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The Kindle 2 was introduced a few months back and with it came a new text-to-speech feature, not new in general, but new to the Kindle.  Sadly, with that feature, the Author’s Guild quickly raised some concern, even going as far as saying they wanted it removed.  Based on those… Continue Reading »

Up until now, the Kindle has only had a few blogs amongst other content for sale.  Now, Amazon has a new beta program called “Kindle Publishing for Blogs Beta” that lets anyone publish their blog in the Kindle Store.  We’ve got a photo gallery to show you a walk through… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Self publish your blog on the Kindle (walkthrough)

Reports from the New York Times have indicated that the Amazon Kindle’s new voice reader program is suffering from pronunciation issues and have fouled up some words, almost making them incomprehensible.  The most obvious pronunciation error is the president’s name Barack Obama, which ends up sounding like “Barrak Alabama.”  Many… Continue Reading »

Gadgetell got a chance to check out the Amazon Kindle DX.  The display is pretty much the same as the Kindle 2.  The biggest difference is the keyboard.  Instead of having that bubble wrap, circular key style, these are more like capsules.  They seemed to have a better travel than… Continue Reading »

Hello folks, we will be live shortly with the Amazon event if the thing starts on time.  It’s scheduled for Wednesday, May 6 at 10:30 AM ET.  Most are expecting a new version of the Kindle that integrates with newspapers (especially the New York Times) and textbooks easily.  What will… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Live from the Amazon Event at Pace University

Images and details have been leaked online regarding a new Amazon Kindle device, which is supposed to be announced during a scheduled event on Wednesday.  Don’t worry, Gadgetell will be there live blogging it.  The event is to be held in Manhattan and sources say a larger version of Kindle… Continue Reading »

You’ve got $400 or so burning a hole in your pocket and you’d like to pick yourself up a new tech toy.  You want something really portable, but not lacking in features.  You probably have narrowed it down to a netbook or the Amazon Kindle 2.  They’ll both eat up… Continue Reading »

Today, Amazon delivered invites to an event being held at the New York Times former headquarters in the City.  Amazon doesn’t hold a lot of these, so speculation is something new is coming.  This new thing is purported to be the savior of the flailing newspaper world.  Even better, it… Continue Reading »

You’ve only got a little over a week to shop for Mother’s Day folks.  And hint!  Moms like gadgets too.  Don’t be boring and just hand her a card or a bunch of flowers, get Mom something cool this year. Stay away from a sweeper or anything that cleans.  Ditto… Continue Reading »

Everyone seems to know and love, or hate, the Amazon Kindle.  It’s easy to love a device that allows you to carry around thousands of books on a tiny device, especially if you read all of them.  However, it’s also really easy for some people to hate it for just… Continue Reading »