Speaker 1: The first water resistant kindle, Amrich Demiro. This is Rich
Speaker 1: on Tech Daily.
Speaker 2: When it comes to.
Speaker 1: Replicating the printed page in an electronic device, Amazon's Kindle
Speaker 1: is king. I know that's nothing new. It's more convenient
Speaker 1: than a bulky book. It's easier to pack on a trip,
Speaker 1: and it has a screen that's easier to read indirect sunlight.
Speaker 1: The newest Kindle is called Oasis, and it's perfect for
Speaker 1: summer because it's the first kindle that's water resistant. Recently,
Speaker 1: I chatted with Tanya Francis from Amazon's Kindle team about
Speaker 1: the device.
Speaker 2: Kindle is purpose built for reading.
Speaker 3: What that means is that there are no distractions from
Speaker 3: social media, email or text, and unlike tablets and phones,
Speaker 3: there is no glare, especially in the wrecks light.
Speaker 1: Now, the whole reason I wanted to review the Kindle
Speaker 1: Oasis is because I was on spring break in Palm
Speaker 1: Desert and I saw so many people out by the
Speaker 1: pool reading on an iPad. Now, I love the iPad,
Speaker 1: but the pool really just is isn't the best place
Speaker 1: for one. It's expensive, so you don't want to mess
Speaker 1: it up. It's not so easy to read in the sun.
Speaker 1: Plus it can overheat and you don't even want to
Speaker 1: think about getting it wet. Now, the Oasis is a
Speaker 1: top of the line model, so it is expensive, but
Speaker 1: it has a nice big screen. It's super thin and light,
Speaker 1: the pages turn really fast, and it's easy to hold. Now,
Speaker 1: I think Amazon still puts the power button in the
Speaker 1: wrong place. It's right where you want to rest the
Speaker 1: side of the kindle on your wrist, so I constantly
Speaker 1: find myself pushing it. But overall this is a really
Speaker 1: well designed device.
Speaker 2: Well, we're so excited about our new Kindle Oasis.
Speaker 3: It is our largest and highest resolution Kindle e reader.
Speaker 2: It is thin and light so you can read for
Speaker 2: long reading sessions.
Speaker 3: And it is our first waterproof Kindle, which means you
Speaker 3: can read in more places.
Speaker 1: So about that water resistance, Amazon says it's water proof,
Speaker 1: but I don't believe any gadget is truly water proof,
Speaker 1: so let's call it water resistant. It will not mind
Speaker 1: being dropped in the pool or hanging out by the bathtub.
Speaker 1: The thing I noticed though, when I put it in
Speaker 1: the water. I had it in kind of the kid's
Speaker 1: splash pad area at a hotel. The water drops do
Speaker 1: mess with the touch screen, but that happens with all
Speaker 1: the water resistant gadgets i've tested, like cell phones. Basically
Speaker 1: a splash of water on the kindle could turn the
Speaker 1: page or change the settings. So just be aware of
Speaker 1: that this is not really meant to be read underwater.
Speaker 3: We hear from our readers that they enjoy reading by water,
Speaker 3: So our Kindle Oasis is IPX eight and what that
Speaker 3: means is it can withstand accidental submersion in water and
Speaker 3: up to two meters for sixty minutes. And what that
Speaker 3: really means it's no soggy pieces. You can enjoy your
Speaker 3: book and get lost in your story.
Speaker 1: The Kindle Oasis also has a unique design. Unlike the
Speaker 1: other kindles that are just a slab, this one has
Speaker 1: one side that it's sort of loaded with all the electronics,
Speaker 1: so it's kind of weighted to be held left or right.
Speaker 1: It's kind of tough to explain without seeing it, but
Speaker 1: it is very comfortable to hold.
Speaker 3: It has a unique organomic design that sits perfectly in
Speaker 3: the palm of your hands so you can read it
Speaker 3: comfortably four hours.
Speaker 2: It was a signed for heavy.
Speaker 3: Readers in mind who like to read one hand and
Speaker 3: for long reading periods.
Speaker 1: There are some other things I like about the Kindle Oasis.
Speaker 1: The battery life is amazing. Just like other Kindles, it's
Speaker 1: basically always charged. The battery can last for weeks. Plus.
Speaker 1: It has audible built in. This means that you can
Speaker 1: connect Bluetooth headphones to the Kindle and listen to your book,
Speaker 1: then go back to reading the printed pages. And the
Speaker 1: neat part is it'll sink your position between both the
Speaker 1: spoken and printed words. Now, just keep in mind for
Speaker 1: this to work, you do have to buy the audible
Speaker 1: version of the book in addition to the ebook, which
Speaker 1: can be nearly double the price, although Amazon does offer
Speaker 1: discounts sometimes to buy both versions.
Speaker 3: We know that our readers like to personalize and customize
Speaker 3: their reading experience, so on this new Kindle we have
Speaker 3: many new additional phones.
Speaker 2: We also have emboldened phones and.
Speaker 3: New layouts so readers can really customize how they want
Speaker 3: to read the book. And we also have an invert
Speaker 3: black and white mode, which means at night you can
Speaker 3: invert from a background in white to a background in black,
Speaker 3: so you can read more comfortably at night.
Speaker 1: Now for the tough part, the price. Kindle Oasis starts
Speaker 1: at two hundred and fifty dollars, and it gets more
Speaker 1: expensive depending on the options that you choose. The new color,
Speaker 1: the Champagne Gold, is an extra twenty dollars more storage
Speaker 1: can cost you. You can also pay to get cellular connectivity,
Speaker 1: which is really convenient, and there are no monthly fees
Speaker 1: with that.
Speaker 2: But here's the deal.
Speaker 1: The Oasis is an amazing reading device, but you have
Speaker 1: to be a really big reader to get your value
Speaker 1: out of it. But the other thing to note here
Speaker 1: is that the Kindle is free from distractions, and we
Speaker 1: kind of need this in our world where we're trying
Speaker 1: to be more mindful and focused on what we're doing.
Speaker 1: So if you have a bunch of notifications grabbing your attention, well,
Speaker 1: it's tough to concentrate on your book. The Kindle Oasis
Speaker 1: is great for distraction free reading, as is any Kindle.
Speaker 2: Thanks so much for listening.
Speaker 1: You can rate and review this on Apple Podcasts. A
Speaker 1: written review goes a really long long way for other
Speaker 1: people to help discover this podcast, so thanks so much
Speaker 1: for doing that. You can find links to everything I mentioned,
Speaker 1: including my video review of the Kindle Oasis, at my website.
Speaker 1: Just go to richon tech dot tv imrichdemurro I'll talk
Speaker 1: to you real soon.