http://www.metabolo.org/taxonomy/term/249/0 en http://www.metabolo.org/node/255 <p>Just announced last month is the strangely styled and potentially disruptive <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireless-Reading-Device/dp/B000FI73MA">new e-book reader from Amazon, dubbed "Kindle."</a> I don't know about you but that title makes me think of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451... Get video, images and blurbs from Amazon or google it for alternate perspectives.</p> <p>Chief on the features list is wireless connectivity -- with no monthly fee -- using Sprint's high-speed (EVDO) network, more like an advanced mobile phone than a laptop with wi-fi. The gadget sells for 400. USD and early sign seem to suggest success -- it's sold out between now and Christmas....</p> <p>Could be interesting to see how this entry plays into the emerging ecologies of literate media and media literacy.</p> http://www.metabolo.org/node/255#comment design disruptive e-book ecology future innovation media wireless Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:32:49 -0600 gva 255 at http://www.metabolo.org