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Kindle 2 Text-to-speech Demonstration
wwwgeekdotcom asked:
Amazon's Kindle 2 doing text-to-speech. Demo by Jeff Bezos. …
Wish To Buy Amazon Kindle 2
Ellie asked:
sts, lists, everyone has a list. There\\\’s the grocery list, the gift list, the to-do list and the bucket list. A lot of these lists are written, temporary reminders of things we need or should do or want to do. But, then there\\\’s the wish list. The one where we put our dream goals or items we\\\’ve always wanted but that are out of reach for one reason or another. Many wish lists these days include a notation to buy Amazon Kindle 2. This is one cool gadget, and it\\\’s not a gimmick. Amazon has truly produced a little device that gives access to hundreds of thousands, yes, hundreds of thousands, of books and publications. It is possible that there will be a book that someone wants that isn\\\’t available, but reading the catalog will take so long, it\\\’s likely they will forget what they were looking for.
The Kindle 2 also gives the owner access to various types of music, but that\\\’s not its main function. The main function of the Kindle 2 is reading. When you buy Amazon Kindle 2, you are buying access; access to the world of books, newspapers, and publications of all kinds. anyone can use the Kindle to read national newspapers, daily, without additional cost. If you want to, you can use the Kindle to read several of your favorite books at once. And if you get tired of reading for yourself, then you can let the Kindle read to you with its Text-to-Speech feature. If you like to take notes in the margins of your books, the Kindle 2 has QWERTY keyboard, and makes it possible to make your annotations just like with a paper book and pencil. Isn\\\’t that amazing? Trying to keep your eyes to finish, but you are just too tired? Let Kindle take over and read it to you. This device is lightweight and slender, making it easy to hold and easy to store and take along.
Adding the Kindle 2 to your wish list is nearly too easy. It\\\’s almost a question of what\\\’s not to like about this little machine. When one can buy Amazon Kindle 2, one can buy the privilege of being able to read almost anything. And what\\\’s not to like about that sort of access to the world of books? Especially when it\\\’s the world of instant books?
sts, lists, everyone has a list. There\\\’s the grocery list, the gift list, the to-do list and the bucket list. A lot of these lists are written, temporary reminders of things we need or should do or want to do. But, then there\\\’s the wish list. The one where we put our dream goals or items we\\\’ve always wanted but that are out of reach for one reason or another. Many wish lists these days include a notation to buy Amazon Kindle 2. This is one cool gadget, and it\\\’s not a gimmick. Amazon has truly produced a little device that gives access to hundreds of thousands, yes, hundreds of thousands, of books and publications. It is possible that there will be a book that someone wants that isn\\\’t available, but reading the catalog will take so long, it\\\’s likely they will forget what they were looking for.
The Kindle 2 also gives the owner access to various types of music, but that\\\’s not its main function. The main function of the Kindle 2 is reading. When you buy Amazon Kindle 2, you are buying access; access to the world of books, newspapers, and publications of all kinds. anyone can use the Kindle to read national newspapers, daily, without additional cost. If you want to, you can use the Kindle to read several of your favorite books at once. And if you get tired of reading for yourself, then you can let the Kindle read to you with its Text-to-Speech feature. If you like to take notes in the margins of your books, the Kindle 2 has QWERTY keyboard, and makes it possible to make your annotations just like with a paper book and pencil. Isn\\\’t that amazing? Trying to keep your eyes to finish, but you are just too tired? Let Kindle take over and read it to you. This device is lightweight and slender, making it easy to hold and easy to store and take along.
Adding the Kindle 2 to your wish list is nearly too easy. It\\\’s almost a question of what\\\’s not to like about this little machine. When one can buy Amazon Kindle 2, one can buy the privilege of being able to read almost anything. And what\\\’s not to like about that sort of access to the world of books? Especially when it\\\’s the world of instant books?
The Amazon Kindle 2 Review
Andrew Mullins asked:
The electronic book reader should be considered the wave of the future and the Kindle 2 is no exception. The basic features include an e-Ink screen with 16 shades of grey, 6 different type sizes (good-bye reading glasses!) and a 10oz light weight. (no more hand cramping for arthritic hands, fingers and wrists!).
The Kindle 2 electronic book reader can hold up to 1500 average sized books and uses wireless technology when connecting to the internet for book downloading and access to Wikipedia. There is no monthly fee for the wireless access or any fee other than the cost of the Kindle 2 and each book. As a matter of fact, most of the Kindle books are priced at about $9.99, which is about $4/book cheaper than the Sony DRM versions on average.
The Kindle 2 also includes text to speech capability for those times when you need for hands for something. I can see this feature as a great help in the kitchen when you’re preparing ingredients while the Kindle 2 reads the recipe to you!
In addition to books, you can also download newspapers, magazines and some 1000 blogs. An average book, they say, takes about 60 seconds to download at their fastest speed. There are currently 230,000 titles available for download at Amazon’s Kindle Store with more being added everyday.
While Sony offers a very similar product, the Kindle 2 electronic book reader offers more options at a much better price. The advantage of being able to download books without a computer, included chargers (USB and wall charger) access to Wikipedia and newspaper and magazine downloads and the price of individual books is just to much of an advantage over the Sony version.
The one and only downfall of the Kindle 2 electronic book reader is it’s lack of an LED light for night reading. However, this omission on the part of Amazon can easily be overcome by purchasing a $15 clip light.
Overall, The Kindle 2 is a clear leader in the electronic book reader genre. Expect it to sell out quickly!
The electronic book reader should be considered the wave of the future and the Kindle 2 is no exception. The basic features include an e-Ink screen with 16 shades of grey, 6 different type sizes (good-bye reading glasses!) and a 10oz light weight. (no more hand cramping for arthritic hands, fingers and wrists!).
The Kindle 2 electronic book reader can hold up to 1500 average sized books and uses wireless technology when connecting to the internet for book downloading and access to Wikipedia. There is no monthly fee for the wireless access or any fee other than the cost of the Kindle 2 and each book. As a matter of fact, most of the Kindle books are priced at about $9.99, which is about $4/book cheaper than the Sony DRM versions on average.
The Kindle 2 also includes text to speech capability for those times when you need for hands for something. I can see this feature as a great help in the kitchen when you’re preparing ingredients while the Kindle 2 reads the recipe to you!
In addition to books, you can also download newspapers, magazines and some 1000 blogs. An average book, they say, takes about 60 seconds to download at their fastest speed. There are currently 230,000 titles available for download at Amazon’s Kindle Store with more being added everyday.
While Sony offers a very similar product, the Kindle 2 electronic book reader offers more options at a much better price. The advantage of being able to download books without a computer, included chargers (USB and wall charger) access to Wikipedia and newspaper and magazine downloads and the price of individual books is just to much of an advantage over the Sony version.
The one and only downfall of the Kindle 2 electronic book reader is it’s lack of an LED light for night reading. However, this omission on the part of Amazon can easily be overcome by purchasing a $15 clip light.
Overall, The Kindle 2 is a clear leader in the electronic book reader genre. Expect it to sell out quickly!
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