- Prompt using Whispersync
As technological improvements are appearing at an increasing pace, it’s not surprising that Amazon has come up with two new ways to link the various machines that they sell connected to the internet. There are three types of Whispersync: for Kindle books, for personal documents and for Amazon Instant Video. With Kindle books on Kindle Fire, Whispersync synchronizes all bookmarks, annotations and furthest pages read across all devices registered to the same Amazon.com account. This means that you can “pick up where you left off” across all devices, no matter which one you pick up. It also can download new purchases from one device to the others.
With Whispersync for personal documents Amazon has introduced the Kindle Personal Documents service which converts your personal documents into Kindle format and stores them in a Kindle library. You can download them easily or again start again where you left off on any of your devices. Of course you can change your documents. “These features are currently supported on Kindle Fire, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle, Kindle Touch, and Kindle for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch with Kindle app version 2.9 or greater.”
Whispersync for Amazon Instant Video keeps track of your last location of a video with Kindle Fire, PC, Mac or over 300 compatible TVs and Blu-ray players. This is the only type of Whispersync that cannot be turned off.
Whispernet is wireless coverage for Kindle without using WiFi. Therefore it is not necessary to find WiFi hotspots. This means there are no monthly wireless bills, no setup fee or data plans. The content is downloaded in seconds via “high speed data networks”. It can be used as soon as you purchase your Kindle (Free 3G). Whispernet can be combined with Whispersync. Sorry – this won’t work for your phone calls too. The international coverage has yet to be developed fully.
While it is convenient to have your various gadgets synchronized (assuming your are wealthy enough to have more than one), I personally am more interested in having more audio functions that convert to written form so that I’ll be free of typing on small keyboards. It has started with the Kindle audio version that can be downloaded through Whispersync for Voice. It lets you switch from the audio version of a book to the regular Kindle version. With a Kindle Fire it is also possible to read and listen at the same time. There is another version available through a downloadable app at audio.com. The other issue with synchronizing involves security. What else will these devices connect to and who can access them besides you?
For more coverage of these plans, please go to: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200375890
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