Our good buddies from CNET’s The 404 stop by to wax philisophically about Amazon’s new biggie Kindle. Specifically, the crew sees it as a bad fit for regular commuters (along with themselves) but Justin posits that students could see a real appeal, though there are still some operational issues to work out. We also talk Windows 7′s RC release, with the trio seeing the new free release as something to almost ignore. Jeff hopes for a return to the “glory days” of Windows 2000 and XP, while Wilson cant find a way to get excited about explaining the difference between Windows 7 and Vista. [sidenote, you'll notice some technical issues. We were trying something new, so we had some slight problems. Thanks for being understanding!]

Hey everyone, I’m Marc Gittleman for TekiTV.Com, where we’ve been taking the latest gadgets for a spin to tell you if they’re worth owning. Almost all forms of media have gone digital, so why not books? Amazon’s new Kindle Wireless Reading Device makes the idea of reading digital books go from strange to sexy. The sharp, high contrast display screen creates an electronic paper effect that will make your eyes believe you are reading real paper. The kindle is simple to use, and you can connect to the Kindle Store from wherever you are to download the latest digital page turner. Over 125000 books are already available for download, most for under 10 dollars, cheaper than in the bookstore. The Kindle also offers free chapter samples from books so you can decide if they’re actually worth downloading, and your favorite newspapers and magazines can be autodelivered to you wirelessly. The light and thin Kindle can hold over 200 books at a time, and has very decent battery life… you will only have to recharge the device every other day, and if you turn off wireless, you can read for more than a week without plugging it in. You don’t need to find a WiFi hotspot to connect to the KindleStore, because the device uses a high speed data network similar to the best cell phones on the market… and there is no monthly payment or service charge for your wireless connection. The Kindle isn’t cheap at a retail price of 359 dollars, but with the ability to take a library of 200 books with …

www.amazon.com Introducing Kindle™ Three years ago, we set out to design and build an entirely new class of device—a convenient, portable reading device with the ability to wirelessly download books, blogs, magazines, and newspapers. The result is Amazon Kindle. We designed Kindle to provide an exceptional reading experience. Thanks to electronic paper, a revolutionary new display technology, reading Kindles screen is as sharp and natural as reading ink on paper—and nothing like the strain …