Thread: Kindle 2 Announcement on Amazon Front Page
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Old 02-09-2009, 11:01 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by RWood View Post
If there ever was doubt, Amazon's new Kindle 2 is front and center on the current Amazon home page.

In a letter to everyone from Jeff Beros, the Amazon founder said that the Kindle 2 features:
  • New design,
  • Improved battery life,
  • Crisper display,
  • Greater storage, and
  • Text-to-speech.

Just as last year's wireless 3G network raised the bar for other readers, so too does the text-to-speech option introduced this year. Now millions of people with poor or no eyesight can hear their books.

Get on-going coverage of the press conference from Nate in this thread.
RWood,......this 'text to speech' How does that work? Is the the same as audio books, where a talented reader makes the book come alive, or is it a mechanical voice?
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