We’ve all heard of the Kindle before, and at $199 it’s definitely an amazing Tablet all around, but now Amazon Warehouse is offering a factory refurbished model for only $179! Of course this 7.0-Inch tablet is packed with plenty of features for storing the latest and greatest content, while at the same time sticking to their original eReading capabilities but in full color. It’s also packed with a super fast Dual-Core processor for handling all applications speedily, including Amazon’s Silk browser which makes browsing the Internet very easy for any user. There are also thousands of apps available, with more and more being added to the library. Don’t forget full cloud support on top of the largest library of books around, with music and videos taking up a nice niche of their own. You won’t be disappointed at this low price!

Get it for $179, which is a $20 discount over a new version. 

Start loading up that Kindle you got for Christmas with books and Amazon’s Deal of the Day has you covered! For only $.99, score New York Times Bestselling author Barry Eisler’s “The Detachment: A John Rain Thriller” Kindle book. With a digital list price of $9.99 (or print list price of $14.95), you’ll save 93% or $13.96, when you take advantage of Amazon’s Deal of the Day offer.

The thriller is said to be “the most charismatic assassin since James Bond” by the San Francisco Chronicle and follows John Rain, who is up against his most formidable enemy yet: nexus of political, military, media, and corporate factions known only as the Oligarchy. Rain can’t resist an offer by legendary black ops veteran Colonel Scott “Hort” Horton” when in Tokyo, taking in a multi-million dollar payday for the “natural causes” demise of three ultra-high-profile targets who are dangerously close to launching a coup in America.

But pulling it off isn’t going to be easy for Rain to do alone, which causes Rain to seek a detachment of other deniable irregulars: his partner, the former Marine sniper, Dox. Ben Treven, a covert operator with ambivalent motives and conflicted loyalties. And Larison, a man with a hair trigger and a secret he’ll kill to protect.

The four lone wolf killers will have to survive presidential hit teams, secret CIA prisons, and a national security state as obsessed with guarding its own secrets as it is with invading the privacy of the populace…but first they’ll have to survive each other! Set against a variety of locations from the shadowy backstreets of Tokyo and Vienna, to the deceptive glitz and glamour of Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and finally to a Washington, D.C., get ready for a non-stop roller coaster thriller ride of epic proportions with this page-turning Kindle book.

When Amazon announced the new line of Kindle eBook readers, the cheapest was an ad supported version which sells for $79.  Dubbed the Kindle 4, it offered a pretty cushy deal … users would get the new Kindle reader for $30 less in trade for special offers displayed in the Kindle screensaver and on the bottom of the home screen.  Nowhere else would the ads appear and Amazon assured it wouldn’t interrupt the Kindle experience.  Only what some readers didn’t count on was how annoying the ads were, especially the tiny 1/2″ banner ad on the home screen which changes every few seconds.  If you’re one of those readers who doesn’t like being tapped on the virtual shoulder by an ad when you’re getting ready to dive into your favorite eBook, you may be tempted to return the Kindle 4 outright.  Hold on.  There’s two ways you can do to say goodbye to those ads for good…

If there’s a reason why you chose the $79 version but still finds those Ads unacceptable, the Kindle can be fooled into thinking it’s disconnected from WiFi and not to display any ads.  Now understand that this will certainly violate the End User License Agreement (EULA) and your covenant to be exposed to the ads in exchange for a subsidized version. It may even violate your warranty.  But if you’re a cheapskate or on a serious budget and don’t mind tossing your warranty overboard, then here’s how you can get around the Ads …

1.  Go onto your PC and under your files and folders settings, enable “Show hidden files, folders, and drives”.

2. Connect your Kindle to your computer via USB.

3.  Navigate to the Kindle in Windows Explorer and look for the “.assets” folder under System files.

4. Delete the .assets folder.

5. Create a new .assets folder in the Kindle System folder. Now your PC will object and complain that it can’t create a folder with a “.” at the beginning since that represents an extension.  But there is way around that.  You simply create folder called Text Document.txt.  Then, go to the main Kindle System Folder and hold down the shift key as you right click on it.  Then select the Open Command Window Here option.  This will open a command line where you can type the following line command: “rename “New Text Document.txt” .assets”

What this will do is prevent the Kindle from generating it’s own .assets folder and filling it with ads.   That keeps the Kindle from re-creating the .assets folder and filling it with ads.  Apparently, the Kindle will see the folder as normal, but here’s kicker … because the folder is empty, and because the Kindle didn’t create it, the Kindle will assume that there is no WiFi connection present and not show the ads!  You can confirm this by a message in the ad window which says “Please connect wirelessly to download the latest Special Offers.”  And eventually, the screensaver will drop the banner altogether.

Is it ethically challenged?  Yes.  It is.  And there’s a possibility that it may cause your Kindle to act “wonky” at times.  But even if it doesn’t, you can bet this is only a short lived work around and Amazon will close the loophole on this with a firmware update.

Or Just Pay

For the long term, you can simply just pay up.   Obviously the easiest way to get around the ads is to just buy the ad free version for $109.  But if you’ve already bought the ad-supported version, you can upgrade your Kindle 4 to Ad-free by simply unsubscribing to the Special offers and paying an additional $30 plus tax.   To do this, log onto your Amazon account and click on the Manage Your Kindle link.  Under Special offers, select “Unsubscribe” and click buy to pay your $30 fee.  And your Ads will disappear with the next Sync.

Amazon has an impressive price available for their Kindle 6-Inch E-reader!

The new Kindle reader from Amazon is here, and with it not only comes a reduction in size and weight but also in its price! Not to mention the fact it retains its large 6.0-Inch E-Ink display which reads just like paper, so no more headaches when reading on the go. This new launch also coincides with Amazon’s new Lending library which allows you to borrow 1 book a month with no due dates. Wi-Fi connectivity is still there, allowing you to download a book in under 60 seconds and Amazon’s massive library just keeps growing, now with well over 800,000 titles at under $9.99 each. The Kindle also has a massive 1 month of battery life, as well as plenty of storage to hold up to 1,400 books. Now that’s what we call a personal library.

The 6-inch Kindle e-reader now sells for as little as $79.  However, keep in mind you’ll be prompted with ads periodically.  Alternatively, you can pay $109 and go ad free.

The past week has surely left us with a variety of different sales, with items ranging from games to cameras and TVs some new pre-orders have also come along for the ride. Here’s 10 that made a mark:

10. Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX97 Digital Cameras – $279

Here’s a doozy of a discount, this feature packed Sony Cyber-Shot 16.2-MP Digital Camera has hit a rock bottom price and continues to remain at it for the time being. In order to see the price you either need to log in to Buydig or make a new account there, but either way these savings do exist and considering what this beauty is capable of there’s no going wrong here!

9. Toshiba 46SL417U 46-Inch LCD TV – $700

This is one we definitely thought would expire in short order, but the sale on this large 46-Inch Toshiba TV is still alive and kicking. This TV of course provides a full 1080p High Definition resolution but other features such as the 120Hz ClearFrame refresh rate, ultra-slim bezel and Wi-Fi connectivity paired with Internet widgets keep this one ahead of the pack. Don’t miss this low price!

8. Archos Arnova 501732 10-Inch Tablet – $140

Thanks to a coupon from TigerDirect you can make an extra $30 savings off the already low price of this interesting 10-Inch tablet from Archos. Though it may not be as powerful as leading brands we see commonly it still provides a full Android experience in a portable package and thanks to its 10-Inch display all Web sites can be viewed properly without the need for zooming in and out. Definitely check this one out!

7. Acer Aspire TimeLineX 11.6-Inch Netbook – $590

Amazon has you covered for savings on this shining star of a netbook! This Acer Aspire TimelineX netbook comes in with a super portable 11.6-Inch display but thanks to its powerful internals you’ll be zooming through applications and web browsing like its nothing. It includes a fast Dual-Core Intel i7-680UM CPU with 4GBs of DDR3 memory along with a large 500GB hard drive. The best part of course is it’s 8 hours of battery life!

6. Lenovo N5902 Multimedia Portable Keyboard – $40

Lenovo surely wants to knock sales out on this brand new item! With a coupon built right into this link you can grab the new and improved N5902 keypad which looks very similar to its predecessor but features fully backlit keys, a sleeker design and enhanced battery life. Don’t miss out on this one as it definitely won’t last long. Keep in mind that this product is brand new!

5. I-Inc IP191ABB 19-Inch LCD Monitor – $59

With all the PCs floating about getting your hands on the right monitor is crucial. But thanks to the new sale price on this I-Inc 19-Inch display you can get your hands on one for a super low price. This one comes with a 720p High Definition resolution along with a speedy 5ms response time and native 1,000:1 contrast ratio. A price like this is not something to shake a stick at and definitely won’t last much longer!

4. Maxell 723443 LR6 AA Batteries – $12

Amazon has slightly lowered the price on this one since we reported it and that just makes the deal even sweeter! Now’s the time to grab a bunch of these Maxell LR6 AA batteries at a fraction of the price you would generally pay for this many batteries. Regardless of all the lithium ion batteries we see these days there is certainly no shortage of devices which require AA batteries to operate, and that ranged from many cameras, TV remotes and toys for the kids.

3. Amazon: Buy 1 Video Game, Get another at half price sale

Yep, you heard right and this deal is still going strong! Choose from many different titles spread across many different platforms including Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo DS and even the new 3DS handheld. Raking in the savings couldn’t be easier, simply add 2 of the listed titles of your choice to your cart, and the second one you add will come to you at half price during your order. The best part is that they are already discounted to begin with!

2. Free $2 Amazon MP3 Credit

Now what can be better than free? For a limited time when you punch in the code: FALLMP3S you can net yourself $2 of free credit for Amazon’s MP3 store! The files come DRM free and are easy to play on anything from your computer, iPods and portable devices and even across your network. Thanks to Amazon’s cloud service you can automatically download your music onto any device straight from the cloud which makes the process even easier!

1. Pre-Order the Amazon Kindle Fire – $199

We’re very surprised this is still available, considering the popularity and pure power that the Kindle has to offer the new Kindle Fire tablet is definitely not something to ignore. For only $199 you can have your hands on this powerful device which includes a dual-core processor, 7-Inch display and full high definition resolution for viewing all sorts of content with ease. Oh and this one comes complete with full color as well!

It’s the last day of September and it’s Friday! Time to get ready for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s…the holiday season is now upon us! Don’t get stressed out thinking about all the holiday stuff you need to get ready for and enjoy the weekly Top Tech Videos and Gadgets for the week!

8. TAG Heuer Mikrotimer Watch Has Insane Rotations Per Hour

Not only is this watch comparable to a piece of art, but the Mikrometer can also measure up to 1/1000s of a second, which is pretty insane for timepiece. But it probably keeps time just like any other watch and is only worth buying if you have the funds to back up its insane price tag.

7. Pinzon Santoku Knives and Bamboo Cutting Board Set

For all those who love being in the kitchen comes the Pinzon Santoku Knives and Bamboo Cutting Board Set, which is a cutting board that has a compartment for the knives. The knives are also crafted from high-carbon, stainless-steel and feature a minimal curve and indentations to create air pockets to prevent food from sticking to the blade. Claimed to be very durable, the set is supposed to last quite a while!

6. Disney Cars 2 Appmates for iPad

Appmates has taken the iPad and made it into a toy for children. Toy car characters from the movie can then be driven across the screen, while the app responds accordingly to the movements. Essentially, the iPad has now become virtual play mat for toys. The app is free, but the toy cars will cost you.

5. Zero Sleep Mobile

Get some good ZZZzs on your smartphone. As the portable version of their sleep tracking hardware, the Zero Sleep Mobile connects to your iOS or Android device via Bluetooth and relays sleep data as you snooze. The free apps will track your sleep over time and then provide you with a “sleep score” so you can later improve your sleep.

4. Rover App-Controlled Spy Tank

If you’re going to spy on anyone, why not do it with The Rover App-Controlled Spy Tank that can be controlled from an iOS device. Using a direct WiFi connection and an accompanying app, you can view the onboard video camera, snap pics and move it from room to room. It’s even equipped a night vision so you can catch your gal if she’s out creeping on you!

3. Amazon Kindle Fire Announced

Amazon is ready to give the iPad a run for its money with its Kindle Fire tablet. At its core is a 7-inch touchscreen that boasts the same IPS tech as iPad and features a 1024×600 resolution at 169 ppi with 16 million colors. It also has a dual-core processor and measures 7.5″ x 4.7″ x 0.45″ and weighs just 14.6oz. For only $199, order yours now!

2. Laser Pointer Gets Arrested

How many times have you been told not to be pointing lasers? Well, next time you better listen because this guy did it and got ARRESTED! He got in big trouble because it was directed at a helicopter.

1. Big Daddy NERF Gun

Every guy is going to want to put this on their Christmas list! The Big Daddy NERF Gun combines a Nerf Barricade blaster with wood pieces from a 75-year-old chair. Yes, it’s a man’s NERF Gun at its finest.

Amazon has revealed their new Kindle Fire, and now you can Pre-Order it for a stunning low price!

Here’s a deal that’s going to run out fast! You can no pre-order the highly anticipated new Kindle Fire from Amazon for only $199! The Kindle Fire is a 7-Inch tablet which hosts many exciting features that make it perfect for media and other tasks. First off it’s full color, unlike the traditional kindle this one is meant for viewing just about any content ranging from books and magazines while even moving up into the realms of High Definition movies and TV shows. It also allows you to play many popular games like Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies and even browse the Internet freely thanks to the Amazon Silk browser that’s been in the works for a while. It’s powered by a speedy Dual-Core processor as well and comes with plenty of storage to hold all of the music, videos or books that you need while also coming with free Amazon cloud storage out of the box. The features go on and on, and many more are listed right with Amazon’s site itself but one thing is clear, this is a pre-order you don’t want to miss!

$199 + free shipping is the cost of this 7-inch tablet. It ships 11/15

Yesterday, Amazon, who has long sold a variety of Kindle e-readers, announced their first, true tablet computer, the Kindle Fire.

Despite the fact that the tablet marketplace is already over saturated, the Kindle Fire is shaping up to be a significant contender.

At the core of the device is a 7-inch touchscreen that boasts the same IPS tech as Apple’s iPad. Heck, they even compare it to the iPad in their marketing copy, which is ballsy. IPS provides a wide viewing angle without diminishing the screen’s clarity. Spec wise it has a 1024×600 resolution at at 169 ppi with 16 million colors. There is also a dual-core processor on board, though Amazon has yet to tell us the brand and speed.

All of Amazon’s Kindles have been billed as extremely portable devices, and the Fire is no exception. It measures 7.5″ x 4.7″ x 0.45″ and weighs just 14.6oz. By comparison Apple’s iPad weighs 21.28oz and is by default is larger in size given its screen.

Built-in storage starts and ends at 8GB. However, Amazon is offering unlimited cloud storage for any apps, music, videos, etc that you purchase directly from Amazon. There doesn’t appear to be an SD card slot for expansion, but you could always invest in Seagate Wireless hard drive, which we just reviewed.

The battery caps out at 8 hours of continuous reading, and Amazon says that number diminishes by just .5 hours when watching video. Of course that will vary by wireless usage, such as streaming a movie from their Amazon Prime video service, but that’s to be expected.

A micro-USB, 3.5-inch headphone jack and top mounted speaker round out the basic feature set.

Now in terms of an operating system, Amazon chose Android. They’ve added their own skin, which is common on Android devices. They’ve also infused it with a proprietary web browser, called Amazon Silk, which sends some of the web processing to the cloud. In other words it’s fast, and web pages will be digested in the cloud and on the device, and then presented to you, the user, in a seamless fashion. Unfortunately, at least for now, the Kindle Fire is limited to WiFi connectivity only, which is a departure from their other kindle devices, which included 3G connectivity in the price of the hardware. Keep in mind you can surf the web, download movies and stream all sorts of content to this tablet. So it’s likely will see a 3G version in the future, pending the success of this iteration.

The Amazon Kindle Fire will begin shipping November 15th, for $199. They’re taking preorders now on a first come first serve basis.

Thanks to Amazon here’s your chance to feed your Hungry Kindle some new books for free! This offer is on the book Stress Proof Your Life (52 Brilliant Ideas), and hence the namesake it offers up some special tips for alleviating that annoying stress that exists in all of our lives. Definitely need to take a few of these and pass them around to some people I know (hint hint) and now you can do just the same! The book is delivered for free wirelessly to your Kindle and then you can keep it for life.

Amazon has a new exciting offer on this Amazon Kindle 3G on AT&T eBook Reader in Graphite which is now only $189 – $50 instant off + free delivery = $139!

The Kindle has quickly become one of the most well-known and popular eReaders around, and this is for good reason. Now you can get your hands on the new 3G model for a much lower price! The Amazon Kindle is the best way to read not only at home but also on the go. It features a design which is thinner and more intuitive then ever before along with much more memory capacity and the super advanced Pearl E-Ink display which makes reading the same as paper. This model specializes in FREE 3G which requires no contract and no worries and allows you to access and purchase books anywhere you go. You can also browse the web using the new Webkit browser and the best part of the device is its incredible 2 months of battery life.

Amazon is offering a new deal on their  Amazon Kindle 3G eBook Reader with Special Offers and & Sponsored Screensavers for only $164 + Free Shipping = $164!

It’s finally here! Amazon has now added the Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers version to the 3G Kindle so you can save even more money! The Kindle is widely known as the best device for reading novels around and it certainly shows with its plethora of exciting features. It starts with the high contrast E-Ink screen for optimal viewing and reading without eye strain as well as the ability to hold up to 3,500 books at once. It has a huge battery life of up to 2 months and once you pop on the 3G you can buy and download books anywhere any time so you never run out of stories to read.

Amazon is offering a super discount on this Kindle DX Wireless 9.7-inch Reading Device for just $379 – $80 Discount + Free Shipping = $299 Today Only!

The new Kindle by Amazon is by far the best reading device available, and it’s even better with the DX! The DX features a huge 9.7-Inch E-Ink screen for optimal contrast and clarity for reading all of your favorite books and novels on the go. It’s easy to look at and designed to look just like the pages of a real book, so it will never strain your eyes. It can fit 3,500 books at a time so you will never run out of reading and with free 3G connection you will always be able to find more books online no matter where you are. It’s as thin as a magazine so you can easily take it with you anywhere and features a super impressive 1 week of battery life on a single charge with wireless on, or 3 weeks with wireless off so you never run out of reading time.

Get it fast! Offer expires 4/15.2011 at 11:59 PST!

Amazon has a brand new discount on this Kindle Wireless 6-inch WiFi Reading Device with Special Offers & Sponsored Screensavers for just $114 + Free Shipping = $114!

Read like you never have before with this super compact eReader! The Latest Generation Kindle by Amazon gives you the best way to read with its large 6.0-Inch Ink Based display so you can read every word clearly as you would in a real book. With this innovative type of screen you can easily read in bright sunlight without any glare or eye strain and with built-in Wifi connection you have unlimited access to millions of different things to read. It is super sleek so you can take it with you anywhere and has enough storage for 3,500 books at once, it even has a built-in web browser for reading online stories as well and PDF reading capabilities. The best part of all is that it has an entire month of battery life on a single charge, which beats out all of the opposition easily!

Amazon is looking to increase sales of its Kindle 3G and has signed a deal with AT&T to distribute the device through the carrier’s stores starting March 6th for $189.

Nope, you won’t get a price break if you’re an AT&T customer and nor is their anything special about this deal.  However, it will give you, a potential customer, the opportunity to test out the device in hand before purchasing.  Prior to this the Kindle has been available from Amazon.com, Target, Best Buy and perhaps a few other retail locations we’re not aware of.

AMAZON KINDLE 3G COMING TO AT&T STORES NATIONWIDE

Kindle is Bestselling Product in the History of Amazon

DALLAS, Feb. 28, 2011 -AT&T today announced it will begin selling Amazon’s bestselling Kindle 3G in AT&T company-owned retail stores nationwide beginning March 6. Amazon’s Kindle 3G continues to be powered by the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T. AT&T will include Kindle 3G in its connected devices displays throughout AT&T company-owned stores, offering customers the opportunity to test drive the device onsite. The latest generation Kindle has received rave reviews from the New York Times, Wired, CNET, PC World, PC Magazine, and more, and has recently become the bestselling product in the history of Amazon.com.

“Amazon has without question pioneered the eReader space with Kindle, and it’s exciting to not only connect this device through our network, but now offer it in our stores to readers around the country ,” said Glenn Lurie, president, emerging devices, AT&T. “As the first dedicated eReader offered in our stores, we are confident the Kindle will be an attractive addition to our in store connected devices lineup.”

Kindle 3G, which connects over Wi-Fi as well as AT&T’s mobile broadband network, wirelessly downloads books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a 6-inch, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper.

“We’re excited to work with AT&T to offer Kindle 3G to AT&T customers across the country,” said Mike McKenna, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. “Customers tell us they love Kindle 3G because of its light weight, battery life of up to one month, and advanced paper e-ink display that works in direct sunlight. Customers love being able to think of a book and be reading it in less than 60 seconds thanks to AT&T’s wireless network.”

The new Kindle 3G boasts the advanced paper-like Pearl E Ink display that is easy on the eyes and works outside in direct sunlight, massive storage of up to 3,500 books, up to one full month of battery life with the wireless off, no monthly wireless fees or annual contracts, and light weight which makes it easy to take with you everywhere you go — all for only $189.

Kindle offers the largest selection of the most popular books people want to read. The Kindle Store now has more than 810,000 books, including new releases and 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers. Over 670,000 of these books are $9.99 or less, including 79 New York Times Best Sellers. Kindle lets you “Buy Once, Read Everywhere” – on Kindle as well as on free Kindle apps for, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Android-based devices. Amazon’s Whispersync technology saves and synchronizes your full library of books, bookmarks, last page read, highlights and annotations across all of your Kindles and Kindle apps so you never lose your place or are without your reading.

Wanna win some free stuff this holiday?  Who doesn’t.  We’ve teamed up with HP this time to help them promote their HP Play contest.  To enter, just visit their Facebook page, enter your info and you’re on your way to winning some of the most coveted prizes this side of the Internet.  But wait, there is more…

So what’s HP offering?  20x Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones, 50x $50 Rhapsody Gift Cards, 10x HP Envy Beats Edition Laptops and what they’re calling “1 Amazing Concert Package”.  To enter this contest visit HP Play’s Facebook page and input your age (must be over 18), first and last name, your email address and a day time phone number.  Next follow the instructions and track down clues each week and you could possibly win one if not all of the prizes.  Read the T&Cs at your discretion, but chances are it’s a waste of time.

Now for some more good stuff.  To help promote this wonderment that HP has bestowed upon us we’re giving away an Amazon Kindle 3G/WiFi to one lucky GadgetReview Facebook fan.  To enter, just like us on Facebook and post “HP Play Rocks My Socks” on our wall.  Any dupe entries won’t be counted and we’ll probably boot you from the contest.  This contest is only valid to US residents on this continent.   If you want a double entry tweet “@gadgetreview HP Play Rocks My Socks #hpplay”.

This contest ends 12/28/2010

Borders is going head to head with Amazon in the e-reader segment without making any excuses. The new version of its Kobo e-reader is priced exactly as much as Amazon’s Wi-fi-only Kindle – $140, and just like the entry-level Kindle, it has been blessed with Wi-Fi.

The original Kobo could handle 8,000 page turns per battery charge, the Kobo Wireless gets 10,000 and it turns them faster too, thanks to a faster processor. File support is there for the ePub, PDF and Adobe DRM formats, with internal storage of 1GB and an external slot for SD cards up to 4GBs.

The device will be a little thicker than the Kindle Wi-Fi, 0.4 in versus 0.36 in, and will weight less than 8 ounces when it starts shipping late October.

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Sharp’s announcement of two e-readers for the Japanese market comes packaged with clever wordage about going from a focus on one-time sales of hardware, to a more customer oriented device that evolves through continuously updating software.

It will need to make all that and more come true if it wants to compete with Amazon’s Kindle and the Nook from Barnes and Noble. And it seems to be in the plan, with Sharp wanting to eventually take full advantage of the Android platform driving both e-readers, and showing the intention to deliver full multimedia content – music, video/film and games. This would also pit the devices against the iPad.

So is it a tablet, is it an e-reader? Called ‘Galapagos’, supposedly to reference the island that inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution, it could evolve to be a bit of both. The smaller version of the Galapagos will have a 5.5 inch screen and a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels with single-handed navigation through the use of a trackball. The larger kind comes in at 10.8 inches with a 1366 x 800 pixel display, capable of showing a magazine spread type two page format.

Both models will have 802.11b/g Wi-Fi connectivity with “Automatic Scheduled Delivery Service” for getting your newspapers and magazines automatically once you’ve subscribed to them. XMDF support will allow the integration of multimedia elements into pages.

A Japanese e-book store will initially contain 30.000 titles, and Verizon and Sharp are in talks about a Verizon Wireless U.S launch of the devices.

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The third generation Amazon Kindle isn’t even out yet, but it’s already become the biggest-selling Kindle ever, boasts Amazon in a new PR. It’s also been the website’s #1 best seller for two years running. To celebrate, the company is shipping orders a full two days early, so you can get in on that e-reader goodness sooner than expected. So, are you one of those pre-ordered?

New Generation Kindles Are the Fastest-Selling Kindles Ever and Already the Best-Selling Products on Amazon
New Kindles start shipping to customers today–two days ahead of previously announced release date

Amazon.com today announced that more new generation Kindles were ordered in the first four weeks of availability than in the same timeframe following any other Kindle launch, making the new Kindles the fastest-selling ever. In addition, in the four weeks since the introduction of the new Kindle and Kindle 3G, customers ordered more Kindles on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk combined than any other product, continuing Kindle’s over two-year run as the bestselling product across all the products sold on Amazon.com. The new Kindles started shipping to customers today–two days earlier than previously announced.

“Kindle is the best-selling product on Amazon.com for two years running and our new generation Kindles are continuing that momentum,” said Steven Kessel, senior vice president, Amazon Kindle. “Readers are excited about all that the new Kindle has to offer–50 percent better contrast, 20 percent faster page turns, 15 percent lighter, up to one month of battery life–and a new price of only $139.”

The all-new Kindle has an electronic-ink screen with 50 percent better contrast than any other e-reader, a new sleek design with a 21 percent smaller body while still keeping the same 6-inch-size reading area, 15 percent lighter weight at just 8.5 ounces, 20 percent faster page turns, up to one month of battery life with wireless off, double the storage to 3,500 books, no glare even in bright sunlight and built-in Wi-Fi–all for only $139. The all-new Kindle 3G with all of these new features plus the convenience of free 3G wireless is only $189.

Early comments from product reviewers on the new Kindle include:

“This e-book reader’s lighter weight and complete overhaul make the third-generation Kindle the best reader from Amazon yet… After spending some quality time curled up with the new Kindle, I have to say it’s the first e-reader in months that’s left me wanting to read more. Its solid build quality, along with its improved design, integrated store, and cross-platform transportability (books are usable on any Kindle reader app, including iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, and PC) all add up to a winner that shoots to the head of the pack.” — PC World

“Despite some predictions that the iPad and other Web-oriented tablets would start the Kindle doom clock ticking, its continued popularity bodes well for the future of single-purpose long-form reading devices. The new third-generation Kindle only makes that future brighter. All its basic virtues–instant downloading from an abundantly stocked store, light weight, ability to read in sunlight–are still there, with significant improvements in text readability, physical design, and battery life.” — Wired

“…given its new low price along with its massive library of ebooks and dead-simple book buying, the Kindle keeps its crown as our Editors’ Choice. Simply put, it’s the best dedicated ebook reader you can buy.” — PC Magazine

“Amazon’s newest Kindle (simply called “Kindle,” though it’s sometimes referred to as the “Kindle 3″) is the best ebook-reading device on the market.” — Fast Company

Also in the four weeks since their introduction:

– Kindle and Kindle 3G are the most gifted and most wished for products on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk combined.

– Customers in 125 countries on six continents from Austria to Zimbabwe have already placed orders for the new generation Kindles. Some of the most remote shipments will be sent as far away as Mongolia and the Northern Mariana Islands.

– Customers are already ordering books to read on their new Kindles. The most popular are the books in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy, “Star Island” by Carl Hiaasen and “The Rembrandt Affair” by Daniel Silva.

Kindle offers the largest selection of the most popular books people want to read. The U.S. Kindle Store now has more than 670,000 books, including New Releases and 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers. Over 550,000 of these books are $9.99 or less, including 73 New York Times Best Sellers. Over 1.8 million free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are also available to read on Kindle devices. More than 235,000 books have been added to the Kindle Store in just the last seven months, including New York Times Best Sellers “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” and “The Passage.”

Kindle lets you Buy Once, Read Everywhere–on Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry and Android-based devices. Amazon’s Whispersync technology syncs your place across devices, so you can pick up where you left off. With Kindle Worry-Free Archive, books you purchase from the Kindle Store are automatically backed up online in your Kindle library on Amazon where they can be re-downloaded wirelessly for free, anytime.

Customers can discover full details and order the new Kindle and Kindle 3G at www.amazon.com/kindle3G and www.amazon.com/kindleWi-Fi.

For high-resolution images of the new generation Kindle, visit www.amazon.com/pr/kindle/images.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!amzn/quotes/nls/amzn (AMZN 125.25, +0.72, +0.58%) , a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle, Kindle 3G and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle 3G and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.

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Forward-Looking Statements

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