[real-eyes] Re: Fw: The New Amazon Kindle 2 Has Arrived!
- From: "Loy" <loyrg2845@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:13:31 -0500
It is $359.
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From: "Kimberly A. Morrow" <morrowka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 8:03 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Fw: The New Amazon Kindle 2 Has Arrived!
I didn't note the cost--how much is this unit? Also, remember that
Garman makes a fantastic GPS in terms of its ability to talk through a
route; however a blind person can't enter information into it without
sighted assistance because none of the menus talk. It might be the same
with this unit.
Kim
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[mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:53 AM
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Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Fw: The New Amazon Kindle 2 Has Arrived!
True enough, but we're talking instant access to 230000 titles through
the Kindle store, best sellers, not to mention daily newspapers and
magazines, all at half price or less of their printed versions.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duyahn Walker" <themusicman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:37 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Fw: The New Amazon Kindle 2 Has Arrived!
But you already have things like the Daisy player and Victor stream that
can
do half of this stuff, right?
Duyahn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Reginald George" <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 7:34 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Fw: The New Amazon Kindle 2 Has Arrived!
> I'm sure navigating the unit could be done. If it already has text to
> speech there must be some kind of way to get it to read the titles
even if
> it means just using arrows or something to scroll to each one, then
making
> it start that book. As for the store, I wonder if you can load the
unit
> from your PC like a flash drive? It says you can put your own
personal
> documents on there. So it should be possible to purchase and upload
them
> from another more accessible device. That's why I'm so hopeful.
Another
> aspect of this I find interesting is that it totally will up the
pressure
> on
> the voice manufacturers to continue to come out with better and better
> voices suitable for the translation of text into speech with a slower
CPU,
> which can do nothing but help us in the quest for the perfect voice
for
> our
> screen readers. If other manufacturers make E-book readers they will
be
> measured against what Amazon has accomplished here, and speech will be
> expected to be a part of the feature set. As they try to out do each
> other
> in providing on the go access to make their devices useable to
everyone it
> can only help us. Don't you agree? At least until the entire unit
> becomes
> nothing but one big touch screen with no physical controls anyway. I
> wouldn't put that past them either.
>
> Reg
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Fettgather" <jimkc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:05 AM
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Fw: The New Amazon Kindle 2 Has Arrived!
>
>
> The new Kindle is promising, but unless there is an accessible way to
> navigate the store and purchase books, and then to navigate the unit
to
> read
> books, , the text to speech is of dubious value.
> I will probably have to get one anyway.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Reginald George" <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:52 PM
> Subject: [real-eyes] Fw: The New Amazon Kindle 2 Has Arrived!
>
>
> Wow, I definitely wanted to be the first one to forward this to our
list.
> You early adopters, Jim, old buddy old pal, going to buy one tomorrow,
> please??? This sounds so promising.
>
>
>
> Finally, mainstream products with speech.
>
>
>
> Dear Amazon Associate:
>
> We're excited to introduce Amazon Kindle 2, the next generation
wireless
> reading device. With a
> sleek and thin design that makes Kindle 2 as thin as a typical
magazine
> and
> lighter than a
> paperpack, the new Kindle has seven times more storage and now holds
over
> 1,500 books. It has a longer battery life and faster page turns. An
> advanced display provides even crisper images and clearer text for an
> improved book-like reading experience. And Kindle 2 even reads to
you,
> with "Read to
> Me", our new Text to Speech feature.
>
> With Kindle 2 we kept everything readers love about the original
> Kindle-the
> convenience of reading what you want, when you want it, the
> immediacy of getting a book wirelessly delivered in less than 60
seconds,
> and Kindle's
> ability to "disappear" in your hands so you can get lost in the
author's
> words. We're also excited to announce that the Kindle Store has
> over 230,000 ebooks available.
>
>
> Read-to-Me
>
> Now Kindle can read to you. With its new Text-to-Speech feature,
Kindle
> can
> read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you.
> You can switch back and forth between reading and listening, and your
> spot
> is automatically saved. Pages automatically turn while the content
> is being read, so you can listen hands-free. You can speed up or slow
> down the reading speeds or choose a male or female voice. Anything
you
> can
> read on
> Kindle, Kindle can read to you, including books, newspapers,
magazines,
> blogs and even personal documents. In the middle of a great book
> or article but have to jump in the car? Simply turn on Text-to-Speech
and
> listen on the go.
>
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