05-04-2009, 11:53 PM | #61 |
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It's rumored to have a fully functional web browser as well. Wonder what price point it'll hit?
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05-05-2009, 03:35 AM | #63 |
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These device will be of trivial value to students unless it is possible to not only view pages from multiple books at the same time but also switch between open books constantly. It's nothing to have 5-6 books open all at once and refer between them constantly for hours on end.
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05-05-2009, 04:13 AM | #65 |
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How much is this 9.7inch version going to cost?. The 6inch K2 is already overpriced compared to others in the market. Can't cost more than the Iliad surely?
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05-05-2009, 04:56 AM | #66 |
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The others on the market don't come with free wireless or access to all the books Kindle has. You can't really say it's overpriced.
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05-05-2009, 07:30 AM | #68 |
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Engadget has more info up, including pictures and a mention of PDF support. Here's hoping that it trickles down to us K1/2 users and isn't kept as a K3 selling point.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/a...-inch-display/ |
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05-05-2009, 09:59 AM | #70 |
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On a separate point, Gizmodo reported that the new Kindle will have the ability to add annotations (in a new way, I'd imagine), and has suggested that this means a touchscreen. Looking at the pictures, though, the 5-way navigator is still clearly visible. I know it's not impossible for the two to coexist, but does anyone else think it would be strange to keep the 5-way navigator if the hardware supports a touchscreen?
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05-05-2009, 10:04 AM | #71 |
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The Engadget article says it has: " a long-requested built-in PDF reader," which sounds like PDF support to me (yay!) and also "the ability to add annotations in addition to notes and highlights -- whatever that means"
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Just 24 more hours!!!
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