“Kindle Calreesoft”: “Amazon” coloring the experience of reading the content of books and electronic magazines
Amazon launched in the Arab region the new electronic reading device, “Kindle Colorsoft” with a colored screen, the first in the series. This launch comes at a time when Kindle users around the world witness an unprecedented activity in reading; Where the total number of readers exceeded 129 billion pages this year. This device aims to present the content of the pictorial stories, graphic novels and magazines, which were previously limited due to the black and white screens, to the readers of books and electronic magazines.
Asharq Al -Awsat tested the device before its launch in the Arab region, and we mention the summary of the experiment.
Design and comfort of use
The Kindle Calresoft features a common design that is in line with the design of the “Kindle” series; Where it weighs 215 grams and swallows its thickness of 7.8 millimeters, which makes it comfortable for pregnancy for lengthy periods. Design the device to bear the conditions of daily use; It has water resistance, according to the IPX8 standard. Which allows it to be immersed in the water up to a depth of two meters for up to 60 minutes.
Calresoft technology is an advanced visual realism
The color -colored screen is the most prominent innovation in this device; It has a diameter of 7 inches. It depends on the technique of “EK Kaleido 3). The company, “Custom Display Stack”, developed internally for this screen to achieve dyes with higher contrast and better speed, as the device uses a customized rear panel of “24 volts” to move the dyes faster and improve color contrast.
The screen features a dual pixel density of “300 pixels” in the inch for black and white content and “150 pixels” in the inch for colored content, and the colors appear bright, vibrant and comfortable for looking and reading for prolonged periods, and better than reading in black and white, and provides a paper -like color experience, and is not direct competition for tablets in the colored multimedia display. The screen offers improved lines technology, and works on a gray scale of 16 levels.
Bright and natural colors
The basic value of the “Kindle Calresoft” device lies in its ability to display colored content; What greatly improves the reading experience of certain types of materials. Users can now browse the covers of books in their bright colors in the Kindle library or the store, and experience comic novels and comic stories with their colorful details and display pictures and visuals inside the books in their natural colors. To strengthen this experience, the device supports the feature of the fingers that enlarge or reduce the image when moving the fingers on it.
Through the colored screen, it is possible to browse the covers of books in color within the Kindle library, experience the novels filmed with their colorful details, and display pictures and views of books in their natural colors.
Dazzling major advantages: smart additions to an integrated reading experience
Kindle Calresoft offers a set of extended features that enhance the reading experience that exceeds the mere color screen, such as:
* Comfortable and adjustable lightingWith the “special version” with a front lighting that automatically adapts to the lighting surrounding the user.
* The ability to add text marks in different colors, Like yellow, orange, blue and pink, with ease of filtering to return to it later.
* The color «color color feature (Page Color) »which reflects the black text and white backgrounds of the pages for those who prefer.
* Reading against a dark background, a feature that represents a deliberate adaptation of the reading experience, with the capabilities of new colors, which enhances productivity by classifying notes and accessibility through the night reading mode of eye comfort.
* The feature of zoom in the disk and the ability to listen to audio books via “Bluetooth” technology Through the «Oedibel» feature.
Performance improvements and the duration of use
* Noticeable improvements in performance and response speed Compared to the previous “Kindle” devices, as it is characterized by stirring fast pages and short download times, and it is noted that its performance is very fast for an electronic ink screen. Also, zooming and modernizing content are fast, and the device is quickly moved through the “Kindle” library and turns the pages without any noticeable delay. The company emphasizes that this publication is 20 percent, with 25 percent faster pages.
* Duration of use up to 8 weeks in one shipmentBased on a 30 -minute reading daily at the level of brightness with a degree of 13. The battery life is very good; It loses less than 1 percent per day, while enabling the energy saving option. The device can be fully charged in less than two and a half hours through the USB Type -C port with a “9W” capacity, with support for “Signature Edition” for wireless charging.
Versions and availability in the Arab region
“Kindle Calresoft” is available in black in two versions that suit different needs; The first is the standard release with a storage capacity of 16 GB that accommodates thousands of digital books at a price of 1069 Saudi riyals (about 285 USD). As for the “Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition”, it is available at a price of 1199 Saudi riyals (about 300 USD) and adds a front light that automatically adapts to the surrounding lighting, wireless charging feature and a larger storage capacity of 32 GB. The two versions provide a free cloud storage for all the “Amazon” content that is purchased, which is an unlimited storage for e -books and audio books. Personal documents in the cloud can also be stored by sending them to the Kindle email address.
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