• By Mark Wilson
    Feb 9, 2009 10:23 AM 17,523
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    Kindle 2: $359, Thinner, More Storage and It Reads to You

    The leaked information had it right. Here are the full details on Amazon's new Kindle 2:

    New Functions
    • "Whispersync" to sync Kindle, Kindle 2 and other devices wirelessly
    • Text to speech (yes, it will read to you)

    Price
    • $359 on February 24

    Form
    • 8" x 5.3" x 0.36".
    • "25 percent thinner than the iPhone"
    • 10.2 ounces
    • New 5-way controller
    • 3.5mm audio jack
    • USB 2.0



    Display
    • 6" diagonal E-Ink®
    • 600 x 800 pixel resolution at 167 ppi
    • New E-Ink features 16 shades of grey

    Battery Life
    • Battery life has been increased by 25 percent
    • Read for 4 days straight with EVDO on, 2 weeks EVDO off

    Storage
    • 2GB, or 7 times more storage than the first Kindle, or 1,500 books

    Performance
    • 20 percent faster page turning

    Formats supported
    • Kindle (AZW), TXT, Audible (formats 4, Audible Enhanced (AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively
    • PDF, HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion


    And you can pre-order it from Amazon now.


    Send an email to Mark Wilson, the author of this post, at mark@gizmodo.com.