RSSKindle 2 update adds battery life, native PDF reader
By Tim Conneally | Published November 24, 2009, 1:42 PM
Today, Amazon announced that an automatic update to its popular Kindle 2 e-reader will extend the device's battery life by 85% and add a native PDF reader to its repertoire of functions.
The Kindle 2 could previously stay on for four days with wireless connectivity activated, following the firmware update, Amazon says the device will be able to stay turned on for a whole week.
Formerly, PDF documents had to be converted to Kindle format to be viewable on the family of e-readers. Now, users can e-mail PDF documents or upload them to their Kindle through a USB connection and be able to read them without conversion.
It's a small, but significant upgrade as e-readers are looking like some of the most desirable gadgets this holiday season and the competition to Amazon's Kindle 2 is stronger than it's ever been.
Kinda annoyed they only did this for the K2. I have the 1st Gen one, it seems like the early adopters for this and Iphone allway get blown off when there the most loyal. Don't like that kind of treatment.
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|First gen always gets screwed, that's the price of being an early adopter.
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|So true yohimbe9_. That is indicative of the tech market in general, not just AMZ and APL.
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|Great update - installed in a snap. The PDF feature is great - the text gets rendered a little small - I can understand why they only offered this feature originally on the DX - but using the new landscape mode helps.
The Kindle is fantastic. I can buy books right from the kindle - or my iPhone or my PC - and they get sent to my Kindle over the air. I believe it uses Sprint's network - but there is no need to sign up for a service or anything - Amazon manages all of that.
Another feature people may not know about - all of your purchases are stored at Amazon - if you delete a book from your device you can easily log onto your account at Amazon and resend it! I have read literally hundreds of books with this device - it is killer.
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|can you buy kindle books from the webpage or must you get the device to see whats books are available for sale
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|You can buy them from any browser or the device. In fact, you can even sync the books to your PC or iPhone. So, you could read them anywhere.
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|Of course the DX version already had PDF. Just a note.
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