{"id":19622,"date":"2017-10-12T12:13:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T10:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=19622"},"modified":"2017-10-13T13:06:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T11:06:55","slug":"amazons-finally-made-a-waterproof-kindle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/amazons-finally-made-a-waterproof-kindle\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon’s finally made a waterproof Kindle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon has been making Kindles for ten years, and with every new generation there have been iterative improvements. Image and font quality have improved, the e-ink display has undergone incredible improvements, the devices have gotten thinner and lighter, but one of thew few things that Amazon hasn’t\u00a0<\/strong>done is make Kindle waterproof, until now.<\/p>\n

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Ten years ago, we introduced our first Kindle with the mission of delivering any book ever written in 60 seconds or less,\u201d said Dave Limp, Senior Vice President, Amazon Devices and Services. \u201cWith a larger 7-inch, 300 ppi display, waterproof design, and Audible built right in, the all-new Kindle Oasis is our<\/strong> most advanced Kindle ever. Its thin, light, and waterproof design allows readers to stay engaged in the author\u2019s world in even more places than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n

The standout feature of the new Kindle Oasis is its IPX8 rating.\u00a0 This means that it can be submerged in up to two meters of fresh water for up to 60 minutes.<\/p>\n

The new e-reader has a larger 7-inch, 300 ppi display, the fastest page turns of any Kindle e-reader. The device has a unique shape which tapers to an ultra-thin 3.4 mm display which Amazon says features their strongest cover glass and a new aluminium back. Despite the larger screen size, the new Kindle Oasis weighs only 194 grams, 10 grams less than the Kindle Paperwhite.<\/p>\n

The device comes in two storage options –\u00a08 GB, which has twice the storage as the first Kindle Oasis, and can hold thousands of titles; and 32 GB, allowing you to store even more rich content with large file sizes, like Audible audiobooks, comics, newspapers, magazines, and more.<\/p>\n

Audible will be available on the new Kindle Oasis via a free over-the-air update when the device ships\u2014and it will be available via a free over-the-air update to Kindle (Gen 8) and the first Kindle Oasis in the coming months.<\/p>\n

When it comes to using the new Kindle Oasis, Amazon is providing new ways to personalise your reading experience:<\/p>\n