It will be a short review, because the new Kindle 2014 version is simply an ebook reader that works. On second thought you could close all the talk here, and recommend this “source for culture and relaxation *” with your eyes closed. The fact is that, like every year, with every new release, one wonders whether it is worth to update or skip the current generation, so it becomes necessary to deepen and clarify some doubts. And that’s what I will be doing in this review.
How the Kindle Touch improves
The most important innovation of the new basic Kindle 2014 the touchscreen, no getting around it. It is also different design and different type of plastic used, but what changes is the way to do it touch screen . For those who find themselves with a non-touch Kindle 2013, operated by push-button on the bottom and side buttons, it is a revolution in the whole positive. But first you need to understand what kind of touch has been used.
Amazon has chosen a solution to Infrared , an alternative to the less precise capacitive touchscreen tablet and smartphone (and even some ebook reader) but with the advantage of detecting anything that comes close to the screen, and it works even with gloves, pens or whatever you want. No need to touch the screen of the Kindle in 2014 with the fingers to turn a page, the BIC is fine in your hand.
Managing menu with fingers is extremely simple. It is the approach used in the most prized and expensive ebook reader from Amazon, so it’s well designed, well groomed, well-designed to provide maximum ease of use. There are large buttons, lettering clearly visible linear menu without complex topics and a handy back button that acts as a lifeline; you can rest assured that even your mother will be able to immediately understand how to move.
This is a great nice perk compared to the model of 2013, where there was to deal with the awkward panel on the frame, where to use the onscreen keyboard was a firm and where they served a certain number of clicks to reach a certain menu. Who uses it can still get an idea of what I mean by selecting a phrase from the text of any ebook and then add a note. With the touchscreen and the new interface will solve everything.
How the Kindle Touch gets worse
But for the transition is different. Often ebook reader you use with one hand only, and this is one of the advantages over paper books. Do all with one hand allows us to keep each other warm in your pocket, reggerci of support when we are in a meter, to take a more relaxed position when we are in bed. When it comes to 6-inch ebook reader, is a key issue.
The new Kindle 2014 supports these requirements: the frame width is 11.5 cm then a coat of medium size , say with opening less than 20 cm, can hold it between the thumb and middle / index finger, letting out a fingertip abundant. Look at the pictures below to see what I mean.
The fact is that the fingertip, either because of the thickness of 10 mm of the frame, Look for the new rough finish of the back, you want to display the E-Ink recessed into the frame, not just to get to the parts of the screen that allow you to change the page. You have to change outlet to do this, slide your hand on the back of the Kindle and use your palm as a base of the lower; then ensure that you have the thumb entirely free to get what he wants.
All resolved? Not really, because the raw plastic, the new finish used from Amazon, you probably need to sell the eReader to 59 €, is slippery and does very little grip . It would be enough to use a rubber-like material on the edges to solve. Kindle will eventually scapparvi from the hands regularly if we do not take (literally) a little ‘hands, just like I show you in a few frames of the video review.
This is the only downsides resulting from the adoption touchscreen and the subsequent Removal of the keys change page . With those, you would have done the old fashioned way, with beautiful Kindle tight between thumb and forefinger and light pressure … always at your fingertips.
Similar to Paperwhite, but without gauges
Touch aside, the new Kindle has a base sheet improved compared to the previous model. The screen is the usual E-Ink Pearl 800 x 600 pixels not illuminated, but the CPU, RAM and the internal space receive an upgrade that allows you to have a player faster in all operations, capable of running the latest software of Amazon, and especially good for storing thousands of books, pdf documents.
With a 1 Ghz CPU, 512 MB RAM and 4 GB of memory (just over 3 GB free), Kindle 2014 runs on the platform of Kindle Paperwhite and becomes, in fact, his cheap version. When will the new Voyage, Amazon will become the third player in order of preciousness. Enter this hardware allows you to run the same software – waiting for some news that we will see in the fall – Paperwhite.
We have the creative management of parental controls called Kindle Freetime , the same as Fire tablet, fun when you are in control but also challenging for those who must obey your dictates, we have the dual search in the local dictionary, or Wikipedia (only when connected to the Internet), the translator integrated (again, used the Internet), the ability to create Collections for documents or books (such as “unfinished”, “to buy”, “classic only” and so on ), an easy management of content to leave it in the Amazon cloud (unlimited for its contents) and those to be kept in the internal memory, the function Enrich your vocabulary to keep track of the words that we had to look in the dictionary and a few other things relating to the social aspects of reading. The Italian version has no integration with the community Goodreads as in USA.
And then there’s the management’s native Amazon book store , ever so comfortable on Kindle basis just because of the touchscreen. Needless to spend many words on what is the experience of research, management and download books from the Amazon store is simply the highlight of the entire ecosystem of reading.
In addition to the hardware and of its low prices, beyond the assistance rendered and policies of the company, the ease with which you can search and buy or make a statement sent through the Kindle Store, which is why it does advise in spite of other eReader. It happens that inconsiderate to spend some time wandering between a book and the other, perhaps by reading reviews or by browsing categories. You also have to be careful compulsive buying, the desire to buy a book and start to light soon after. By what other online store you have the same experience?
For the rest (and thankfully that was supposed to be a review soon) we have the Kindle ever, with its limitations in PDF still present and not only due to the size of the display, with a very limited web browser, with the usual range of weeks (a slight decrease compared to last year ), with Wi-Fi and microUSB, and no power supply included in the package (but given the price it is, and if nothing else there is a long cable.)
In the time it has been possible to refine and disappear completely ghosting , the remainder of a page and the previous one that was still in last year’s models, so this seems like the E-Ink Pearl panel better than ever (to write it as they say others).
Of course, see the elegance of the characters in Kobo Aura H2O or the same Kindle Paperwhite and then move on to this Kindle basis, is an effort that stands out, but experts already know. To all the others, remember that here it is not like on the tablet: the formatting of the books can be changed at will so the problem of small text difficult to read does not exist. And, anyway, this E-Ink Pearl 800 x 600 pixels, with all its squares visible in macro, still 10 20 times more comfortable to read than any LCD display in circulation. Our eye the perceives as paper , unless he gets tired, and less tired we are increasing our concentration.
A source of culture and relaxation in 59 € *
Who went from reading on paper to digital reading always ends by saying that since the ebook reader reads much more. In addition to the advantages of the format, it’s just a matter of the convenience. Kindle is a base plasticone from feeling really rough. But this is really his only flaw. In everything else behaves just as it should, it is fast and responsive as the more expensive models, software has features superior to basic models of competition despite the lower price. It is a secondary player that acts as a primary.
The limits of hardware and the lack of preciousness of the finishes are generally used to differentiate it from Paperwhite, to make a version without illumination, and are probably specific choices unintended by the company for not superimpose different targets. If you want to try an eReader without starting from the ground up, it is still preferable to spend double for a Paperwhite Kindle or a Kobo Aura, but if you already have an idea of what it means to digital reading, if you are looking for a second player to give or take back without too much thoughts, is not it better for 59 euro.
*: not mine, it is a definition fits perfectly found in the reviews amazon.it. Thanks to the author.
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