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Just when you thought Amazon was getting fat and happy over the Kindle, Discovery has slapped a suit on them to bring them back to reality.
Reuters says that Discovery Communications, owners of the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, claims to have a patent on e-book technology. It has something to do with encryption, and a patent that Discovery founder John Hendricks received in November 2007.
Of course, that just happens to be the same month that Amazon introduced its first Kindle. So, why did they wait over a year to file suit? Did they think the e-Book thing was going to blow over?
Discovery wants damages as well as a future piece of the pie. There's no word on whether they will start sniffing around Sony next. -- Rachel Cericola
According to the front of Amazon's website: Kindle 2 Has Arrived. However, before you go sinking another $350 into Amazon's portable reader, you might want to know that the Kindle rumor mill is cranking again. Apparently, there could be another Kindle coming -- possibly before you even get the chance to pay off the one that you are waiting to arrive.
Electronista says that the company may release a model with a larger, touch-enabled screen. If all goes well, it could be available in time for your holiday wishlist.
The Kindle 2 weighs in at 10.2 ounces, with a 6-inch diagonal E-Ink electronic paper display, a 600 x 800-pixel resolution at 167 ppi, and a 16-level gray scale. It also has 2GB of internal memory.
It's all a rumor, but those Kindle 2 rumblings kind of worked out, right? -- Rachel Cericola