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Amazon Introduces a Waterproof Kindle E-Reader

Accepted submission by takyon at 2017-10-11 21:05:23
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Amazon has made its premium Kindle Oasis e-reader [theverge.com] an inch larger and given the device [amazon.com] an IPX8 waterproof rating (in this case, immersion in up to 2 meters of fresh water for up to 60 minutes):

Amazon has been selling Kindles for 10 years now, but "waterproof" hasn't appear on its list of incremental technological advancements until now. The company just announced a new version of its popular e-reader that builds on last year's Kindle design and now has an IPX8 waterproof rating.

The new Kindle Oasis [redirectingat.com] — the same name as last year's premium Kindle — has jumped up in size, moving from a 6-inch screen to a 7-inch screen. It has an aluminum back, which gives it a more premium look and feel than the Kindles with soft-touch plastic.

It supports AZW, TXT, PDF, MOBI, and PRC, but lacks EPUB [wikipedia.org] support. Storage starts at 8 GB ($249) but there is a 32 GB option. Amazon has brought back physical buttons for page turning as an alternative to the touchscreen, and comes with an accelerometer to automatically change page orientation.

Still no color e-ink.

What's that book to the right of The Hobbit [ssl-images-amazon.com]? Does it support that book [pcworld.com]?

Also at CNET [cnet.com] and TechCrunch [techcrunch.com].


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