The Kindle 2 uses voice technology from Nuance Communications, which can create all kinds of voices. The Kindle gives users limited selection, but it's easy to imagine future reading devices offering a wide variety. Each voice lends its own effect.
In the future, "voice fonts" might become best-sellers in the e-book reader marketplace. For romances a particularly sultry synthetic voice might become popular. Computer voices from today might have a nice retro feel.
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The Kindle 2 is the latest E-reader, manufactured and sold by Amazon. Books are downloaded to the device, which can hold up to 1,500 titles at a time. It is sleek and convenient, but not cheap, costing a whopping $359.
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The Kindle 2 is slimmer than the old one, only a third of an inch thick. The keypad is more pleasing to the eye, though not necessarily easier to use. The weight of the old and new one is about the same.
The screen is improved, with sixteen shades of gray instead of the old four. It doesn't make much difference in text, but does improve the black-and-white images.
Storage has been dramatically increased, with Amazon claiming the new Kindle has space for 1,500 books, newspapers and magazines - more than you're likely to get through on a summer vacation.
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