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dilli-theclaw 02-10-2010 20:18

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...and if you ever pass this way again you are more than welcome to pop in and have a play with my kindle :)

Raistlin 02-10-2010 20:21

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Oooer! :D

dilli-theclaw 02-10-2010 20:26

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ONLY my kindle mind lol :)

dilli-theclaw 06-10-2010 21:51

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I am going to big up my kindle. As some know my internet has been really bad the last few weeks and not working at all over the last couple of days - the kindle has kept me on CF, NTHW and Facebook so I am impressed.

Raistlin 06-10-2010 21:56

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I really want a Kindle :(

gazfan 08-10-2010 20:43

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There is a preview version of the next software update for Kindle 3 available

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...529700#preview

- usual caveats about pre-release software apply, but I have loaded it without any problems, so far....

The web browser seems faster is the main effect I've noticed, ..

colin25 08-10-2010 21:03

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gazfan (Post 35105976)
There is a preview version of the next software update for Kindle 3 available

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...529700#preview

- usual caveats about pre-release software apply, but I have loaded it without any problems, so far....

The web browser seems faster is the main effect I've noticed, ..

I thought the page turning was a bit better too.

Juo 08-10-2010 22:23

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I got my kindle early yesterday morning (3G one), the e-ink is absolutely amazing I've read two books so far and am absolutely in love with this thing, its amazing!

My three complaints

1) PDF looks a bit crunchy but their easy enough to convert, however my programming manuals dont look great, lucky I got most from http://pragprog.com/ and a number of them are downloadable in the native Kindle format.
2) I hate the screen savers their crazy random
3) Its annoying that subscribing to a blog cost £2 / Month, also where is The Guardian and Engadget? Ive had to actually settle for The Evening Standard and Gizmodo :(

Anyway im going back to Carl Sagan's - Cosmos so many books to read on this puppy.

dilli-theclaw 08-10-2010 22:23

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Trying it now.....

gazfan 08-10-2010 22:58

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Juo (Post 35106036)
I got my kindle early yesterday morning (3G one), the e-ink is absolutely amazing I've read two books so far and am absolutely in love with this thing, its amazing!


3) where is The Guardian and Engadget? Ive had to actually settle for The Evening Standard and Gizmodo :(


you could try getting the RSS versions of the Guardian & Endgadget via Calibre

http://calibre-ebook.com/

- all for free :)

colin25 09-10-2010 06:46

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Thanks, very useful...:)

colin25 09-10-2010 11:02

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If you own an Amazon Kindle e-reader hardware, you may want to grab the Kindle 3.0.2 beta firmware, which is now available for download from Amazon. The firmware brings a Web browser along with some bug fixes that were found since the last 3.0.1 update, including slower page turns while outdoors. Several owners who have updated their firmware have reported that page turns are faster outdoors with the new 3.0.2 software compared with the slowdown encountered since the 3.0.1 update

http://www.techweet.com/story/kindle...e-for-download

gazfan 09-10-2010 13:25

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Quote:

Originally Posted by colin25 (Post 35106221)
If you own an Amazon Kindle e-reader hardware, you may want to grab the Kindle 3.0.2 beta firmware, which is now available for download from Amazon. The firmware brings a Web browser along with some bug fixes that were found since the last 3.0.1 update, including slower page turns while outdoors. Several owners who have updated their firmware have reported that page turns are faster outdoors with the new 3.0.2 software compared with the slowdown encountered since the 3.0.1 update

http://www.techweet.com/story/kindle...e-for-download


lol - I've looked all over my Kindle, but can't find the 'outdoors' sensor - maybe it is only on American models, as their 'outdoors' is bigger than ours ;)

colin25 09-10-2010 13:36

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I will test that, when on holiday

but found this....

With what little I know about the physics of the eInk display, I'd be surprised if it weren't normal for it to slow down a bit when hot. It is, after all a mechanical process and the expansion of those little spheres might very well give rise to fiction effects. Maximum ambient operating temp is only 95F (I say "only" because I'm in Texas and it gets much hotter than that in the summer).

The new display on the K3 may very well be more sensitive to this.

dilli-theclaw 09-10-2010 19:44

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For those who like sudoku - check out this freebie from the kindle store.

I attached a couple of scheen shots (alt+shift+g ;)).


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