To keep alive the competition with Apple’s iPad, Amazon refreshes and upgrades its largest textbook-sized e-reading device, the Kindle DX. The upgrades include a new graphite finish, screen that offers higher contrast and darker fonts. But most importantly, the refreshed version will also offer a steep price cut. The device, which goes for preorders now and ships July 7, will come at a price of $379, earlier available at $489.
With the arrival of the iPad, many tech-analysts have rated it as a non-viable product. Therefore Amazon is taking pains to revivify the DX with a price cut and many new added features. Let’s have a look at its upgrades:
- The new Kindle DX spots a 9.7-inch diagonal e-ink screen which is ideal for a broad range of reading material, including graphic-rich books, PDFs, newspapers, magazines, and blogs
- Now you can also read Kindle books and sync your library across multiple devices, including the Kindle, Kindle DX, PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android phone, and BlackBerry
- Amazon is calling the Kindle DX a global device, with 3G wireless coverage at home or abroad in over 100 countries
- Compared to iPad, backlit computer or LCD screens, which gets washed out in direct sunlight, DX’s screen looks and reads like real paper as easily in bright sunlight as in the living room
- The e-reader uses Amazon’s new electronic ink display with 50% improved contrast for the clearest text and the sharpest images
- Battery life for the new Kindle DX is rated at 1 week on a single charge with wireless on or 2 weeks with wireless turned off
I guess the new DX will drive out the old one available with its improvements. I hope this time students might like it. So will the price cut will make you pre order one or will you wait for its reviews to appear first?
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