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A review of the Amazon Kindle (3rd Generation) ereader has been posted over at MobileTechReview. 'The new Kindle is 21% smaller and 15% lighter at 8.7 ounces. In fact, this thing is crazy small and light. The outgoing Kindle was a bit of a chunky monkey compared to the Nook, Kobo Reader and Sony Reader Touch Edition, so that's a good thing. It also further underscores Kindle's advantage vs. the iPad: the Kindle is small and light enough to hold for a few hours reading and to throw in a carry on bag. The iPad is 1.5 lbs. of albatrossian weight in comparison. The Kindle 3's other advantages vs. the iPad are its much lower price, long battery life and the eye-friendly E-Ink display. While E-Ink isn't exactly a polarizing technology, there are folks who adore LCDs and those refuse to read on anything but E-Ink.'

PC World have published a review of the Amazon Kindle (Wi-Fi, 3rd Generation) eReader. 'The new Kindle looks vastly different. For starters, it now comes in graphite, like its big brother, as well as in white; in my experience, the darker border enhances readability, as would be expected given the visual perception a dark border provides. But the display itself is dramatically better: Like the Kindle DX (Graphite), the Kindle now has a 6-inch E-Ink Pearl display, which boasts faster refresh rates and 50 percent better contrast. As on the Kindle DX (Graphite), blacks look more solid, and text is smoother. The physical design is smaller, too--by 21 percent, according to Amazon. If you look at the numbers alone, it doesn't feel as if that much has been shaved off: The new model measures a stout 7.5 by 4.8 by 0.34 inches, versus the 8 by 5.3 by 0.36 inches of the Kindle 2. But the difference felt more dramatic when holding the device (an act also made easier by the rubberized backing).'

PC Advisor have published their review of the third-generation Amazon Kindle. 'The Amazon Kindle 3 comfortably hold a Kindle e-reader in one hand. At 246g, the Kindle is not the lightest such device on the market, but it is lighter than Barnes & Noble's Nook. And the new Kindle is 15 percent lighter than its predecessor; between its lighter weight and its more compact design, we could immediately tell that using the third-generation Kindle would be a more pleasing experience than with earlier models. The unit felt very balanced in-hand, and the buttons felt like they were in convenient, ergonomic places (more on that in a moment).'

Laptop Magazine have published a review of the Amazon Kindle DX (2010) ereader. 'Along with the eInk display update, Amazon also gave the outside of the Kindle DX a paint job. The enclosure is now graphite-colored, which comes off as striking when compared to the plain white of the first-gen DX and is also less likely to attract smudges. Otherwise, the DX remains the same as before. The 10.4 x 7.2 x 0.4-inch device weighs 18.9 ounces, and is only 2.4 inches wider and 1.9 inches longer than the Kindle 2. It doesn't fit easily into a purse, but it slips into a messenger or backpack without adding much bulk or weight. Two stereo speakers sit on the rear of the device, and a 3.5mm headphone jack is at the top.'

MobileTechReview have published a review of the Amazon Kindle DX Graphite ebook reader. 'The Kindle DX Graphite is Amazon's second generation super-sized 9.7" ereader. The "standard" size Kindle 2 has a 6" display, as do most popular readers currently on the market (these 6" readers don't have the new Pearl enhanced contrast display). That much larger screen allows for way fewer page turns and PDFs that are readable without zoom. The drawback? The DX certainly won't fit in the average purse nor any pocket known to man, and it's heavier. At 18.9 ounces, you'll want to prop it on your leg or against a table for hours of reading. Though it's only 5 ounces lighter than the iPad, it feels significantly lighter, and the Kindle is thinner at 0.38". The two devices' height and width are similar, with the Kindle being a bit taller but narrower.'

IT Reviews have published their review of the Amazon Kindle DX Global Wireless Edition digital device. 'The Kindle DX Global Wireless Edition plays music, so you can listen to tunes while you read, and it has a 3.5mm headset slot. Do so, though, and you will considerably shorten the battery life. Amazon rates it as good for one week's reading use with wireless turned on, two weeks with it turned off. We found this to be pretty close to the mark. The large screen and keyboard mean this is a fairly hefty device to carry around - it weighs 530g, and it is far too big for a pocket. We also found it a little unwieldy to hold; we definitely prefer smaller format ereaders. But on the plus side, the reading controls are large and easy to use, and we've already noted the benefits of the sizeable screen.'

A review of the Amazon Kindle 2 eReader has been posted over at Pocket-lint. 'The Kindle itself is well designed and constructed, feeling like a quality device in the hand. The brushed metal back looks and feels great in the hand, although we slapped it straight into a leather cover and have left it there ever since. The white plastic front of the Kindle has a Mac look to it (from a few years ago) with tight fitting buttons. Down the left-hand edge of the Kindle bezel you get page turning buttons Prev Page and Next Page, whilst on the right-hand edge you get Home, Next Page, Menu, Back and a small clickable joystick, which can be a little fiddly to use. Across the bottom is a QWERTY keyboard, including the likes of numbers, symbols and so on.'

Tracy and Matt have published their review of the Amazon Kindle DX eBook reader. 'The front of the Kindle DX is, unsurprisingly, dominated but the 9.7" E Ink display. The display is 824 x 1200 pixels and can display 16 shade of grey. Below the display a QWERTY keyboard. You use the keyboard for entering text, searching for new book titles or for the web browser. On the bottom of the unit there are a couple of speaker grilles and in the middle a microUSB connector for charging the device and for accessing the internal memory in mass-storage mode.'

A review of the Amazon Kindle wireless reading device has been posted over at Kent's Bike Blog. 'The Kindle is an electronic book reader. It's not the first ebook reader and it certainly won't be the last, but it is the one that made me hit the "Buy Now" button last week. It's not a move I made lightly, it's a pricey little gadget after all, and it is something I'd dismissed long ago as being to limited, restricted and intentionally crippled to be of use to me. I not only dismissed the Kindle, I pretty much echoed Cory Doctorow's negative impressions of the device that he posted on Boing Boing back in 2007.'

A review of the Amazon Kindle DX (global wireless, latest generation) eReader has been posted over at CNET. 'Aside from the switch in wireless carriers (the old DX used to be powered by Sprint, and didn't work outside the U.S.), nothing else has visibly changed--at least as far as the hardware itself goes. The 0.38-inch-deep DX is just a tad thicker than the 0.36-inch Kindle. And the Kindle DX's 9.7-inch e-ink display (1,200-by-824-pixel resolution) technically offers 2.5 times more screen real estate than the Kindle's 6-inch display. That extra screen comes at a price, both figuratively and literally, as the DX weighs almost twice as much (18.9 ounces) as the Kindle and costs $230 more, at $489.'