Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos took
the stage at a Santa Monica, Calif. event on Thursday to introduce the
6-inch Kindle Paperwhite, the next iteration of the company's iconic
brand of e-readers The
most important factor of any device that you're going to be staring at
for hours on end is the screen, and the Kindle Paperwhite sports a new
display with the highest contrast and resolution and least glare of any
Kindle screen yet.
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite screen
Amazon's
new patented light guide tech directs light down toward the screen,
reducing ambient light emitted by the Kindle Paperwhite.
TechRadar
was able to test the Kindle Paperwhite in both well-lit and low-light
environments, and the new tablet proved versatile enough to function in
both situations. The text on-screen remains readable even as the font size diminishes to levels impossible on previous Kindles.
Kindle Paperwhite specs
The
Kindle Paperwhite feels just as sturdy and ergonomic as any previous
Amazon device, resting nicely in the hands at 9.1mm and 7.5 ounces. We've come to expect a certain snappiness from Amazon's Kindles, and the Kindle Paperwhite is no exception.
And, according to Amazon, the battery will sustain the device for eight straight weeks - even with the screen lit up. The
Kindle Paperwhite comes with some other nice features as well: Amazon's
Whispersync makes sure you never lose your place when switching between
devices, and X-Ray tracks characters and other elements throughout
every book.
Accessing it is as easy as tapping the top of the screen, which also summons font size and type controls and more.
Early verdict
The
real draw of the Kindle continues to be Amazon's gargantuan library of
digital book content, including its 180,000 Kindle-exclusive titles. If
the hardware is functional, then Amazon has done its job. And
the Kindle Paperwhite is as functional as it gets; every element of its
design, from the front-lit, highly versatile screen to a new function
that tracks your reading habits to determine how much time it'll take
you to finish the current chapter or book, is designed to better
facilitate the reader's experience.
Hiç yorum yok:
Yorum Gönder