A brief review of the Kindle in the current (Feb.) issue of PC World gives it pretty good marks. The writers states, "The device leaves some room for improvement, but it has succeeded in renewing my interest in reading ebooks."
Complete review here:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139829/article.html
In another article in the same edition entitled "Today's Most Innovative Products, out of 25 the Kindle is number 5.