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Amazon Kindle 2: Now with PDF support, 85% more battery life
In what we are guessing is an attempt to make the Kindle a bit more attractive when compared to the B&N nook, Amazon announced today that the Kindle 2 now ships with PDF support and a battery that lasts almost twice as long as previous Kindle 2s. The battery bump, in particular, gives you 7 days of use with wireless on as opposed to 4.
Even cooler, though, is the fact that if you already own a Kindle 2, there will be a firmware update released over-the-air that will give you the same functionality, including the 85% increase in battery life! No date has been announced for the release of that update, but we’d be surprised if it didn’t arrive any day now. Gotta love competition. You can pick up the Kindle 2 on Amazon.
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It’s about time they added PDF support. Glad to see better battery life too. Another price drop and I’m buying a Kindle.
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The main benefit with the Kindle is that there is no backlighting. Backlighting is making it uncomfortable to read. The price is ok but still high enough to make you stop and wonder if it’s worth it. I wonder for how long “real” books will stay with us, they have their own charm though. If you are interested, I saw that it’s possible to win a free Kindle 2 on http://www.americanlisted.com/competition/
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