Further signs point to an international Kindle
By Tim Stevens 
posted Feb 25th 2009 8:49AM
posted Feb 25th 2009 8:49AM
If last night's unveiling of a suspiciously SIM-shaped blank space on the Kindle 2's circuit board wasn't enough proof for you that our little reader is set for a big international journey, this might just be the ticket. Lab126, the company that developed the Kindle -- which also happens to be owned by Amazon -- has posted a job listing for a "Wireless Software (Firmware) Manager" with "competency in 3G wireless technology (HSPA, EVDO)," experience in "working with one or more 3G wireless chipset solutions and Linux-based devices," and who doesn't mind engaging in a little overseas travel themselves. Granted, this could be in regards to some other wireless, Linux-powered mobile device under development by the company, but we'll let you draw your own conclusions. Oh, and if you're a globetrotting wireless guru you'd better hurry up and get that resume in -- haven't you heard we're in a recession?
resume submitted
I hope this is true. We've been waiting for the Kindle to be available in Canada with OTA updates/book purchasing for a long time.
LOL - I guess you mean the logo emblazoned across the circuit board, putting the manufacturer name on the silicon wafer *would* be kind of subtle, unless the tear-down went as far a dismantling the CPU!
FWIW International travel as an EE is often related to the fact that it's being manufactured in Asia (e.g., dealing with yield issues) rather than testing it in Belgium over some wit ale.
I wonder if the EU would let them tie a device to 1 company's sales (and conversion of files) like that, I bet not in the current form at least.
That Logo looks like it spells out something like "Labia" in l33t speak.
Labia 6
As if the first 5 were just prototypes.
Hasn't the Kindle failed when Amazon agrres to put it's content on devices like the iPhone and others?
about damn time! The only way to any device to replace books is to make it internationally available. Oh and Amazon really needs to work on bringing more titles to kindle. And not just new ones. Most great books are actually old books!
A lots of old books are free on the web...