11-22-2010, 04:59 PM | #1 |
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Will Kindle ever do a touch-screen
facility? It seems pretty counter-intuitive to use the arrows and the cursor to move around the screen. Is it only a matter of time before they release a Kindle with touch screen functionality?
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11-22-2010, 05:01 PM | #2 |
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Oh, I've just seen that this question has already been asked and debated. Doh!
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11-22-2010, 05:08 PM | #3 |
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This is a popular topic, yeah.
The main issues with touch screen e-ink is maintenance (dust between the two layers, etc) and readability. The Kindle is, right now, still a "DEDICATED" e-reader, so readability and convenience are probably the two most important factors. Touch screens are counter-intuitive, in that regard. Last edited by dorino; 11-22-2010 at 05:08 PM. Reason: is -> are |
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11-23-2010, 07:33 AM | #5 |
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Agree. I have both a Kindle and a 650 and though I love the Kindle for many reasons the form is really beginning to look outdated. The 650 is IMO less clunky to use.
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Ialways thoght the kindle has used outdated hardware. We now 3d tvs, phones that can do anything and with the kindle you are still using a joystick or a directional pad?
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I think that Sony's new e-readers show that a touch screen can be made for an e-reader that does not lead to massive glare. With the recent price drops on the Sony's, it could also be that the touch screen technology is moving into a price point that Amazon might be more willing to consider a touch screen.
Bezos's objection, which means Amazon's objection, to the touch screen was that it lead to glare on the screen and interferred with the ability to read a book easily. So who knows, maybe the K4 will have a touch screen. I would be fine with that as long as it also has the directional pad and buttons because I don't like touch screens. The finger prints on my cell phone drive me crazy. |
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Amazon did buy a company that had developed some new touch screen technology. No idea about how long it will take to make it to a Kindle.
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11-23-2010, 11:09 AM | #11 |
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I'm certain that they will have a touchscreen in the future, probably the next one. For one thing, it's the only way to make the form factor smaller now.
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Lack of touchscreen has prevented me from buying another Kindle. I was hoping they offered one this holiday season.
Want something to supplement my NOOKcolor but it must be touch. Considering the Sony 650 to replace my 900, but would prefer a Kindle (many ebooks I'm interested in only available in Kindle / dreaded Topaz format). May have to wait out another year. |
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As a result there is only one layer and no effect on readability. My PRS-650 has a beautiful clear screen with no glare. The screen's mildly rough texture even seems to prevent most fingerprints. I can see a few if I angle the screen just right into a light source, but otherwise they aren't visible, not like the tons on my iPad. I find a touch screen intuitive, not counter-intuitive. For me they're the easiest way to turn the page and nothing beats double tapping on a word to look it up in the dictionary. -Marcy |
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I'm hoping if I keep touching my Kindle it'll develop artificial intelligence and become touch screen.
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