Kindle Wi-Fi - New For 2011
This
new Kindle Wi-Fi is the smallest, lightest model ever in Amazon's
Kindle family, with an 18% smaller body than previous models and weighing
just 170 grams (5.98 ounces) - small enough to fit in your pocket. As soon
as my wife saw this Kindle model she put it right at the top of her Christmas
list.
As with all the Kindle range the new Kindle Wi-Fi is easy to set up. Just push the power switch, connect to a Wi-Fi source, register your device (if it's not in your name) and you're ready to go.
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Downloading books from the Kindle Store is quick and easy - takes about a minute to download a book. It can be done either from the Kindle Wi-Fi itself or via your Amazon account on the internet. In either case your books are immediately downloaded to your Kindle if your Wi-Fi is switched on. And when you purchase books from the Kindle Store, they are automatically backed up in the Amazon Cloud, so if you accidentally delete a book from your Kindle you can re-download it wirelessly for free, anytime.
The Kindle Wi-Fi has a 2Gb memory which will hold upto a massive 1400 books. Once you have downloaded books to your device you can organise them in into collections and categories so that you know where to find them in your library.
Reading from the Kindle is easy on the eyes, the E Ink Pearl display is clear, sharp and very easy to read, even in bright sunlight. You can change the font size, typeface, line spacing, number of words per line and even the orientation (portrait or landscape) of the content on the Kindle screen, and you won't get screen fatigue from extended reading sessions as you can when sitting too long in front of a PC or laptop computer. Amazon's Whispersync technology synchronizes the last page you read together with your bookmarks and annotations on your Kindle so you can pick up the page at the point you stopped reading.
Navigating The New Kindle Wi-Fi
Navigation is a little different on this new Kindle model. Unlike the Kindle Keyboard, there is no physical keyboard on the control panel beneath the reading screen, instead it has just four buttons and the five way controller - Reading from left to right the functions of these buttons are:
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Back |
Keyboard |
5 Way Controller |
Menu |
Home |
- Back Button:
Retrace your steps after moving away from what you're reading to take
you back to where left off. - Keyboard Button: Brings up a keyboard, in alphabetic sequence, onscreen to enter text - for instance a keyword search.
- 5 Way Controller: Performs common tasks moving around you Kindle Wi-Fi. The outer frame allows movement up, down, left and right, whilsit the center button acts as the enter key.
- Menu Button: Displays contextual menu options providing appropriate option depending on what you are doing with your Kindle Wi-Fi.
- Home Button: Returns you to the home which lists the content stored on your Kindle Wi-Fi.
As with the keyboard version page turning is achieved via two buttons on either side of the reading screen turning pages forwards and backwards either left handed or right handed.
On the bottom edge of the device you will find a micro-USB/power port for charging the device and the on/off switch. The Kindle Wi-Fi is fitted with a long life, rechargeable battery which lasts up to a month with Wi-Fi disconnected, and comes with a micro-USB cable for charging the battery. Recharginging be udertaken by connecting the micro-USB cable to a USB port on your PC or laptop, alternatively you can plug the micro-USB cable into a suitable power adapter (sold separately) and recharge it from a mains outlet. A message comes up to let you know when the battery is getting low. The Micro-USB cable can also be used for transferring files, including personal documents to the device.
There are more than 750,000 books, fiction and non-fiction, in the Kindle store, including bestsellers and new releases, national and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs, plus there are more than 1 million FREE books like Pride and Prejudice, Grimm's Fairy Stories and Treasure Island available for download.
Take a look at this video to find out all about the new Amazon Kindle Wi-Fi:
Video: Amazon Kindle
(Please Note: The Library borrowing facility is not avaible in the UK)
If you have avid readers in your family, the Kindle Wi-Fi will be the ideal gift for them this Christmas.
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Amazon Kindle Wi-Fi At A Glance
- Smallest, lightest Kindlel ever, 18% smaller body than previous models - fits in your pocket.
- Simple Navigation: four buttons - Back, Keyboard, Menu, Home and the Five Way controller
- On screen keyboard for search etc.
- Page Turning: two buttons on either side of the reading screen - forwards and backwards either left handed or right handed
- Memory: 2Gb memory holds upto 1400 books.
- Easy to set up
- Easy to read - E Ink Pearl display is clear and sharp even in bright sunlight.
- Can change the font size, typeface, line spacing, number of words per line and orientation (portrait or landscape) of content on screen
- Device bookmarks place in book when turned off - ready to read where you left off when turned back on
- No screen fatigue from extended periods of reading
- Downloading books from the Kindle Store is quick and easy - takes about a minute to download a book
- 750,000+ books in the Kindle store - fiction and non-fiction, bestsellers, new releases, national and international newspapers, magazines and blogs
- Automatic Back-up: Your purchases automatically backed up in the Amazon Cloud - re-download purchases wirelessly for free anytime.
- Power Control: On/Off switch
- Battery Life: Upto a month with Wi-Fi turned off.
- Battery Charging: USB cable via Micro-USB/power port
- Micro-USB can be used for transferring files and personal documents to the Kindle
- In The Box:
- 1 x Kindle Wi-Fi
- 1 x Micro-USB cable
- 1 x Quick Start Guide - Colour: Graphite
- Dimensions: 16.6 x 1.14 x 0.87 cm (6.5 x 4.5 x 0.34 inches)
- Weight: 170 grams (5.98 ounces)
- Display: 6-inch (15.24 cm) diagonal
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