In my Technology in Education class this morning, we mentioned Amazon's new eReader, the Kindle. I haven't heard so much about it, so I thought I'd do a bit of research. It sort of reminds me of a Speak and Spell. Seems like this will be a dinosaur of a much cooler, more evolved toy in the future.
Here are some interesting links:
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
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I heard that this thing allows for free access to wikipedia through its cellular modem. So if you can access wikipedia nearly anywhere, at anytime, isn't this thing like the Hitchhiker's Guide? The Kindle2 will even read aloud, I think.
ReplyDeleteNow that I think about it, though, you can buy a laptop for $359 now. A full function computer will allow you to do so much more than this thing will. Also, $359 is a pretty hefty amount of actual books. Probably thirty to thirty-five, depending on price.
ReplyDeleteIt's an expensive speak and spell...