PLAN OF THE PRESENTATION

Title: Amazon Kindle (E-Ink-4th Generation) Review.

Duration: We practiced thrice. It took us about 10 minutes for each practice.

Primary Objectives:

–To give the audience an idea of the E-book reader.

–To analyze the features of Kindle and give the shortcomings of various features.

PLAN OF THE PRESENTATION

Audience:

–Peers, Teaching Assistants and professors.

Main Ideas:

–Critically analyze the features of Amazon Kindle.

Factual information to support main ideas:

–Specifications have been presented via images of the Kindle to make it simpler for the audience to understand.

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AMAZON KINDLE(E-Ink – 4th Generation)Gadget Review

-Sarthak Ahuja 2012088Saumya Jain 2012089

MOTIVATION

In this world of tablets, laptops and smart phones there

exists another unique gadget that often goes unnoticed.

E-readers are devices designed to tackle the drawbacks

of hardcover books but keep the essence of reading

intact.

Amazon has come up with a unique idea that gives

passionate readers a device they will thoroughly enjoy

using.

INTRODUCTION

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Amazon.com unveiled its 4th Generation of E-book readers on 28th September, 2011. This included the Kindle (aka Kindle 4th Gen or the Kindle Touch less) and the Kindle Touch. The former being one of the cheapest of its kind is often being wrongly presumed as a mere undercut on the previous generations.

Figure 1: Kindle 4th Gen.

WHY NOT USE A TABLET?

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Tablets focus on a variety of features

Battery life

Reading experience

Price

Figure 2: Kindle 4th Gen. alongside iPad 2

FEATURES

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Design

–No keyboard

–Weight: 5.98 ounces

–6.5" x 4.5" x 0.34"

Capacity

–2 GB : 1400 books (not expandable)

–RAM 256MB

–Online storageFigure 3: Kindle 4th Gen. comparing dimensions

FEATURES

SOURCE: http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wi-Fi-Ink-Display-international/dp8

Battery Life

–~1 month

–Charging ~3hrs

–Li-ion

Readability

–167 ppi

–Multi-lingual support

–E-Ink

–16 shades of grey

Figure 4: E-ink Readability

FEATURES

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File format support

–AZW, TXT, PDF, PRC

–HTML,DOC,DOCX

Online market

–Amazon E-book market

–Better than Sony Reader

Wi-Fi

–Wi-Fi : 802.11 b,g,n

–Does not support ad-hocFigure 5: Online market

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FEATURES

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Usability

–Add books easily

–USB2.0 Cable/Wi-Fi/E-mail

Price: ~INR 4,300

Other features

–Experimental web browser

– Inbuilt dictionaryFigure 6: Inbuilt-Dictionary

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DRAWBACKS

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No 3G support

Backlight

Button placement

Better American version

No touch screen

No media support

Figure 7: Power button placement

KINDLE MODELS

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SPECS Gen 1 Gen 2 Gen 3 Gen 4 Gen 5

CPU 400 MHz 532 MHz 532 MHz 800 MHz 800 MHz

RAM 64 MB 32 MB(DX : 128)

256 MB 256 MB 256 Mb

Keyboard Yes Yes Yes No No

Other Remarks

4 level grey display

Supported media (DX did not have multi lingual support)

3G and media support. Multi-lingual support

Improved battery life. Cost Reduced.

Better Battery Life and display in PaperWhite. 3G support

Display Quality: 167 ppi from versions 1 to 5 (6th having 212 ppi and DX having 150ppi) The 16 level grey scale remains constant across devices except the 1st gen.

CONCLUSION

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Primary purpose: E-book reader

Makes reading experience

–Economical

– Less cumbersome

–Enjoyable

Price under control : INR4,300 (approx.)

Kind rating on online Shopping portals

REFERENCES

The review is primarily based on personal experience.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Ink

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle

https://kindle.amazon.com/

http://best-kindlecomparisonreview.toptenreviews.com

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Thank You!