Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/10/06/kindle_two/
Amazon's 'Kindle 2' spotted in the wild
Rounder, thinner, flatter
6th October 2008 11:18 GMT
Amazon clearly isn’t about to sit back and let Sony’s latest Reader (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/10/03/sony_revamp_prs_700_reader/) hog all the limelight. It's no surprise, then, that pictures of the online retailer’s updated Kindle have appeared online.
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Images courtesy of BGR
According to a report (http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/10/03/amazon-kindle-2-ebooks-its-way-to-bgr/) by BGR, the new model sports rounder, smoother edges, and it’s been made slightly flatter. However, it's slightly longer and wider as a result.
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Amazon has chosen to move away from the split button layout found on the original Kindle and grouped the keys together on its latest model. A joystick has replaced the scroll wheel used on first model. The retailer’s also decked Kindle 2’s rear out in with an iPod Touch-style chrome backing.
It’s claimed that Kindle 2 can be charged through a mini USB connection. Sadly, the SD memory card slot has been removed in favour of on-board storage, with the pictured machine showing 1403MB remaining.
Amazon’s yet to speak up over the existence and full technical specifications of the so-called 'Kindle 2'.