Overview Amazon’s $69 Kindle is the latest basic model and replaces the Kindle 4 from last year. I’m inclined to call it the Kindle 5, but some people refer to the Kindle Touch as the Kindle 5, so to make things less confusing I’m just going to call it the $69 Kindle from here on […]
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Kindle Paperwhite Tips: How to Take Screenshots and Remove Recommended eBooks
I learned a couple of nifty tips for the Kindle Paperwhite over the weekend, including how to capture screenshots and how to remove the annoying recommended titles that appear on the first page of the homescreen. Mastering how to snap screenshots takes a little practice, but once you get it down it works well. All […]
Kindle DX Price Cut; Is There a Paperwhite DX in the Future?
I was doing some browsing at Amazon when I noticed that the Kindle DX has been added to the Kindle family box at the top of Kindle pages, with a new lower price of $299. Previously it sold for $379. And it looks like the price drop is permanent because on the product page for […]
Is This Discoloration on the Kindle Paperwhite’s Screen Normal?
As I mentioned in the Kindle Paperwhite video review the other day, the Paperwhite’s front lighting isn’t perfectly uniform over the entire screen like all the pictures suggest over at Amazon. For the most part it’s not a big deal. At the bottom of the screen there’s sort of a wavy shadow created by the […]
Kindle Paperwhite vs Nook Touch with GlowLight Review (Video)
Yesterday in the Kindle Paperwhite video review there was a brief comparison of the Kindle Paperwhite and the GlowLight Nook Touch. Today I decided to put together a full comparison between the two to show the differences in screen lighting and to do a walkthrough of their main features. I also put together these lists […]
Kindle Paperwhite Video Review and First Impressions
I’ve been having fun testing out the new Kindle Paperwhite since it arrived so I thought I’d better go ahead and take some time to write down some initial first impressions and put together a video review showing the Kindle Paperwhite in action for those of you eager to know more. The video gives a […]
Review: 7″ Kindle Fire HD
Seeing as how I’ve been using it every day for the past 2 and a half weeks, I guess it’s about time I post my Kindle Fire HD Review. As usual the review includes a few ridiculously amateur photos, an 18 minute video walkthrough, several screenshots, and some stuff you won’t find mentioned in other […]
The 3G Kindle Paperwhite is Too Expensive and is Pretty Much Pointless
Today Amazon started shipping both models of the Kindle Paperwhite, the Wi-Fi version and the 3G/Wi-Fi version. Mine will be arriving shortly, and I promise I’ll post a video and first impressions review on Wednesday. I was thinking about it the other day and it occurred to me that the 3G model is way overpriced […]