Comments on: Kindle’s Second Coming: $359, Reads Aloud, Syncs Content with Devices http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:54:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Scotty http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412838 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:50:07 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412838 Well you may want to hold off.

The update ate my Kindle with an error code of F000 and amazingly its now a boat anchor with no means of recovery other than back to Amazon.

I knew I shouldn’t have pre-ordered that Kindle 2.0. Left the 1.0 unit with thoughts of suicide. :-)

I called customer service and when they wanted to charge me for replacing my “out of warranty unit” I squawked and they got an over-ride to replace the unit no-charge (yes, they saw the pre-order on my account, probably saw the long long list of Kindle books too). Since I have Prime they’re able to send the new unit over night so it will be here tomorrow.

This 1.0 unit was ordered the day Kindle’s went on sale and arrived the next day (good ol’ Prime). It’s worked flawlessly since then.

I guess now I’ll get to see just how good their promise of keeping all my annotations and bookmarks backed up on their servers is. Gulp.

The really annoying part is I’m stuck at home recovering from my latest trip to install more steel in my heart. I’d just bought a whole stack of ebooks to read and I guess I’ll be waiting until Mr. UPS shows up tomorrow now. :-)

]]> By: Scotty http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412837 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:13:37 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412837 Kindle Software 1.2 is indeed available for Kindle 1.0 with several upgraded features: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200226050

]]> By: Scotty http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412836 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:44:33 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412836 My Kindle is currently downloading this file from Amazon: FWUO_update-01-144750018-299870016.bin64108.tmp

Looks like new firmware for Kindle 1.0?? Anyone else getting this?

]]> By: TateJ http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412835 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:52:03 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412835 I like it and I want it.

]]> By: No1 http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412834 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:43:58 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412834 I’d have to agree with Lee, too expensive, and not enough functionally, especially for people outside of the states.

I have been using my old Palm Zire 72 as an ebook reader, and it functions brilliantly, even though the battery is a bit worn by now. But at that price I’ll using a netbook instead, even an iPod Touch would make more sense, even if I still have yet to buy an Apple product ;-)

]]> By: SAM http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412833 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:34:46 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412833 Adobe Acrobat full version does voice reading.
How large is the screen?
Does it read pdf’s, doc or lit files?
Why doesn’t it have colour, my Fujitsu u810 has a colour screen and is small?

]]> By: Boca http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412832 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:17:37 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412832 Order today and it will be delivered in time for the Christmas holidays:)

]]> By: Mike Reilly http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412831 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:25:25 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412831 Can you get the internet on this, like a b&w netbook with no monthly fees? If so, the price starts to look pretty good.

]]> By: Scotty http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412830 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:25:21 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412830 I’ve actually bought enough Kindle content I may have more than 2GB for Amazon to attempt to sync onto my pre-order. Maybe they’ll ship me a custom unit with more flash for being such a good customer? :-)

]]> By: Joe T. http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412829 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:08:53 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412829 Hardly “Next Generation.”

- A nice bump in speed.
- Questionable memory bump: A nice bump in internal memory, but it looks like they removed external memory expansion.
- Fixed the placement of page-turn buttons.
- Thinner and flat.

A new, improved model, yes. Not next generation. (Amazon’s news release doesn’t call it that.)

]]> By: urbzen http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412828 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:12:51 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412828 I’m shocked more people aren’t talking about the serious privacy-rights implications of the Kindle. Sure, it’s convenient, but is it worth your civil liberties?

]]> By: animatio http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412827 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:52:55 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412827 still a poor perfomer (a small 2 gb and still only 16 shades of grey) at this prize for one function only …. i simply turn my netbook sidways with any ereader on – that’s it

]]> By: Jasen http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412826 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:17:15 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412826 On a side note, reading novels on the iphone/ipod touch is just too small for me, but its a fair compromise to not have to carry another device.

]]> By: Jasen http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412825 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:15:09 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412825 I am really curious about the text-to-speech function, and how usable that is. To me, that is a potential game changer.

]]> By: Lee http://gigaom.com/mobile/kindles-second-coming-359-reads-aloud-syncs-content-with-devices/#comment-412824 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:10:35 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=29259#comment-412824 Why would I want this? Who is the market for this? I could buy a brand spanking new netbook for around the same price or get an iPod Touch or iPhone for less. I have, at any given time, probably 15 full length novels on my iPhone which I read using the teriffic ereader software. And as long as I can grab an internet connection somewhere, I have access to hundreds of thousands of other titles.

I love the idea of a dedicated e-book reader, I just don’t understand the appeal of this one – especially when it weighs in at $360.00

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