Thursday, September 18, 2014

Amazon announces two new models of its Kindle device for ebooks – Techworld

Voyage Kindle will cost $ 199 and is “the thinnest and most advanced” so far. Another release is the new basic Kindle for $ 79

The Amazon is releasing today the seventh generation of its Kindle ebook reader, the Kindle Voyage, for $ 199 (Wi-Fi), and a new version of its entry-level model, the Kindle, for $ 79 Your new Kindle has gained a processor 20% faster than the previous version, two times more storage space than the previous model and now has touch interface.

According to the company, the Voyage is the “most advanced e-reader market.” “Our mission is to make Kindle disappear during reading device, leaving only you and the world the author of the book,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon. Bezos says that the Voyage is a big step in that direction, because it offers “the finest design, and the screen with higher resolution and higher contrast already offered.”

New screen

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The Voyage Kindle has magnesium frame and a screen with reinforced glass able to withstand scratches. It measures only 7.6 mm thick and weighing less than 180 grams. It utilizes the new generation of Paperwhite screen, higher resolution, higher contrast and brighter. The image density is 300 pixels per inch (ppi).

According to Amazon, a normal glass could create reflections, so the glass screen of the Kindle Voyage is covered with micro-recordings (micro etched) to help absorb the light and allow read to the sun glare. The pattern of micro-recordings adopted the screen gives the feel of paper texture.

The lighting Voyage Kindle screen is 39% brighter than the previous and has an automatic feature of adaptation to ambient light can also be customized by the user according to his personal standards.

Turning the page

The new Kindle also includes the new Voyage PagePress feature to turn the page. It has a pressure sensor built into the frame. To turn the page, the reader need only flick the frame of the device.

When you turn the page the Kindle Voyage returns a tactile feedback to the reader in the form of a subtle vibration that does not distract from the reading but gives the direction of motion of the page. The user can also customize the amount of pressure needed to turn the page and tactile feedback

With the launch, the Kindle family will now have three members. Kindle, Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite Voyage. The Kindle Paperwhite also won twice the storage and will cost us $ 119 in the Wi-Fi version. Voyage has the Kindle Free 3G option in which case costs $ 269 The Paperwhite Kindle with free 3G costs $ 189 Equipment are available at Amazon.com

In Brazil, the site of Amazon.com.br still displays only the conventional models, selling the Kindle entry for £ 299 and the Kindle Paperwhite version by R $ 479 .

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