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Video: First Take on Kindle DX
With Amazon.com targeting its new Kindle DX at college students, we thought it would be a good idea to have a recent college grad give the new electronic reader a test drive. Bridget Watson, a 23-year-old "gadget freak" and member of the Puget Sound Business Journal admin staff, spent a few hours playing with the Kindle DX loaner we received in the mail this morning. Here are her thoughts on what works -- and what doesn't work -- about Amazon's newest Kindle.
About Eric Engleman
ERIC ENGLEMAN is senior technology staff writer for TechFlash and the Puget Sound Business Journal, covering online retail giant Amazon.com. Engleman tracks Amazon's increasingly complex business, spanning ecommerce, Kindle, cloud computing, and more. He's been covering technology and other industries for the Business Journal since 2003.
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