Leaked Kindle photos - Fake?

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by Nate the great

If it's rarely used, then why include it? Back when my Kindle was my main ebook reader, I used the keyboard all the time.

My assumption was that you only use it for the occasional note-taking or searching. I presume those would be infrequent. But not including a keyboard would mean not having those functions at all. It makes sense to me to stick it in the corner or at the bottom, then, and not worry about how comfortable it is to use.

[Daithi]

Their manual says most people will put the Kindle DX on a flat surface when using the keyboard, so it looks like they also realized the Kindle would topple out of your hands if you used like the keyboard on the Kindle 1 and 2.

[Steven Lyle Jordan]

Well, don't feel bad, Nate. After all, the Kindle has never been known for its superior ergonomics (and at this rate, it never will)...

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

Well, don't feel bad, Nate. After all, the Kindle has never been known for its superior ergonomics (and at this rate, it never will)...

You must admit, that this one does look better than the Kindle2... Though, I still think that keyboard is too small to use comfortably...

Add bluetooth and let people connect a bluetooth keyboard, problem solved!

[Nate the great]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

You must admit, that this one does look better than the Kindle2... Though, I still think that keyboard is too small to use comfortably...

Add bluetooth and let people connect a bluetooth keyboard, problem solved!

That's what I was thinking, yes.

[Alisa]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Add bluetooth and let people connect a bluetooth keyboard, problem solved!

I agree. They should have an on-screen keyboard for typing the occasional search term and allow folks to have a bluetooth keyboard for when they know they'll be typing a good deal more. They could even make a little dock keyboard thingie that would hold it at a good reading angle more laptop-like. If you had a very flat, thin keyboard, you could even build that into a cover. Might be too much to do for a device that won't have a huge market but it's interesting to think about.

[catsittingstill]

Originally Posted by Alisa

I agree. They should have an on-screen keyboard for typing the occasional search term and allow folks to have a bluetooth keyboard for when they know they'll be typing a good deal more. They could even make a little dock keyboard thingie that would hold it at a good reading angle more laptop-like. If you had a very flat, thin keyboard, you could even build that into a cover. Might be too much to do for a device that won't have a huge market but it's interesting to think about.

Hmm. Especially with the K3's autorotate feature; you would just need a way to stop the cover before it opens all the way... Of course, the keyboard would make it thicker and heavier, which might negate some of the advantage of the K3 being light and thin.

I would *definitely* get a cover for it, though; I'd be very worried about something damaging that big screen. So that would make it a bit thicker anyway...