Kindle, iPhone upgrades not worth the hefty price

They’re superbly engineered marvels of technology, and I couldn’t imagine buying either of them. They’re the two coolest gadgets that have recently come this way: Apple Inc.’s iPhone 3G S and the Kindle DX electronic book, from Amazon.com. Both are upgrades of highly successful products; neither is enough of an improvement to make sensible people grab for their wallets. (Full article: 809 words)

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