02-24-2009, 03:00 PM | #1 |
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Kindle 2 is here!
I have it in my hot little hands.
Will update.... I also have to install a Japanese language program for my daughter so I'm going back and forth b/n PCs.. First impressions: K2 is "top heavy" as compared to the K1. Holding it in your hands the top wants to drop. The page turn buttons are different. On the K1 you press the outer edge of the button. On the K2 you have to press the inner edge. The good news is that it will make unintentional page turns less likely. The screen is faster, more responsive. The partial refreshes work very well when navigating via the joy stick. You turn on/off the wireless via the menu... no switch. There are guides for K1 owners to easily transfer subsriptions and "archived" Amazon content. 3G is faster, only a few seconds to bring up Kindle store. You wake and put the K2 to sleep by quickly sliding the power button to the right. You probably would have to hold the button to the right to turn it off. Boo, hiss! The USB cable is proprietary. The end that plugs into the K2 is slightly smaller than a small device USB. Another cable I have to carry. Calibre doesn't automatically detect the K2. Well, at least you can "eject" the K2 when it is connected to the PC and it will charge and you can use it. K2 is slightly longer, the same width and significantly slimmer than the K1. You can easily remove books from the home page. A left toggle on the underlined book brings up a dialogue to delete the item. A right toggle gives you options of: Go to last page read Go to Beginning Go to Location.... Book Description Search this Book My Notes & Marks Remove from Device Content Manager is completely gone. There is no discernible way to remove the back and I'm not going to fiddle with it right now. I find the keyboard more difficult to use because the keys are barely raised from the case but I'll get used to it. I can still use Calibre by using "Save to Disk". Navigation is easier and harder. The joy stick makes it fairly easy to maneuver around the screen and the screen refresh keeps up unless you're trying to move fast. The joy stick is pretty sensitive and takes a fairly deft touch. Not good for us arthritis sufferers. The dictionary is already loaded so when you land on a word the definition appears at the bottom of the screen. If you land on a link a little hand with the index finger extended appears. Selection is by pushing the joy stick towards the case. Page turns are faster, I'll have to learn not to hit the page turn button until I'm closer to the end of the page. *********** The three pictures I've attached show: 1. Front views of both Kindles 2. End views of both Kindles, note that the USB port on K2 is much smaller. 3. Bad closeup of USB cables. Last edited by TallMomof2; 02-24-2009 at 06:07 PM. |
02-24-2009, 03:02 PM | #2 |
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02-24-2009, 04:22 PM | #6 |
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I was going to say that it's a new standard -- but not many things use it yet. We'll hope that more things start to use it!
And yes, the manual says you hold the on/off switch to actually power it off. (still waiting for mine!) |
02-24-2009, 04:23 PM | #7 |
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It may be standard but I don't have anything like it. Off to find the camera.....
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02-24-2009, 04:25 PM | #8 |
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Photos? Pleeeeease.
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02-24-2009, 04:33 PM | #10 |
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Soilwork made a thread about this (thanks! that's where I saw it) -- engadget has a ton of pictures here. Unboxing, and all sorts of Kindle shots.
engadget unboxing Kindle 2 Those photos went a long way to appeasing my curiosity!! |
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My Bluetooth headset uses MicroUSB, so I already have a Gomadic tip for it.
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02-24-2009, 04:44 PM | #12 |
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I tried looking at Engadget, but it takes 15 seconds to re-load each picture. Too frustrating!
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02-24-2009, 04:48 PM | #13 |
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Oh, sorry! I guess we have several T1's in parallel as our web connection here. It was instantaneous for me. They do have *great* pics there.
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02-24-2009, 04:48 PM | #14 |
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This is the first *micro* USB device I've owned, all the rest are mini USB. Both my cameras are mini USB, the few phones with a non-proprietary cable are mini USB. I'm sure Amazon went with micro versus mini because of the thinness of the case.
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