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Kindle 3 rumors: screen
Let's see the screen: 6 inchs (diagonal), no touch screen, type High-contrast E-Ink (50% better now) and the resolution is 600 x 800 pixels, 167 ppi and 16 gray level scale. No glare so you can read in sunlight.USB 2.0 cable is use to connect to a computer and you can use the power adapter(100v-240v) to economize the battery.
Kindle 3 rumors: The design
The design: Overall size 7.5 x 4.8 x 0.335 inchs, weight 8.7 ounces and the general apperance is "soft" and all corner are rounded. 21% smaller body now.
Kindle 3 rumors: Battery and Storage
Battery: Recharge time 4.5 hours. With wireless set off, the battery can last up to one month.
Storage: Around 3GB can be use for user content. Up to 3 500 books it's x2 what it was able to store before.
Kindle 3 rumors: Huge content!
With the Kindle you have a dedicaded content service (huge huge content 725 000 books + blogs and audiobooks and more), acces to newspaper/magazine and blogs (RSS feed). You can easily transfert from reading a book to listening it. The Kindle is compatible with MP3, Audible, AA and AAX audio formats. For the image formats it can use JPEG, PNG, GIF and BMP. Also, it can "read" Kindle(AZW), PDF,TXT,MOBI,PRC,HTML and DOC document formats.
Kindle 3 rumors: 3G and WI-FI
Kindle is also WI-FI AND 3G/EDGE(AT&T for U.S.) No monthly payments or contracts for the 3G. It's free. You can download a book from anywhere in 60 seconds. The 3G coverage is over 100 vountries and territories. For the build-in WI-FI you can connect to hotspots and at home. But you will have acces to free WI-FI at AT&T hotspots on U.S. territories.
Kindle 3 rumors: Different great app
It also include now a way to share what you are reading with your friends and family. It have a build-in Twitter and Facebook app.
One last great application on Kindle is the capacity to read english language content for you. You will hear your english content out loud.
You can also browse web with Webkit based browser for free with the 3G or WI-FI (U.S. for now)
Listening MP3 and Podcasts is also something you can do with the Kindle 3G. It have audio jack (3.5mm stereo) and rear stereo speakers.
Kindle 3 rumors: Is there multi type of Kindle?
You can also get the Kindle DX. It's almost the same features but with larger screen size of 9.7 inchs insteed of 6 inchs. The sreen offer a 1200x824 pixels with 150 ppi resolution.The size change a little for the Kindle DX: 10.4" x 7.2" x 0.38", wight 18.9 ounces.
The battery last sooner since the sreen demand more power too.
Your last option is the Kindle WI-FI. This Kindle have all the same option as Kindle 3G but is weight is .2 less.
Of course the price is not the same for all of them.
Kindle WI-FI 139$
Kindle 3G 189$
Kindle DX 379$
Kindle 3 rumors: No more!
The beauty of the Kindle is that you can use it everwhere! You put it in your pocket and when you wait in hospital, at bank, in traffic, in the bus, in the plane, in the train, on the beach or in your bed! There is so many places you can use it, that you will not be able to say : «If only I had something to do» no you will have something to do with your Kindle in your pocket now. Browse the web, share on Twitter or Facebook or read your new or favorite book! It's so easy to use the you can use it with your kids to help them read a little more. We all know that kids don't read enough now! They will probably read more if they can do it with a electronic way! Will you not be angry if your kid pass alot of time on this electronic "console" since he/she will be reading books! Plus, I don't have to say that it's a ecologic way to read books. No more paper needed, even for the newspaper!
I hope this article was helpful for you.
