Amazon Kindle 2.0 - The Highlights

I’m loving the new version of the Amazon Kindle.  Here are the highlights of what I’ve read on the Kindle 2.0 so far:

• Released date: February 24, 2009.
• Price: $359.00
• 25% longer battery life than the previous version
• 2GB internal storage (approximately 1.4GB available for user content).
• Just over 1/3 of an inch (thinner than an iPhone)
• Weighs 10.2 ounces
• Can be charged from a USB port (this was not available in the first version)
• Wireless access to Wikipedia

Other Features:

5-Way Controller
- Used to select menu options or tho highlight text
Next Page Button on Both sides

Text-to-Speech Capabilities
- Reads aloud books, newspapers, blogs, etc.

Includes The New Oxford American Dictionary:
- Look up a word from a document you are currently reading.  Just navigate the cursor to the word with the 5-way controller and a definition will appear at the bottom of the screen.

Auto Delivery:
Items such as periodicals are automatically delivered via the Whispernet network as soon as they are published.  For instance, if you read “The Wall Street Journal”, the latest edition will be delivered overnight so you can read it with breakfast!

Clip Your Favorite Passages:
You can select “clips” from what you are reading and save it for later referal.  The clips will be saved and can be transferred to you computer.  It looks like this is only available for text (not images).

Add notes:
Take notes and make comments while you are reading.  Any content on the Kindle can have notes added.

Convert Your Documents:
It doesn’t appear that PDF is natively supported yet.  You can email your documents to an asssigned Kindle email address and the document can be converted.  The file types include Microsoft Word, TXT, HTML, PDF, JPEGs, and GIFs.