Girlfriend Actual: The Kindle is neither meat nor cheese! It doesn't belong on Chomple!
Me: But I read food books on it!
Actual: Whatever.
Here's my review of the Kindle 2:
It's absolutely fantastic.
I love reading, but I HATE books.
Why?
1) I hate the feel of paper. It makes me cringe.
2) I read way too fast. I took speed reading classes when I was 4, and have only gotten faster since then. I read probably 3-4 times faster than the average person. I literally have to turn pages so fast it gets annoying and ruins the joy of reading.
It arrived in a rather small cardboard box from Amazon. On the side there's a cute tear strip that says "Once upon a time..."
And inside there you will find...
OMG I WANT MY KINDLE NOW!!!... one more "Once upon a time..." tear strip to go...
The original Kindle came in a huge phone book sized box. The Kindle 2 comes in a small black foam tray.
OMGKINDLE!!! See that sticker on the screen that has instructions on it? That's not a sticker, that's actual text on the e-ink screen. As Sushi Girlfriend so aptly put it: "That looks fake." It really does, but in a good way. When they said it looks like printed text, they meant it.
The back of the device is made from brushed aluminum, fingerprint and scratch resistant unlike the backs of iPods that just beg to get messed up.
When in sleep mode, the Kindle 2 shows some awesome art. iPhone for size comparison.
Kindle 2. Bigger than an iPhone. As big as Master Chief's head.
The New York Times looks great.
This is the home screen. Samples are denoted on the left. The little bars underneath each title tell you how much you've read so far.
Online store that uses Sprint EVDO. Free access--the coverage is included with the purchase price. 240,000 books on demand. The New York Times delivered to my device while I sleep every night.
Ebby approves of the Kindle 2. I do too! Will you?
