Finis here and I’m excited of the new announcement of the Kindle DX this morning from Amazon.com. Of course the rumor mills have been talking about this product since the Kindle 2 came out, but I still was not sure what to expect. As the owner of the Sony e-Reader (first post we ever did here on TechnoEsq) as well as the owner of the original Kindle, I know the benefits of having a portable e-ink reading device. Almost everyone I show the Kindle to, which is most people since it’s always with me, is amazed by the readability of the e-ink. Since it’s not backlit like your iPhone, it puts no strain on your eyes and so you can find me reading on it constantly no matter where I am. The only downside is the size of the screen, until now. With the Kindle DX, Amazon is clearly looking to woo the professional market wanting to view 8.5″ x 11″ documents/books.
The new Kindle DX features a 9.7-inch screen with a resolution of 1200×824 (so pictures look great), 4GB of storage (roughly 3,500 books), native PDF support (something none of the other e-readers have), automatic landscape/portrait text rotation (a la iPhone), free 3G cellular service for transfer of books/documents anywhere you get cell service. The only downside is the $489 pricetag, but e-ink is a new technology and that’s what happens when you are on the cutting edge.
I am currently pre-ordering mine now as it will ship this summer. I envision finally being able to read depositions, pleadings and medical records on my Kindle, something I could do on my 1st generation Kindle, but the screen was just too small to really see. You can annotate PDF’s with the Kindle DX as well as search and find definitions of words. Below will take you to a great video Gizmodo did of the Kindle DX hands-on and we will have a TechnoEsq review of the DX as soon as possible.
