Podcasts Technology Gordon And Mike's ICT Podcast The Amazon Kindle First Impressions [30:10]

The Amazon Kindle First Impressions [30:10]

Published: April 23, 2008, 11:34 p.m.

b'Intro: Amazon launched the Kindle in the United\\nStates in November 2007. Demand for the Kindle has been high with long\\nwaiting lists. We finally got our hands on one and review the Kindle in\\nthis podcast.

Show Questions:

Can you give us some basic specs on the Kindle?
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\\n\\n\\nCan you give us a quick overview on the Kindle controls - How do you use it?
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\\n How do you navigate?\\n
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\\n Does the ruler do anything else?
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\\nWhat\'s Whispernet?
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\\nHow do you get content on the Kindle?
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\\n Can you get content from other sources?

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What file formats does the kindle support?
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\\nAre there other ways to read pdf\'s?
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Can you view pictures?
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What else can you do?
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I\'m always reading things and making notes to include in blogs or other documents - is there a way to do this?
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Is content on the kindle searchable?
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\\nHow does the dictionary work?
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\\nWhat are some of the experimental extras - does it allow web browsing??
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I\'ve heard about a question ask and answer feature - can you describe that?
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Can you play music on it?
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Any other observations?
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