Kindle 3 belongs to the latest generation of reading devices and was introduced into the market at 27 August 2010.
My impressions:
Kindle 3 is really fast. The navigation menus, the opening of the various files and the turning of the pages happen in an instant. What is more, the keyboard response is very quick. The screen, which is the Pearl, the latest generation screen of E Ink, is much improved compared to the older version. The characters are clean and lively, giving the feeling of a real book made of paper and reading is very relaxing.
Kindle 3G
Overall the whole construction is of a very good quality. The buttons are well designed and responsive and the device's design is beautiful. It also gives you the choice to make changes in the font size, zoom, screen orientation and the distance between the lines, so as to optimize the device any way you want.
By far the most impressive feature of Kindle 3 is its battery. There is no electronic reader available with a better battery. It can last for up to a month.
The ebook reader stands out for other reasons as well. The free 3G wireless feature doesn't require any monthly payments or annual contracts. The dictionary allows you to quickly look up any word, you can bookmark and highlight a passage and the full QWERTY keyboard lets you write notes and look for words in the text. WiFi is also a very useful feature of the device. It's very nice to be able to have access to the internet and download or buy books anywhere you are.
Finally, I must say that I was very pleased with the capabilities of Kindle to play music both with headphones and external speakers. This may not be the reason why someone would buy an ebook reader, but any extras are appreciated.
The technical characteristics:
E-paper display (E Ink Pearl) 6 inch black, 16 gray levels, resolution 600 x 800 - 167 dpi. Horizontal or vertical orientation of text in 4 different ways. Weight 247 grams. Dimensions: 190mm x 123mm x 8.5mm, (7.5x4.8x0.335 inches) Battery lasts for up to one month (polymer lithium [Li-Polymer], 1530mAh). Processor Freescale 532 MHz, ARM-11. Internal memory, Flash 4GB, 3.3GB available for storage of books, non-expandable. MicroUSB 2.0. port to transfer books to and from your computer. Recognized by the computer as a flash. Connection to the Internet via WiFi with Atheros AR6102G 802.11bg Operating with kernel Linux 2.6.10. It reads text files like Kindle (AZW), PDF, Mobipocket files that are not locked, PRC, TXT, sound files MP3, and Audible Enhanced [AA, AAX]). Amazon also gives you the opportunity to convert the following files for free and read them on your ebook reader: HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP. It doesn't support ePUB.