It's also significantly smaller and 15% lighter to assist people with mobility impairment.
The new features complement the text-to-speech functionality of the older model of Kindle, meaning that people who are blind or vision impaired can now navigate and have e-books read out to them. There are, however, still issues remaining with whether or not books are enabled to use the text-to-speech features.
The entry-level model of the new Kindle will be released on 27 August 2010 and cost US$139 (AU$155).
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