Kindle 3 vs Nook, Sony Reader

Now that the Kindle 3 is out it’s worth comparing it with the Nook and the Sony Reader. This isn’t a fair comparison because we ought to wait for Nook 2 and the new Sony Readers and then do Kindle 3 vs Nook 2 and Kindle vs new Sony Reader comparisons. It’s still being written [...]

Kindle Hands free reading? Speech to text? Kindle 3 microphone

One of the features of the new Kindle 3 that hasn’t received much attention is the tiny microphone at the bottom. Thanks a ton to John Holloway for pointing this out and speculating about what it might mean.  The Kindle Help pages clearly show that there is a tiny microphone lodged between the headphone Jack and [...]

new kindle – new kindle review

This new kindle review will cover the new Kindle (Kindle 3) which Amazon will ship on August 27th. The new Kindle 3 is available in graphite or white for $189. This is a review of features and is rather detailed – Please check my Kindle 3 Review for a shorter review of the new kindle. If you’d rather read up on the [...]

Kindle vs Kindle WiFi

We’ve seen the $139 Kindle WiFi and the $189 Kindle 3 arrive today and one of the hot topics at the kindle forum is Kindle vs Kindle WiFi. This Kindle vs Kindle WiFi comparison post will explain the differences between the two and help you choose the right Kindle for your needs. Note: Kindle 3 has BOTH 3G and WiFi and [...]

Kindle 3 – CJK (Japanese, Chinese, Korean), Cyrillic fonts supported

This is big news about the Kindle WiFi and Kindle 3 and strangely not included in the Press Release – Support for New Characters Kindle can now display Cyrillic (such as Russian), Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean characters in addition to Latin and Greek scripts. That means Amazon can use Kindle 3 to [...]

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