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Amazon unveils global version of Kindle DX

Technology Jan. 07, 2010 - 03:27AM JST ( 9 )

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gogogoJan. 07, 2010 - 09:49AM JST

Meh, apple islate will kill this in 2 weeks.
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pawatanJan. 07, 2010 - 11:11AM JST

Meh, apple islate will kill this in 2 weeks.

islate will have access to the Kindle store + free internet? News to me.
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IvanCoughalotJan. 07, 2010 - 02:45PM JST

Blimey - glad Santa didn't bring me a regular Kindle for Christmas now...
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tajJan. 07, 2010 - 04:01PM JST

islate will have access to the Kindle store + free internet? News to me.

Free internet is a great feature. Kindle store is a bug.
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USNinJapan2Jan. 07, 2010 - 08:51PM JST

gogogo

So from what source will you be able to download reading material for the islate? And via what? The internet? Wireless? 3G? For free? Because that's what I get with the my Kindle here in Japan. I seriously doubt that Apple will be able to provide the same support for the islate in Japan. They would be stupid if they went the Softbank route, again...

I love my Kindle. Almost everything about it. The only complaint I currently have is that there is no Japanese language content available for it although the Kindle is advertised and available through Amazon Japan. My guess is that this is because there's just not enough digitized Japanese literature in existence but I'm sure that will change as demand arises and the Japanese people catch on to reading literature on portable digital format other than their cell phones.
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gogogoJan. 08, 2010 - 12:12AM JST

USNinJapan2: Because you can already do it on the iphone (ie. there is kindle app already for the iphone), the islate is just basically a larger iphone.
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XXXXXJan. 08, 2010 - 02:20AM JST

Lol, islate, like in 'is late'
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USNinJapan2Jan. 08, 2010 - 11:57AM JST

gogogo

So to download reading material for the islate you have to get it via a softbank connection?
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timtakJan. 08, 2010 - 12:29PM JST

USNinJapan2 I think that the current kindle does not support Japanese characters. At least the online Kindle content creation site does not. I hope that the new "International" Kindle will.