02-24-2009, 05:59 PM | #1 |
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Kindle 2 in my hands! Wooo!
Well, I just got home and grabbed it.
I gotta say - MUCH better than I expected. The device is nice and sleek, I don't have Sony envy anymore. The interface is MUCH better. Text to speech is.. well, what you'd expect. Wish I had it earlier this week when I was blind for a few days. The web browser seems MUCH more sophisticated and is working better. Love the new button-thing. Much more handy than the scroll wheel. Not sure about the new buttons yet. I never had the "accidentally hit button" thing so I'm finding these are slowing me down a bit. But not much. So far... after about 10 minutes.. LOVING it. If you have an questions let me know and I'll try to answer. |
02-24-2009, 06:00 PM | #2 |
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Oh, also... the Amazon case is quite nice. It will NOT be falling out.
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02-24-2009, 06:00 PM | #3 |
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Heres a question.
Side by side, reading text as in a novel, how much difference is there in clarity? Dont' forget to poll.... |
02-24-2009, 06:05 PM | #4 |
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Definitely a bit cleaner. Screen seems a BIT lighter, too. Not sure, though.
There's also a great "info" function. You hit sideways on a device and see the books cover, info about it, can see your notes, or delete the item. |
02-24-2009, 06:06 PM | #5 |
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First hiccup.. Calibre doesn't seem to see the device.
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02-24-2009, 06:07 PM | #6 |
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02-24-2009, 06:07 PM | #7 |
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Yep. One step ahead.. downloading as we speak. Here's hoping!
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02-24-2009, 06:15 PM | #8 |
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The new build seems to be working great!
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02-24-2009, 06:25 PM | #9 |
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Alright, about 20 minutes in and I have almost everything on the new device sans things I emailed myself. Taking care of that now.
Sorry.. Kind of "live posting" this. Gotta get my PID though. |
02-24-2009, 06:32 PM | #10 |
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i also received my K2 today. It is really nice and thin. I did not order a case tho and i feel that I need one since I used one with my K1. Haven't been able to play with it yet.
can't wait. Cin |
02-24-2009, 06:43 PM | #11 |
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Ok... snafu #2..
Can't seem to get the PID. Kindlepid.py is throwing up errors with the serial number. |
02-24-2009, 06:45 PM | #12 |
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Got mine today too! But, basically, it's sitting on my desk. Won't really have a chance to play with it until I get home.
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02-24-2009, 06:51 PM | #13 |
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Mine finally arrived. This thing is very fast with my limited play time so far. Very thin and feels like a really quality product in the hand. Reminds me very much of the build of the Sony 505. Very nice overall.
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02-24-2009, 07:00 PM | #14 |
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Alright... got the PID working. Just had to reinstall/re-setup. Not sure why, worked fine earlier. But so far so good!
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