Amazon has just announced a new generation of Kindle devices, including a touch version and the Kindle Fire, a low-cost tablet device. The new Kindles start at $79. Are these iPad competitors, a new category of devices or another harbinger of the Post-PC era? In this episode, we discuss how the new Kindles might help lawyers, whether the platform is now the message, and where the tablet category might go after the death of Steve Jobs.
Link to the episode: Kindle En Fuego – Next Generation Tablets
Segment 1: Non-Obvious “Obvious” Productivity Tips
- Kindle’s New Product Line
- The basic Kindle
- Kindle Touch
- Kindle Keyboard
- Kindle Fire
- Pick Your Kindle Flowchart
- Kindle Fire vs. iPad 2 vs. Nook Color: Specs and Features Compared
Segment 2: Revisiting
We should really be calling this segment “Remembering,” because we take a few minutes to discuss the legacy of Steve Jobs, and his effect on the evolution of legal technology.
Segment 3: Parting Shots
- Noteshelf – Tom’s new favorite note-taking app
- Adonit Jotpro stylus – writes like a real ballpoint pen!
- Kindle Review blog
- Calibre E-Book Management Software





