Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Just the right thing for book lovers.

Introducing Amazon Kindle. This is what I mean by technology that will push human boundary and revolutionize the way we live forever. It's not so much about e-book technology but it's more about having content literally at your finger tips. Everyone knows the uptake of 3G is particularly slow in this country. It's particularly slow when connectivity or access technology is way more advanced than the provision of true and relevant content. It is after all, the latter that ultimately changes lives not just the technology and delivery method. What good are cars if there is nowhere to go to? What good are phones if there is no one to call to? What good is a stove if there is no food to cook with? Similarly, what good is 3G and connectivity when there is no content to improve the way we live? I'd definitely get an Amazon Kindle if not because the current access technology is only available in the US. At least, for now. Apparently, user will not need to keep up with the hassle of paying for the wireless service which means Amazon must have struck a deal with the network provider. I think we can see more and more mobile device manufacturers building in the cost of connectivity into their product and profit share with their network partner. This ultimately saves the hassle of end-consumer and everybody gains. Sweet.

Watch this video from cnet. I think this review appears to be less biased than the one you can view on the Amazon site. Although it may seemed like its god sent, the Kindle certainly has its flaws, which really, is no biggie in any first generation of electronic device.



1 comment:

  1. Yikes the video isn't available anymore. In a way, the kindle can be quite cool.. it's definitely lighter than many other e-book readers and of course the free 3G thingy is nice. WiFi connectivity would have been good though, JUST in case.

    One thing though, does it allow books other than those provided by Amazon to be downloaded (through USB or whatever)? And since access is allowed to sites like Wikipedia, it wouldn't hurt to let the kindle be used as a web browser to other sites as well (without color of course).

    The memory capacity isn't all that big either, 200 titles is alot but i bet there are many who are looking to store more than that. What happens when the kindle gets full then?

    EDIT: Oh, you can put in an SD card.. that question is answered then.

    BYE!

    p.s. And Oxford dictionary too!

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