Is the Kindle DX to Europe?

Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)We are still two days away from the 'real' start of the CES, but many companies are already the clear enthusiasm for the fair. Sun appeared this morning on the U.S. site of Amazon webverkoper suddenly a reference to a "Kindle DX with Global Wireless. Amazon already has an international a custom version of its e-book reader Kindle 2 in the market, but so also would the DX model with a larger international pour sauce over. Compared with the usual 'Kindle' the DX has a much larger screen, which makes the device particularly suitable for the courses and consult newspapers.

The link behind the piece of text on the homepage provided for clarity on an error and meanwhile, the reference in its entirety from the site anymore. It is however in line with the expectations that the international Kindle soon indeed a big brother installed engine.

UPDATE: The Kindle DX with Global Wireless is now officially announced. The device will cost $ 489 and is sent from January 19, as the Kindle 2 directly from the U.S.Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)

Kindle DX - The new Kindle with Global Wireless

Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)The new Kindle DX is now listed for 489 $ (about 340 €) at Amazon. As of 19 January 2010 Releasedate specified.

The Kindle DX is approximately 0.97 inch thin and features a 9.7''e-ink screen, which reads like an ordinary sheet of paper. It can display images and text with 16 shades of gray. The battery life for reading is given as 7 days with activated wireless connection. But this depends very strongly on the network strength. Without wireless, it will be up to 14 days.

The screen supports Auto-Rotate and rotates automatically. This allows both cards, web pages and graphics look better.

It can be downloaded books in over 100 countries directly via UMTS. This is an integrated GSM module in the Kindle. This works without a mobile phone contract or other additional costs.

The Kindle Store offers approximately 390 000 books, newspapers, magazines and blogs.Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)

The Amazon Kindle DX

The Amazon Kindle DX is more than the third rung from Amazon now eReader's family. The device creates a new class of devices that live on the printed newspaper, the (About) could make difficult.

Key obvious feature of the Amazon Kindle is its DX (compared to other digital reading devices), huge display. Leave with a screen size of 9.7 "is also present readable format A4 pages, pdf adequate support for their own (eg, business) documents brings the reader. EReader on standard with 6 "screen can display newspaper pages to read in several stages - the Kindle DX now allows the first time a reading experience that approaches that of periodic print media. Logical disadvantage: Dimensions (+9 cm) & weight (+300 g, depending on the Amazon Kindle 2) with growing up.

The flash memory has doubled compared to the Amazon Kindle 2 to 4 gigabytes. Since it hardly hurts that the DX does not have a memory card slot - Content is transferred via USB connection or the connection to free UMTS Kindle Store on the reader. Most of the eBooks available at Amazon.com for $ 10 (£ 7), for newspaper subscriptions (currently approx. 300 newspapers to choose from each month), a similar amount due.

Anyone who wants Lesefutter obtain from other sources, will be pleased with the significant improvement in pdf-presentation of the Kindle DX: This popular eBook format is now natively supported. The Kindle will be converted to 1 / 2 related files still had the Mobipocket format.

DX is the Amazon Kindle in the U.S. since the 10th June for $ 489 (CDN have 340) to the reader enjoys some popularity. Beginning in January 2010 Amazon has its "giant Kindle made" available globally. How the Kindle 2 is the Kindle DX ordered directly from Amazon.com, including tax, customs, and Zoller Verand the ten-German cost around 450 euros.