An electronic book that speaks

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Amazon launches Kindle 2, an electronic book that speaks



While it was unthinkable a few years ago being able to read a novel or even the newspaper in an electronic device, the advent of e-books showed that these teams could emerge as possible replacements for traditional books, allowing a more satisfying read less besides being lighter, and with the possibility of extending the font size of material you are reading.

Some of the first companies to launch such a product were Amazon and Sony with its Kindle e-books and e-Reader, respectively, but until the manufacturers have not conducted a series of improvements, users do not bet on this technology and believed that reading these devices were uncomfortable and tired eyes.

Now that the use of this technology is a bit more widespread, Amazon launched a new version of Kindle, a battery with 25% more powerful than the original, which allows access to an electronic library of 230,000 digital works, at $ 10 each one.

Thinner than an iPhone, Kindle 2 can store a library of 1,500 books in just one minute to reach the screen via wireless 3G makes browsing the Internet, and includes several improvements, including a change of pages faster and sharper than its predecessor.

Also, the brand new e-book from Amazon weighs less than 300 grams, has 16 shades of gray for better contrast, and is able to read "aloud" books downloaded, as well as incorporating an application called Whispersync, allowing , in the near future, synchronize the device with mobile phones.

Kindle 2 can be ordered from now will be delivered from February 24 for $ 359, the same price as the first version released in November 2007 and will come with UR, a short story written by Stephen King that will be sold exclusively in this device.

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