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They say pictures speak a thousand words, so we decided to take some videos of the Kindle 3 in action, highlighting some of the capabilities and functionality.
Firstly as we have connected to Wi-Fi – we can take a look at the Internet Browser. This is accessed via the ‘experimental' menu. Amazon are saying that the browser is still under development, however we found it to be quite capable during our testing.
The Wi-Fi speeds are reasonable, and although it is significantly slower than the iPad, it is a much faster platform than the Sony PRS 600 which feels more sluggish to navigate. The browser won't support flash videos or HD content, but as a general tool to access websites at home it is shaping up well.
Page loading has also been improved with the Kindle 3 – they now take a split second to refresh. We also really feel the inclusion of both a back and forward button on either side of the chassis makes for a much more intuitive navigation system. The main 5 button navigation section bottom right can be used to navigate between chapters quickly.
The main 5 button navigation section bottom right can be used to navigate between chapters quickly.
There are options to rotate the screen any way you want, offering landscape modes, rather than portrait.
For those who want someone to read their book for them, then the Kindle 3 can also deliver the goods. There are text to speech options with both male and female voices available. They are slightly robotic, but I was pleasantly surprised by how effective they were.
The Kindle 3 offers quite a few text based settings, with a multitude of sizing, spacing and font choices. It is quite a diverse and sophisicated setup, something lacking with many eReaders.
I have ordered the 3G version of this 2 weeks ago. still waiting on delivery 🙁
I want to get one of these for christmas now. I used to read a lot of books, but I never make the time anymore. its sad 🙁
Very good indeed. I like the interface system on this one better than the sony unit.
My friend has the DX, the V2. and its great, but I found the text a little weak. great to see them boosting the contrast with this one.
Not for me, I hate books, but it looks well developed. the kindle 2 was quite big looking, ipad size really. too cumbersome for travelling.
Nice design and you can tell its a revision 3 as they have fixed a lot of the stupid design issues.
Been interested in this product for a while, more as a gift for my father than for myself. It looks really well done. very cheap too, the sony products were released at three times this price initially.
Would love this, but I bought the V2 last month, bad move I know, but its pretty good. I am tempted though for the added contrast levels as this is the one part of it I dont like. in daylight I have to strain sometimes to read.
arrrghhh im sick of tablets! Donjt like kindles at all.
Ordered one last week in the UK. I didnt like the sony tablet review here last month as I saw it and the screen is a reflective mess. this is what I want ! thanks!
my girl has the original kindle and its time for an upgrade. Guess ill have to buy it 😉
the reviewer needs to point out that the amazon book store has over half a million books for download and that they are often only a few pounds each. the Apple store is terrible for books and they are often 4 times the price ! the stephen fry book for instance was 16 quid on itunes, and 9 dollars on amazon.
This gets my vote as gadget of 2010.
Would never leave home without mine
I already have one of these for reading PDF documentation for work. and I love it.
I need to get the light leather cover though after reading this. brilliant addition.
Id love to know a percentage of people on KitGuru who would use this. I dont think the active gaming/enthusiast audience read many books anymore. its refreshing to see these reviews here though, just not sure a high percentage appeal to this product.
I would think a lot of people read books, even still. At least I would like to hope so. food for the brain. I read a book a week. even with a busy lifestyle both in work and at home.
I received mine 4 months ago, really satified with it. Also had the kindle 2 but the screen of the kindle 3 is decent ad offers sharper and clearer text.