Kindle 2 from Amazon launches Feb 9

Though its actual existence has not confirmed by Amazon, Jeff Bezos the CEO will be giving a news conference in the Morgan library and Museum in New York. A previous 11 to 13 week wait for the Kindle has now been set to 4 to 6 weeks tying in nicely with that wait time. With version one out of stock since November and e-book sales on the rise it is a timely and much needed update. Expect to see a smoother more refined casing and bigger chip set allowing for faster screen refreshes and also more touch screen features.

Now if only they would make the GUI just a tad more appealing and drop the price by half maybe I would get one.

Utz