new kindle update 1.2, changes to Experimental

huari · 02-16-2009, 06:09 AM

Hi,

My Kindle crashed (a rare occurrence) so on reset I thought I'd check the updates. Lo and behold, a new update in the form of 1.2 arrived, but I noticed gone now is that NowNow, mechanical turk kindle answerer thingy. The Experimental section just lists Basic Web and Play Music.

I also noticed the menu now says:' Sync and Check for new items' when it used to just be 'check for new items'. I wonder if that 'sync' was just a play on words or there is some upcoming functionality for us early Kindle adopters.

Other than that I haven't noticed much difference, and I'm still lovin' my old K1.

Anyone else notice any differences?

ps i just entered the contest for a Kindle 2 for the missus, if i win, I'll post the firmware differences

huari · 02-16-2009, 06:18 AM

ugh, I missed the memo.

sorry about that, I redirect all to this thread

pilotbob · 02-16-2009, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huari

I also noticed the menu now says:' Sync and Check for new items' when it used to just be 'check for new items'. I wonder if that 'sync' was just a play on words or there is some upcoming functionality for us early Kindle adopters.

That is the new whispersync feature. It has been discussed in other threads. It allows you to sync your position in a book with another Kindle (and possibly soon to be cell phones.)

BOb

02-16-2009, 06:09 AM	#1
huari Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 1061025 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Kindle me, Sony Reader missus	new kindle update 1.2, changes to Experimental Hi, My Kindle crashed (a rare occurrence) so on reset I thought I'd check the updates. Lo and behold, a new update in the form of 1.2 arrived, but I noticed gone now is that NowNow, mechanical turk kindle answerer thingy. The Experimental section just lists Basic Web and Play Music. I also noticed the menu now says:' Sync and Check for new items' when it used to just be 'check for new items'. I wonder if that 'sync' was just a play on words or there is some upcoming functionality for us early Kindle adopters. Other than that I haven't noticed much difference, and I'm still lovin' my old K1. Anyone else notice any differences? ps i just entered the contest for a Kindle 2 for the missus, if i win, I'll post the firmware differences

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02-16-2009, 06:18 AM	#2
huari Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 1061025 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Kindle me, Sony Reader missus	ugh, I missed the memo. sorry about that, I redirect all to this thread

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