Category: Kindle Thoughts
How Green is the Kindle?
Pretty green, according to a new report by the Cleantech Group. For every Kindle currently in use, there are about 22.5 less books that are sold each year. In terms…
Kindle Bugs – Photo of the Day
I haven’t posted on of those in a while… I’ve found some bugs on Kindle 2… some lady bugs :)
PC World’s 3 Reasons to Travel With a Kindle
PC World’s James A. Martin has posted an article about the positive experience he’s had flying with a Kindle 2. He gives three main reasons why any traveller could benefit…
Kindle DX second impressions
After using Kindle DX for a while I would like to add to my first impressions. In my original review I’ve described large screen as more of a disadvantage because…
Airplane didn’t brick my Kindle this time
Recently I took another transatlantic flight with my family. I was reading Wolves Of Calla on Kindle DX, my wife was reading Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy on Kindle 2.…
Kindle As Father’s Day Gift
For some time now Amazon has been running “Kindle. Let Data Read and Relax” ad. I actually think that it does make sense. If your finances let you spend $359.00…
Wireless Data Costs – Kindle Economics #1
Recently MediaShift blog mentioned some interesting numbers related to Kindle wireless data pricing: > Avg. file size = 1.2MB > Bandwidth cost = 12 cents MB > Selling price =…
Amazon Kindling Made Of Wood, Holds 120 Words
Couldn’t resist posting this picture of wooden Kindle. Folks at Incredible Stuff I Made with some help from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories created it. Enjoy! Until May 20th, 2009 you…
Airplane Bricked My Kindle 2
Recently I had to take a couple of long trips on airplanes. And supposedly Amazon Kindle is just perfect for such occasions. I stuffed mine with tons of books and…
Kindle 2 Features I would love to see
Although I’m extremely happy with my Kindle 2 there are several features I would really like to have (even if only in Kindle 3) ordered by descending importance: Full Unicode…