{"id":694,"date":"2009-02-09T21:41:29","date_gmt":"2009-02-10T02:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/694"},"modified":"2009-02-09T21:41:29","modified_gmt":"2009-02-10T02:41:29","slug":"kindling-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/694","title":{"rendered":"Kindling 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I broke down and decided to pre-order a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00154JDAI?tag=wiredp-20\" target=\"_blank\">Kindle 2<\/a> today. <img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"image\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"296\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/image1.png\" width=\"138\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/> Here\u2019s what Amazon had to say about it:<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Features &amp; Enhancements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Slim &amp; Lightweight<\/strong>: Just over 1\/3 inch and 10.2 ounces <\/li>\n<li><strong>Books in under 60 seconds<\/strong>: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required <\/li>\n<li><strong>Improved Display<\/strong>: Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for crisp images and text; even reads well in bright sunlight <\/li>\n<li><strong>Longer Battery Life<\/strong>: 25% longer battery life; read for days without recharging <\/li>\n<li><strong>More Storage<\/strong>: Take your library with you; holds over 1,500 books <\/li>\n<li><strong>Faster Page Turns<\/strong>: 20% faster page turns <\/li>\n<li><strong>Read-to-Me<\/strong>: Text-to-Speech feature means Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud. <\/li>\n<li><strong>No Wireless Bills<\/strong>: No monthly wireless bills, data plans, or commitments. Amazon pays for Kindle\u2019s wireless connectivity so you won\u2019t see a monthly wireless bill. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Large Selection<\/strong>: Over 230,000 books, plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines and blogs available <\/li>\n<li><strong>Low Book Prices<\/strong>: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are my reasons (in addition to those above):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No more the ugly duckling<\/strong>: Version 1 of the Kindle only a tech-head could love (or someone who just loved the idea, and could ignore its lack of design).<\/li>\n<li><strong>More Software Development Related Titles: <\/strong>Books such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00142KQES?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wiredp-20&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=211189&amp;creative=373489&amp;creativeASIN=B00142KQES\" target=\"_blank\">Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/032143482X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wiredp-20&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=211189&amp;creative=373489&amp;creativeASIN=032143482X\" target=\"_blank\">Concurrent Programming on Windows,<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0321545370?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wiredp-20&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=211189&amp;creative=373489&amp;creativeASIN=0321545370\" target=\"_blank\">Creating Visual Experiences with Flex 3.0,<\/a> all available under 60 seconds directly to the Kindle. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can check your wireless coverage <a href=\"http:\/\/www.showmycoverage.com\/mycoverage.jsp?id=A102ZON\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I broke down and decided to pre-order a Kindle 2 today. Here\u2019s what Amazon had to say about it: New Features &amp; Enhancements Slim &amp; Lightweight: Just over 1\/3 inch and 10.2 ounces Books in under 60 seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required Improved Display: Reads like real paper; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd5QIe-bc","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":856,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/856","url_meta":{"origin":694,"position":0},"title":"New Kindle Software Update!","date":"November 24, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Sweet! 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