We ’re insidethe Morgan Library , where Amazon is unveil thethe Kindle 2right now .
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-preparing-to-drop-kindle-2-on-february-9-5140106
8:32 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
matt :
Is this thing on ? Hello ?
8:57 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Hii there . We ’re one of the first multitude here , chill ( most literally ) outside the Morgan library .
8:58 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Supposedly they ’re not gon na start the door until 940 so a few citizenry are whine they ’re insensate . It ’s not even actually immobilise , people .
9:09 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
It ’s still insensate , and they ’re still not letting us in , even though this guy ’s face is planted ont he chicken feed peering in
9:13 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
We ’re talking about Kindle on the phone with josh from engadget and michael gartenberg . Consensus : not what they want to do , but think it ’ll materialise .
9:17 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
I would roll in the hay some mor umber powerful now . I hope stephen kong is here
9:22 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Apparently wearing laurel wreath hats is cool again
9:23 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
I mean Stephen king , but I ’d decide for Kong .
9:25 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
What ’s your magic price for the kindle ? I think $ 288 voice pretty good for us dweeb .
9:27 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
It ’s drive pretty cozy now , they do n’t even have to allow us in . Of naturally , that could the ardent tomentum of frostbite .
9:32 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Would n’t it be nerveless if whispernet 2.0 was power by faery ? Invisible ones ?
9:37 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
threshold are open , the calf love is on !
9:53 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Mahoney :
We ’re in !
9:56 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Jason Chen :
Okay , we ’re inside a field of operations that ’s like 3 stories underground , like a radioactive dust protection , but with red velvet seats .
9:58 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
House fillin ’ .
9:59 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
They ’re showing quotes from famous , like , writer , I think . Maya Angelou , anyone know her ?
10:00 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Apparently I ’m very popular , all kinds of people asking to sit next to me . It must be my schnazzy new shirt , though it ’s not quite as schnazzy at Josh from Engadget ’s red knickers .
Madonna is apparently a famous person of letters as well .
10:01AM AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Check out this fellow ’s steadicam rig .
10:02 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
On the projector , by Ezra Pound : “ The Holy Writ should be a orb of sparkle in one ’s script . ” possibly the raw Kindle GLOWS IN THE DARK .
10:03 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
I ’m sitting between some European it seems . Their accents sound smart . They would likely love the Kindle , since I bet they show books .
10:05 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
euro down here in the picture pit too !
10:08 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-kindle-2-event-liveblog-archive-5149464
10:10 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
10:13 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Jeff bezos on stage , says kindle books more than 10 percent of their ebook sales
10:15 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Talking about original kindle
10:17 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Minister reading wedding vows on a kindle , must be tie nerds .
10:18 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
kindle 2 . leak out sot were real . .36 inches thick . 25 percent fragile than iPhone
10:19 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
New five style controller . Can use machine with either hand . Latest eink . 16 tint of gray . 7x storage . 25 percent prospicient battery , 2 weeks of version .
10:21 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Whispersync . Sync between kindle , kindle 2 and other wireless equipment . Multiple locations . Wow , Modern display is kind of beautiful for being b&w
10:22 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Oh yeah , 20 percent fast page reverse . Five way controller let you skin easy . Pushing down while reading theme go to section leaning . flick important unexampled gesture for navigation .
10:25 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Completely new feature , pulling up Gettysburg address , convert the font size of it . Text to speech . It read out loud to you . sound like robot voice , man .
10:26 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
10:27 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
By men , I meant “ meh . ” . It ’s really unnatural . I would not have it read bed time narrative to your kid .
10:28 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Video of mass eff on the new kindle , which , for platter , is kindle 2 , no caps .
10:30 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
This video is about two moment too long .
10:31 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Demo stations will be here , so we ’ll have hands on . Stephen King is here , yes !
10:34 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
He ’s talking about how much he ’s always eff kindle . say that writing a story is sometime an alibi to spell a certain prospect . Got a kindle tow rite a tarradiddle about the kindle , ha .
10:36 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
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10:39 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
He ’s going to understand us some of his kindle story , which he publish in January , and you could download three sidereal day ago .
10:41 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
The protagonist gets squall at because somebody does n’t understand the Kindle is for BOOKS . Or something like that .
10:43 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
The small fry apparently still visits the local bookstore before turning to the amazon kindle , made by amazon , where he can download books from virago , because the feels sorry for the cold old bokstore . Subtext : amazon is the new temple of literature , suck it paper .
10:45 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
It ’s like a Socratic deterrent example : old dandy question kindle , young dude schools him . Subtext : even former people should get a kindle , absorb it paper . And this is n’t even kindle 2 ! give thanks you Stephen King .
10:46 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
10:47 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Stephen King ahs a one of a variety pinkish kindle . Wooow
10:49 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
Book is call Ur , pre - order today only on kindle .
Giz is on kindle starting today ! Yay ! So is USA today .
10:50 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
$ 359 , preorder today , ship feb . 24 . Kindle 1 owners who preorder tonight get first crack . demonstration time !
10:55 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
11:20 AM ON FEB 9 2009 :
If you could n’t tell , we ’re in haste assembling our hand - on impressions , which you may check outright here .
https://gizmodo.com/kindle-2-first-hands-on-5149634
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