Yesterday I posted a video review of the new 7-inch Kindle Oasis, along with some first impressions, and today I wanted to put together a comparison review between the new Oasis and the Kindle Paperwhite. There’s no question the Kindle Paperwhite is still the best value Kindle of them all, but the Oasis adds some […]
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New Kindle Oasis 2 Video Review and First Impressions
The new 7-inch waterproof Kindle Oasis was released earlier in the week, on Halloween of all days. The high price is a bit scary but other than that it seems like a really nice high-end ereader, and it hasn’t tried to kill me yet so it would appear there is no Halloween curse. I put […]
New Kindle Oasis Shipping Dates Getting Pushed Back
If you ordered a new Kindle Oasis soon after it was announced and chose release day delivery, then you can expect to get it on October 31st. But if you order one now, it might not arrive until mid to late November, depending on which model variation you choose. In some cases it could take […]
Exploring Accessibility Features on New Kindle Oasis
The new 7-inch Kindle Oasis comes with a couple of extra accessibility features not found on other Kindles. In the official user guide (PDF) there’s mention of a display size option that allows you to customize the page layout and display preferences. Apparently you can choose to use a large mode to increase font size […]
Interesting Details About New Kindle’s Waterproofing
When Amazon unveiled the new 7-inch Kindle Oasis this past week, one of the key new details highlighted a lot is the fact that it’s waterproof. While Waterfi Kindle Paperwhites have been available for the past several years, the new Oasis is technically the first waterproof Kindle that Amazon has released. Like Kobo’s waterproof ereaders, […]
New Kindle Oasis has 7-inch Screen, is Waterproof, and Supports Audiobooks
Amazon has just announced a new Kindle Oasis for 2017. It’s available to pre-order right now for $249 and it gets released on October 31st. The main changes with the new 2nd model include a larger 7-inch 300ppi E Ink screen, it’s waterproof with an IPX8 rating, it has double the storage space with 8GB […]
Amazon Will Most Likely NOT Release a Larger Kindle
At this point it’s pretty clear that the Kindle Oasis is being phased out. Several Amazon websites have stopped selling it altogether over the past few weeks and now ten of the twelve model variations are unavailable from Amazon’s main website as well. So the big question is does this mean the Kindle Oasis is […]
Kindle Oasis in Short Supply, New Model Coming Soon?
Over the past several weeks there’s been a noticeable decline in availability for the Kindle Oasis across multiple regions. Some Amazon websites don’t sell it at all anymore. Like in Canada on Amazon.ca it’s listed as “currently unavailable”, with a note that says, “We don’t know when or if this item will be back in […]