Kindle Vs. Kindle2
The original e-book reader, Kindle, was introduced in 2007. Two years later, a more technologically savvy Kindle was created. It's pretty obvious that Amazon's new e-book reader, Kindle 2, is not the same old, same old.
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Similarities
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At first glance, you'll notice similarities The Kindle 2 still looks like the original Kindle. It has the same matte white color and six-inch display screen.
Design
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Round keys and QWERTY keyboard The shape of the Kindle has changed. The body is now long and lean, whereas it once had angles on the top right and bottom left corners. The Kindle 2 does not have a keyboard that is split in half with keys slanted upward; it has a QWERTY keyboard, with smaller, round keys.
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Navigation
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Five-way joystick A five-way navigation joystick has replaced the scroll wheel of the first Kindle, and relocates the menu and back buttons to the front by the joystick. Volume amps have also been moved to the top of the device; they were previously located at the bottom. The Kindle 2 also has navigation in real time.
Display
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16 shades of gray versus four Now the Kindle has a 600 by 800 resolution e-ink display, which supports 16 shades of gray. The original Kindle had only four shades. No longer will your text look fuzzy and the background gritty.
New Features
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Charge with a USB cable. Text-to-speech, which is a way to hear the text being read aloud, has two voices to choose from: Samantha or Tom and three times the reading speed if you need to fast forward. The Kindle 2 can also be charged with a USB cable.
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References
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