Amazon has introduced the new generation ebook wireless reading device which is named Kindle 2, and is a lot better than the previous version of Kindle from Amazon. The device has surely become thinner, but also is brighter and the keys functionality and many other things have shown a lot of improvement.

There are quite a few changes made from the previous Kindle and here are a few of them -

• The previous version looked like some computers which were just built from scratch, but this Kindle 2 has curved edges and the design is sleek and resembles the smartphones of these days, like iPhone.
• Screen is 6 inch tall, and can now turn pages 20% faster than the previous generation Kindle.
• No changes in the price – There is no rise or drop in the prize of Kindle 2, which is for about $359.
• There is a 5-way joystick which is better than the scroll previously which helps in moving from line to line.

• Storage has become 7x higher than earlier, so 1500 titles can be stored all at a time.
• There are no changes in the speed of the download of books from the previous version of Kindle.
• It comes in a single color, i.e. White and looks the best in it.
• Text-to-Speech is a new awesome feature for readers who can have the computerized voice talk anything in one of the 3 speech rates and you can choose to have the voice from male or female.
• The previous Kindle just had 4 shades of gray, but the new Kindle 2 comes with 16 shades of gray.

This new Kindle 2 is available for pre-order and the actual shipping will start from February 24th.

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