Kindle: Amazon's 6" Wireless Reading Device

My friend showed me his Kindle today. I have seen this little gadget on Amazon.com but never really paid much attention. I mean, I read my books in paper and that is it. Yet, now that I saw the real product, it's got more than just a reading device. You can subscribe to your favorite newspaper for much cheaper than the paper copy. It was very easy on the eye. You can mark them, highlight them, and even book mark it. It's definitely a go for your commute.

Here are the 5 changes to this Kindle from the orinigal version.

Source: Amazon.com

"5 big things I immediately noticed as different:

First, when taking the K2 out of the box I immediately noted that the back cover is not easily removable (if at all) and won't slip off in my hands - as was frequent with the K1. The keyboard is also much much smaller and less obtrusive.

The second thing I noticed is power management. No longer do I have to press and hold two buttons to put the device to sleep. The switches for On/Off and Wireless On/Off are gone. There's a single small switch at the top of the K2 that handles Sleep.

The third thing I noticed - where's the silver strip? In fact, the entire navigation structure has been completely revised - I'm still getting used to it but it's a huge step forward. The silver strip has been replaced by a 4-way rocker that can also be pressed for "OK" commands, creating bookmarks, and doing highlighting.

The fourth thing I noticed - while page changing doesn't seem to me to be particularly faster - almost every other interaction on the screen is vastly accelerated... scrolling the cursor, looking up words, highlighting text, and typing text.

The fifth thing I noticed - a new power cable. This unit uses USB cables that are not compatible with K1. It's a bit of a bummer since I was hoping my wife and I could share power cables (she's taking over my K1). "

What's more? This gadget lets you browse the internet with its 3G technology without having to pay monthly fee like if you were to own an iphone or blackberry. I'm totally sold!