The Kindle by Amazon

"Technology," computer pioneer Alan Kay once said, "is anything that was invented after you were born." So it's not surprising, when making mental lists of the most whiz-bangy technological creations in our lives, that we may overlook an object that is superbly designed, wickedly functional, infinitely useful and beloved more passionately than any gadget in a Best Buy: the book. It is a more reliable storage device than a hard disk drive, and it sports a killer user interface. (No instruction manual or "For Dummies" guide needed.) And, it is instant-on and requires no batteries. Many people think it is so perfect an invention that it can't be improved upon, and react with indignation at any implication to the contrary.

Well, the "day of the book" may well be over with the introduction of the Kindle by Amazon. Though this first release is a bit pricy and lacking some features, like a color screen, it may well herald the coming of a new age. It is to books and reading as the i-Phone is to cell phones. To read the full article on its release that was printed in the November 26 edition of Newsweek click here ... Amazon Kindle - Continued