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On October 7, 2009, Amazon announced an international version of the Kindle 2 with the ability to download e-books wirelessly. To promote the Kindle 2, in February 2009 author Stephen King released Ur, his then-new novella, made available exclusively through the Kindle Store. The Kindle 2 features a Freescale 532 MHz, ARM-11 90 nm processor, 32 MB main memory, 2 GB flash memory and a 3.7 V 1,530 mAh lithium polymer battery. Unlike the first-generation Kindle, Kindle 2 does not have a slot for SD memory cards. By Amazon's estimates, the Kindle 2 can hold about 1,500 non-illustrated books. It also has 2 GB of internal memory, of which 1.4 GB is user-accessible. The Kindle 2 features a text-to-speech option to read the text aloud. It became available for purchase on February 23, 2009. On February 10, 2009, Amazon announced the Kindle 2, the second-generation Kindle. Amazon also has a cloud reader to allow users to read e-books using modern web browsers.
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However, the Kindle e-reader has always been a single-purpose device for reading rather than being multipurpose hardware that might create distractions while reading.Īmazon has also introduced Kindle apps for use on various devices and platforms, including Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone. The range includes devices with a keyboard (Kindle Keyboard), devices with touch-sensitive, lighted high-resolution screens (Kindle Paperwhite), a tablet computer with the Kindle app ( Kindle Fire), and low-priced devices with a touch-sensitive screen (Kindle 7). Kindle hardware has evolved from the original Kindle introduced in 2007 and the Kindle DX (with its larger screen) introduced in 2009. They felt this was an apt metaphor for reading and intellectual excitement. Lab126 asked them to name the product, and they suggested "kindle", meaning to light a fire. īranding consultants Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma devised the Kindle name. Amazon originally used the codename Fiona for the device. In 2004, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos instructed the company's employees to build the world's best e-reader before Amazon's competitors could.