The Kindle 2 is Amazon’s latest e-book reader product designed to bring e-book reading to a wider audience. This new version has many improvements including a higher contrast screen, longer battery life and faster page turn. The buttons are smaller and better placed, and the keyboard is redesigned to improve usability of the full QWERTY keyboard.

A feature that I think is a must for a device of this type is wireless capability. The Kindle 2 wireless capabilities allows direct downloads of books from the internet without the need to use a PC. This therefore makes it a truly portable device that is ideal for not only reading e-books but also electronic newspapers and magazines.

Overall I think the Kindle 2 is beautifully designed, light weight and fits comfortably in the palm of your hands. In fact it is lighter than most paper back books and is as thick as a typical magazine.