Monday, August 16, 2010

UPDATE: Books, Pixels, & E-Ink Gadgets

Amazon is once again boasting free 3G wireless web browsing for it's 3G Kindle e-reader device on it's Kindle webpage.  When Amazon updated its Kindle from the Kindle 2 (purchase the Kindle 2 for as little as $160) to it's new Kindle line (featuring WiFi access), the 3G web browsing claim had been removed.  The ability to surf the web (albeit slowly) wherever you are is certainly an advantage over Kindle's competitors.  The nook, for example, allows for web browsing over WiFi, but even the 3G equiped Nook lacks 3G web surfing capability.

See the original article:  Eben's Bikes: Books, Pixels, & E-Ink Gadgets: "The NEW Amazon Kindle I've been keeping a close eye on the electronic book reader market ('e-readers') for this simple reason: I want one..." (continued here)

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