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« Previous EntriesEarly Kindle Adopters
Sunday, December 30th, 2007So far it seems that early adopters of the Kindle have not been plagued with the types of software bugs and hardware troubles that often accompany new products. Watching the forums and blogs, the complaints by actual Kindle owners seem to be very limited. User reviews at Amazon have improved over time as well; after […]
Additional Kindle Functionality
Saturday, December 29th, 2007Igor Skochinsky’s Reversing Everything blog has announced some undocumented functionality located in the Kindle that is pretty exciting to say the least. Well I should say, Google Maps functionality via the built in CDMA network is exciting, Minesweeper, less so. A picture viewer, screenshot capability, and slideshows are also revealed.
Kindle Pricing
Thursday, December 20th, 2007One of the chief complaints about Amazon’s Kindle ebook reader is the $399 price tag. While it’s true that the Kindle comes with some conveniences that other ebook readers don’t have (most specifically, free wireless and downloads from the Amazon Kindle Store), it’s also true that a low-end laptop can be had for not much […]
Kindle Status Check
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007If you’ve ordered a Kindle and need to check the shipping status, try the following Amazon link and click on “View Shipping Details”:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/h.html
Then, count your blessings that you actually have one on the way!
Kindle for Christmas
Sunday, December 16th, 2007As much as I’d like a Kindle for Christmas, it just isn’t going to happen. For one, $400 items are always the kind of gift I have to give myself and I’m tapped like everyone else this time of year. Secondly, as everyone knows, the Kindle is on backorder. What’s interesting is that some people […]
Kindle Interest is Growing
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007More and more blogs are popping up in support of the Kindle community, but my favorite information repository is the “Kindle Korner” Yahoo! group. With over 500 members in its first two weeks, there is a wealth of Kindle information available. Don’t worry though if you don’t care to subscribe to a Yahoo! group and […]
Marc Orchant
Monday, December 10th, 2007One of my favorite technology bloggers passed away before his prime last night. You can read his coverage of the Kindle at his blog, Platform Agnostic.
Thanks for the great writing and humor, we’ll miss you Marc.
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