That time of the year is upon us. No it's not Leif Erikson day, nor is it National Hug Your Cat day. It's that time of the year when new Kindles show up on our teardown doorstep.

Today's special guest, the Kindle 7th Generation (now with a touch screen!):

6" display with Pearl e-paper technology with 167 ppi

4 GB storage capacity (it could figuratively hold thousands of books)

802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n Wi-Fi compatibility

Touch screen (did we mention it has a touch screen)

4 weeks of battery life (based on 30 minutes of reading a day, with wireless turned off)