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Amazon Kindle 2011: Unboxing

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CNET Australia staff
Watch this: Amazon Kindle 2011: Unboxing

I spy with my little eye, something beginning with K ...

Yep, it's the new Kindle. Not the touchscreen one — the more budget model, retailing for US$109 on Amazon.com.

This model of the Kindle is smaller and lighter than the previous one, coming in at 166x114x8.7mm and just 170 grams.

Other features include:

  • 2GB of internal storage
  • Free cloud storage for all Amazon content
  • Three weeks' battery life
  • Wi-Fi compatibility with the 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n standards
  • USB 2.0
  • Support for AZW, TXT, PDF, MOBI, PRC, HTML, DOC, JPG, GIF, PNG and BMP.
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Check out the video to see our first impressions straight out of the box.