Kindle Oasis
This premium 7-inch Kindle features an ergonomic design with dedicated buttons for page turning. It offers a long battery life of up to 6 weeks. Removable cover is available in black, burgundy, or walnut. The high-resolution 300 ppi display offers crisp, laser-quality text and reads like real paper without glare, even in direct sunlight. Adjustable warm backlighting allows you to change the screen tone from white to amber. IPX8 water resistance. Page orientation automatically changes when you rotate the screen. The VoiceView screen reader, accessible via Bluetooth, provides voice feedback, allowing you to control the device and read books using text-to-speech.
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2019. Kindle update makes page turn speed faster
Amazon has rolled out new firmware update for most of their Kindle e-Ink e-readers, such as the Oasis 2, Paperwhite 4 and Voyage. Version 5.10.3 simply states that it increases performance issues, but does not go into detail on exactly what that means. I have found that this update drastically increases page turn speed with swipes or taps, this should be a boon for anyone who reads a lot of ebooks. Speaking of ebooks, they open faster now. This update should be pushed out via WIFI in the next few days.
2017. Amazon's Kindle Oasis gets big and waterproof
Amazon is revamping its flagship e-reader Kindle Oasis in a dramatic fashion. It is Amazon’s largest Kindle e-reader to date, featuring a 7-inch display. It’s also the company's first waterproof model. It’s remarkably, almost paper-thin on one side (0.13 inches) and then expands significantly to a third of an inch on the other side to house the battery. Amazon has also boosted the number of over-the-screen LED lights to 12 (up from 10) for more even illumination. Another major update is the integration of the Audible audiobook service. Although Amazon owns Audible, it had never been included in the Kindle before. Now, you can browse and purchase Audible books directly on the device. Additionally, the starting price of the Kindle Oasis is now $249 with 8 GB of storage.
2016. Amazon unveils new Kindle Oasis
The new Amazon Kindle Oasis is the smallest and lightest Kindle to date and features a handle for gripping. It gets closer to the feel of a real book with a thickness of just 3.4 mm at its thinnest point and the new one-sided handle is designed to mimic holding the spine of a book while reading. The device includes two buttons for navigating pages forward and backward. It’s unusual to see buttons reintroduced after moving away from keyboards and buttons in previous generations. However, according to Amazon, users simply prefer buttons, so they are making a return. The WiFi version of the Oasis will be priced at $289 and the 3G version will be available for $359.
2019. Kindle update makes page turn speed faster
Amazon has rolled out new firmware update for most of their Kindle e-Ink e-readers, such as the Oasis 2, Paperwhite 4 and Voyage. Version 5.10.3 simply states that it increases performance issues, but does not go into detail on exactly what that means. I have found that this update drastically increases page turn speed with swipes or taps, this should be a boon for anyone who reads a lot of ebooks. Speaking of ebooks, they open faster now. This update should be pushed out via WIFI in the next few days.
2017. Amazon's Kindle Oasis gets big and waterproof
Amazon is revamping its flagship e-reader Kindle Oasis in a dramatic fashion. It is Amazon’s largest Kindle e-reader to date, featuring a 7-inch display. It’s also the company's first waterproof model. It’s remarkably, almost paper-thin on one side (0.13 inches) and then expands significantly to a third of an inch on the other side to house the battery. Amazon has also boosted the number of over-the-screen LED lights to 12 (up from 10) for more even illumination. Another major update is the integration of the Audible audiobook service. Although Amazon owns Audible, it had never been included in the Kindle before. Now, you can browse and purchase Audible books directly on the device. Additionally, the starting price of the Kindle Oasis is now $249 with 8 GB of storage.
2016. Amazon unveils new Kindle Oasis
The new Amazon Kindle Oasis is the smallest and lightest Kindle to date and features a handle for gripping. It gets closer to the feel of a real book with a thickness of just 3.4 mm at its thinnest point and the new one-sided handle is designed to mimic holding the spine of a book while reading. The device includes two buttons for navigating pages forward and backward. It’s unusual to see buttons reintroduced after moving away from keyboards and buttons in previous generations. However, according to Amazon, users simply prefer buttons, so they are making a return. The WiFi version of the Oasis will be priced at $289 and the 3G version will be available for $359.
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