindle 3 now has a bigger 4GB of internal flash memory for storing about 3,500 books. This is more than double of the Kindle 2's storage capacity. Similiarly to Kindle 2, it has removed external memory card storage. For Kindle 3 with both 3G and Wifi option pricing at US$189, its faster 3G connectivity has eliminated the need for large internal buffer storage. It can now also take advantage of its neighbouring 3G Wifi hotspots for quicker download speed and to download books without AT & T coverage. For Kindle 3 with only WiFi option, it only cost US$139 and 0.2 ounces lighter to match the needs of budget conscious book readers.
Other Kindle 3 Features
Kindle 3 has the similiar social features for supporting Facebook and Twitter integration. It also gets voice-accessible menus along with text-to-speech option to make Kindle a fully accessible device that can be used in a classroom.
In short, the rollout of Kindle 3 is a clear evidence that Amazon has implemented the kindle reader strategy very seriously and it is to fend off the unfavorable guessing of losing over its rivals like Apple. Visit Latest Kindle Store.Com today to see other Kindle 3 review postings and grab your top 100 free kindle books.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)It sounds as though Amazon has pulled out all the stops with this product!
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