Amazon.com Inc. recently announced a few new devices, together with a $100 tablet targeted at the masses and a high-end electronic-reader that the company says is definitely the closest e-reading experience to plain paper. - Kindle Voyage Review
The $200 Amazon Kindle Voyage is definitely the thinnest Amazon e-reader up to now and has a magnesium body. Its flush display is significantly higher in pixel density and 39% brighter than Amazon's $100 Kindle Paperwhite, making it simpler in the eyes, specifically in direct sunlight, the business said. The screen's texture even looks slightly speckled, similar to high-quality paper fiber.
Under the glass is a next-generation Paperwhite display that packs 300 pixels per inch inside a 6-inch panel. To state images and text were "crisp" would be an understatement. To put it simply, it's the best screen we've experienced upon an e-reader. Even on complex images, you'd be hard-pressed to recognize an individual pixel. As well as the lighting continues to be inside a class above most of its competitors -- it's almost, even and smooth blinding at its highest settings. Amazon even sneaked some sensors into the Voyage, which allow it to automatically adjust the top light according to your surroundings.
Combined with the higher resolution, the screen is also higher contrast. It doesn't quite reach the black-on-white distinction you can get with paper or with an LCD, but it's a subtle improvement over the Paperwhite - enough that you'll appreciate it after your fifth straight hour reading Game of Thrones. Amazon has made improvements there too, although it's front-lit, like the previous Kindle Paperwhite: there's an ambient light sensor that enables the Voyage to dynamically adjust the brightness according to your settings.
There�s a brand new method to turn pages, too. Called PagePress, the program comprises a custom-designed force sensor located under part of the bezel. So, to move through your book, you lightly press the bezel where your thumb�s resting, whereupon you�ll feel a slight vibration to acknowledge that you�ve flipped the page. If the vibrations prove annoying or useless, you can easily turn that part of the feature off.
One other new feature is likely to appeal to people learning English as a second language. Alternatively, perhaps your kids who are just learning to read. It's called Word Wise. Simple short definitions of challenging words show up in the e-book you are reading, just above those difficult words. For instance, in tiny type just over the word "veteran" will be the simple explanation "one with a lot of experience."
Finally, the Kindle Voyage has battery lifespan of around 6 weeks (in the event you read for thirty minutes a day) and Wi-Fi, meaning it is possible to download content from pretty much anywhere nowadays. Nevertheless the Voyage also comes along with 3G connectivity, which means you don't must get connected to Wi-Fi to download new books, along with its front light is 39% brighter than last year's Kindle Paperwhite, which cost $189 with 3G. The front side light could also automatically adapt to the lighting around it, and once you're reading at nighttime it can slowly lower its brightness over time to fit the way the eyes become accustomed to darkness.
Amazon expects that the audience for your Kindle Voyage is going to be smaller than for your less-expensive models, said David Limp, Amazon's senior vice president in charge of Kindle devices. The aim of the new model is to be the very best single-purpose e-reader possible, he explained. "Whenever we show it to customers-individuals who love reading-it's difficult to obtain it from their hands," Mr. Limp said.- Kindle Voyage Review