subject: Kindle 3 Review - Newest Kindle Reader From Amazon To Fight The Ebook Reader Market [print this page] Finally, Kindle 3 is officiallyannounced on 28 July 2010 for ordering. With Kindle 3 into Kindle Store's awesome kindle lineup, it is a clear move by Amazon to outbeat the rest of the ebook reader vendors including Barnes & Noble, Apple and Sony in terms of offered prices and benefits. Kindle 3 review by Latest Kindle Store will be shared here to compare its outstanding improvements over the 2nd generation Kindle 2.
Kindle 3 Size and Weight
Kindle 3 is clearly 21% smaller and 17% lighter than its older Kindle 2 series model. The 6" display size still remain as it is even with this smaller form factor. This has greatly enhanced Kindle's portability and to outbeat against all of its other competitors in the similiar category. With just 8.7 ounces in weight, Kindle 3 can be read comfortably with only one hand as it is even lighter than a usual paperback and thinner than a magazine.
Kindle 3 Battery Life
Former Kindle 2 battery life is about two weeks without 3G wireless connection. The new Kindle 3 has certainly pushed its battery life even further to a longer period of one month without wireless condition. In actual reality, its battery life may be even longer than its official stated specifications.
Kindle 3 Screen Display And Size
This 3rd|third} generation of 6inches kindle reader has the same improvement of over 50% contrast than any other e-reader for the optimum reading experience. Kindle 3 can be read with its all new, high contrast E-ink for the sharpest texts and images. With this latest display technology, the reading experience can be almost similiar like reading on printed book. Its screen display is also sharper and more natural with no glare or backlight. Thus, it is even
more better to read on Kindle than reading on a computer screen. Those who know Kindle 3 for the first time will love it at the first sight.
Kindle 3 Fonts
Apart from having a better display quality, its proprietary font technology has also improved to make pages turn quicker even with more sharper fonts. This better feature has led to the creation of words and letters more crisp, clear and natural looking. Kindle 3 also includes 2 additional font options of condensed Caecilia and Sans Serif. It can also allow a broader range of characters like Cyrillic used in Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and dozens of
other languages like Japanese , simplified Chinese , Korean and etc.
Kindle 3 Storage, Wireless Connectivity And Price
Kindle 3 now has a bigger 4GB of internal flash memory for storing about 3,500 books. This is more than double of the Kindle 2's storage capacity. Similiarly to Kindle 2, it has removed external memory card storage. For Kindle 3 with both 3G and Wifi option pricing at US$189, its faster 3G connectivity has removed the need for large internal buffer storage. It can now also take advantage of its nearby 3G Wifi hotspots for faster download speed and to download stuffs without AT&T coverage. For Kindle 3 with only WiFi option, it only cost US$139 and 0.2 ounces lighter to match the taste of budget conscious book readers.
Other Kindle 3 Features
Kindle 3 has the similiar social features for supporting Facebook and Twitter integration. It also gets voice-accessible menus along with text-to-speech function to make Kindle a fully accessible device that can be used in a classroom.
