Amazon has, as predicted, announced the Kindle 2; it will be released February 24.
It looks quite a bit sleeker, and they’re emphasizing that it’s just one-third of an inch thick. It also turns pages faster and displays images in 16 shades of gray, and the battery lasts longer.
I’m not sure how I feel about the text-to-speech capability. If you watch the demonstration video, it’s still quite Speak & Spell.