Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3G - PC Magazine [awgadget.blogspot.com]
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Once Barnes & Noble introduced the Nook Simple Touch With GlowLight , the first E Ink-based ebook reader with edge lighting, it was only a matter of time before Amazon responded. Enter the Kindle Paperwhite 3G ($ 179 direct), an edge-lit version of last year's Kindle Touch. There's more to it than that, though. Thanks to the Paperwhite's effective lighting, improved fonts, near-perfect form factor, and robust ecosystem, it's a fantastic ebook reader. We're withholding our Editors' Choice award for the 3G version because of its high price, and leaving that award with the Nook Simple Touch With GlowLight for now. While we haven't yet tested the $ 119 Wi-Fi-only Kindle Paperwhite yet, we're pretty confident that it's a better buy given its affordability.Â
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Design, Controls, and Cover
Let's step through the key changes first. The Kindle Paperwhite is now black, instead of dark gray like last year's Kindle Touch. It measures 6.7 by 4.6 by 0.36 inches (HWD) and weighs 7.8 ounces; the model without 3G weighs 7.5 ounces. It's a tenth of an inch shorter than last year's model on both sides, and it's a few hundredths of an inch thinner, but it weighs the same. The matte, soft-touch finish feels a little more sleek and expensive than the Nook Simple Touch's housing, which is more like low-grade industrial rubber in comparison. And the Paperwhite is significantly thinner than the Nook Simple Touch With GlowLight, although the latter remains almost an ounce lighter.
There are no hardware page turn buttons on the Kindle Paperwhite, like there are on the Nook Simple Touch. This may be a blessing, though, since the Nook's are tough to press, and forums are turning up reliability issues with the base Kindle's buttons. The Kindle Paperwhite also drops the Kindle Touch's home button; now it's just a printed logo, and the top edge of the bezel is blank. There's still no AC adapter in the box; you only get a USB cable for charging, although an optional $ 19.99 AC adapter is available. Another omission: the headphone jack, which used to let you listen to audiobooks, podcasts, and music, is gone. So if that matters to you, go with a Nook.
As far as connectivity is concerned, the Kindle Paperwhite and Paperwhite 3G both support 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi hotspots, with WEP, WPA, or WPA2 encryption enabled. The 3G model works over AT&T's data network as before, and also works on many overseas networks; I had no trouble with it during the review. You never pay for 3G access, but Amazon limits you to either shopping for and buying books, or accessing Wikipedia with it. The Kindle Paperwhite 3G also connected to our WPA2-encrypted labs network without issue.Â
Amazon's optional new Paperwhite Leather Cover ($ 39.99) deserves special mention. In addition to coming in six colors, it has a magnetic clasp that stays closed. Open or close the cover, and it wakes the reader or puts it back to sleep. And unlike Apple's magnetic Smart Cover for the iPad, the Paperwhite Leather Cover completely encases and protects the entire deviceâ€"front and back. The new cover isn't as soft to the touch as last year's version, but the textured finish should prove much more resistant to scratches and fingerprints.
Paperwhite Display
The new Paperwhite display is a gemâ€"for E Ink, that is. It still measures 6 inches diagonally, but with an improved pixel density of 212 pixels per inch. It's also a capacitive touch screen, instead of the older IR-based panel. It's more responsive to finger touches than the Kindle Touch, but since you're still waiting for the E Ink to refresh, you won't confuse the Kindle Paperwhite with a glass Android tablet screen. That said, page refreshes are faster and less obtrusive than ever.
So, about the new edge-lighting: It looks great. When placed side-by-side, the Kindle Paperwhite display is brighter and more even than the Nook Simple Touch With GlowLight's screen. Our camera analyst, Jim Fisher, shot each screen with a Nikon D600 which was set to spot meter on each reader's gray background. With ISO and aperture fixed, the shutter speed difference was 20 percent, with the Kindle winning out with the brighter screen.
You can choose from 24 levels of brightness, which in real life range from barely there, to use-your-Kindle-as-a-flashlight level. Some minor bleed from the LEDs along the bottom edge is visible, but there's less of it than there is on the top edge of the Nook Simple Touch With GlowLight. By almost every measure, the Paperwhite's screen is superior.
User Interface and Reading
Amazon finally improved the home screen as well. Instead of the old, boring, inflexible list of books and collections, the Paperwhite displays covers of recently read books and ones Amazon recommends to you. In lieu of the old Home button, there's a Home icon at the left corner of the reworked Kindle toolbar that brings you back to this screen at any point.
As with all recent Kindles, reading is a pleasure. For turning pages, the Kindle Paperwhite's screen is broken up into three zones. The bottom right zone is the largest; tap anywhere there while reading, and you'll advance a page. Tap the slimmer portion to the left, and you'll go back a page. Finally, tap anywhere near the top of the screen, and you'll bring up the Kindle toolbar.
There are now six font choices with eight size options, plus three settings each for line spacing and margin spacing. The new fonts are an improvement, and help bring the Kindle Paperwhite in line with the Nook and Sony Reader, both of which have offered better font choices for some time. There's also an improvement in sharpness, though it's not dramatic.
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Answer by Dohh!
I want a nook color. It seems like the poor person's ipad.
Answer by Scorpius
I love my cellphone! I never go anywhere without it!
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Question by yup: The Spirit" and "Inspector Gadget"? heard from a friend that the new movie coming out called "The Spirit" directed by Frank Miller, is related to the cartoon "Inspector Gadget." Apparently the spirit in the movie is the same spirit thats inside the robotic inspector. I tried to look for this info online and could not find it. Does anyone know if this is true? i know what the story is about but is it related to the other. jeez Best answer for The Spirit" and "Inspector Gadget"?:
Answer by Jeffy.
Release date 25 December 2008. Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. When a Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face who has other plans. He's going to wipe out the entire city. The Spirit tracks this cold hearted killer from the city's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill the masked crusader.
Answer by clit_niblr28
Completed false. They are 2 separate characters.
Answer by hayanchansa
lol, sounds like an unfounded rumor. I'd have to say the idea is false.
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The HP ElitePad 900 measures 7.0" x 10.28" x 0.36" (178 x 261 x 9.2mm) and is said to weigh about 1.5 pounds.
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HP has already announced a slew of touch-capable Windows 8 products targeted at consumers, but today it has unveiled hardware for the business set. The HP ElitePad 900 is a 10" Windows 8 tablet running Intel's Clover Trail-based Atom processors, and features business-class security features along with a sturdy aluminum frame reminiscent of the company's business-class EliteBook laptops.
The ElitePad 900 isn't slated to ship until January, but we know a fair amount about its specifications already: it will include 2GB of RAM and either a 32GB or 64GB solid-state drive, 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0, an 8 megapixel rear camera and 1080p front camera, a card reader, NFC, GPS, and optional mobile broadband connectivity. The tablet also sports a 1280x800 display, giving it a relatively rare 16:10 aspect ratio where many other Windows tablets have stuck with 1366x768 or 1080p displays with 16:9 ratios. The tablet's battery life is said to be about ten hours, and this can be roughly doubled by the addition of a secondary battery.
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The new tablet appears to be a solid upgrade over the HP Slate 2, the company's current Atom-based Windows business tablet, though its specifications certainly aren't pushing the envelope. The tablet will be differentiated somewhat by its accessories: the ElitePad Productivity Jacket adds a keyboard to make the tablet more laptop-like; the ElitePad Expansion Jacket adds USB and HDMI ports as well as a secondary battery; a docking station adds USB, HDMI, Ethernet, and VGA ports and will allow users to plug the tablet into a second monitor and other accessories at their desk; and an "Executive Tablet Pen" will allow for writing on-screen, though with no mention of an active digitizer in this tablet, the pen is likely of the less-accurate capacitive variety.
As with most of the Clover Trail-based Windows 8 tablets we've seen so far, we have no pricing information at this timeâ€"we'll know more about the pricing as the January launch date draws nearer.
Andrew Cunningham / Andrew has a B.A. in Classics from Kenyon College and has over five years of experience in IT. His work has appeared on Charge Shot!!! and AnandTech.
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The company has started producing a new range of panels that aim to give smartphone screens the same pixel density of full HD-LCD TV sets.
Sharp's new 1,080x1,920 LCD panels will feature a pixel density of 443 ppi that the technology giant claims is 1.3 times the industry standard and "among the highest in the world."
Production began at the end of September at Mie Plant No. 3 in Kameyama, Japan. The plant currently produces LCD television sets starting with the panels all the way through final assembly.
Full-scale production of the new smartphone screens is due to begin this month.
The new LCD panel integrates the latest in silicon tech, a new pixel design, and a revamped manufacturing process to achieve the rate of pixels normally reserved for large LCD television screens. According to Sharp, the modern CG-Silicon technology will allow the screens to display crisper text, clear maps, and realistic HD images.
"By providing ultra-detailed LCD panels to support the growing worldwide demand for smartphones, Sharp will contribute to smartphones with increasingly higher quality images," the company said in a statement.
Sharp produces the 5-inch screen for Apple's recently released iPhone 5 and has pushed back claims that it was responsible for low supplies of the sought-after mobile device. An unnamed company executive at the Japanese firm said despite financial issues, the Kameyama LCD plant is manufacturing "adequate volumes" of displays.
Recent reports have suggested that Sharp is considering cutting over 10,000 jobs, which represents roughly 18 percent of its workforce. In addition, the company doubled cuts in management pay to 10 percent in September, slashing end-of-year bonuses by 50 percent.
At the end of Q2, the firm owned $ 16 billion in debt after failing to reach an agreement with Foxconn over the purchase of a minority stake. However, even as Sharp's shares continue to fall, it secured a 360 billion yen ($ 4.64 billion) loan last week.
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Answer by .
I beleive there is a timer that you can place in the wall sockets that will automatically turn stuff off. Also there are attachment to the faucets that only allow 1 gallon of water to come out in a minute. It sounds like these would both save them money. They have the same thing for showers, but it is really not fun take a shower with no water pressure, I'd much prefer a quick shower than one with no pressure. The washing machine and dishwasher are more expensive fixes because you really have to get new dishwasher and washers. EDIT: Good answer Len.
Answer by Len
i think you're making a mistake. They turn the lights on because they're comfortable that way. They operate the dishwasher nightly because they prefer it that way. Long showers feel good on old bones. Believe it or not, they gripe a lot because they like it that way. LOL Older people tend to complain a lot because they sense their authority role is diminishing. They are no longer responsible for guiding young children as was the case when they were actively parenting. They have pulled within themselves, seeing with poorer vision, possibly incontinent, more (logically) concerned with immune deficiency issues, and likely living on a fixed income that may not be adequate for their needs in either reality or mentally or both. My advice would be to go easy and not attempt to invade their senior turf. They might regard it as insulting, this is altogether common. Why not ignore HOW they do and WHAT they do and, instead, give them something you KNOW will be enjoyable to them? Give a loving gift....... Why not a muffler or comforter or casual throw they can wear on chilly evenings? They might just find they can turn the heat down if they're warmer, thanks to your gift. It will warm those old bones and aching muscles while remining them of your thoughtfulness every time the item is used. I'm 69 years old. I don't have financial worries to speak of and I don't complain about things to friends. But I understand complaints I hear from them. I count my blessings and never forget that some people simply like to complain because they feel better afterwords.
Answer by jim z
Thumbs up to Len. You will learn soon enough when you get a wife, don't try to cure all complaints. You simply have to agree and listen. If you try to fix them, that will only irritate them. They just want to complain and have someone listen to them. You have to get skilled in learning when to actually fix the complaint. In this case, I agree with Len, just get them something they would like. They probably don't need an economics lesson. They get it every time they pay their bill.
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