02-11-2013, 08:18 PM | #1 |
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when might we see a new kindle touch?
I got the first generation touch and my wife told me when the paper white came out, no way you are getting that...so I am stuck waiting to exercise the loophole and get the next one...a month? 6 months? a year? what time frame are we looking at here...
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02-11-2013, 08:27 PM | #2 |
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The Paperwhite is the new Kindle Touch.
I'd guess we'll see the next eInk Kindle in the Fall, but that's just a guess. Previous Kindle release dates... Kindle 1 = November 2007 Kindle 2 = February 2009, October 2009 for International version Kindle 3 (Keyboard) = July 2010 Kindle 4/NT = September 2011 (black version 2012) Kindle Touch = November 2011 Paperwhite = October 2012 |
02-11-2013, 08:36 PM | #3 |
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Next fall, if they release a new one, is the most likely date.
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02-12-2013, 01:17 AM | #4 | |
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Buy the PW and if you decide to keep it then sell your Kindle Touch. Problem solved with having too many. The PW is amazing with the front light built in. It's a totally different reading experience says the woman who owns 4 other Kindles. I'd sell my other Kindles but it's too much a hassle. I have no plans on using them. Well I use one K4 on hubby's account for Prime Book Lending but that's it. |
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02-12-2013, 10:52 AM | #5 | |
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02-12-2013, 12:24 PM | #6 |
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I have said and will say again. The Front Lighting on the PW is nothing like a book Light. It's a totally different experience. You can't compare the two. I thought it would be like a built in book light but it isn't. It's a total new technology that unless you go see one at your local Best Buy it's hard to describe but it's better than a book light. It literally changes the background. It masks the eInk so unless you have it under 5 you don't even know it's eInk it not LCD but something different. The higher the light the whiter the background is. You do seem to lose text contrast the higher you go but a custom font can fix that.
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02-12-2013, 02:08 PM | #7 | |
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Of course, that was before I gave in and bought a PW. I resisted about 6 hours, actually. |
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02-12-2013, 02:12 PM | #8 | |
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Or, maybe, they'll replace the Kindle-with-buttons with a touch-version: 2GB RAM, 800x600, no front light, and the "new" PW would be 4GB, 1024x768 (or even higher), front light... you know what I mean. |
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02-12-2013, 08:29 PM | #9 | |
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I got this light with two goose neck light (each one has two light settings), the light cover whole screen well. Very important, take the clear plastic cover off, so the light will be even (no shadow). I always clip light from bottom of my ereader, so the light does not shine to my face. My family sometimes complained when they walked by me, so bright. Anyway, as the all in one solution, PW is the way to go. I really do like mine a lot. I think it is ok to post an ebay link, if not, search "Dual Arm 4 LED Flexible Stand Book Laptop Light Lamp". http://www.ebay.com/itm/280638033647...84.m1423.l2649 |
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02-12-2013, 08:47 PM | #10 | |
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It still can't hold a candle to the PW. If you shine a light on the Kindle all you see is eInk with the PW you get a total new screen that masks the eInk look and makes it looks like a book. |
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02-13-2013, 05:14 AM | #11 |
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Reading from this it look like about every year a new model comes out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle |
08-22-2013, 03:25 PM | #12 |
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Any rumors floating around? I waited out current generation hope they are cooking something up sept or oct....
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08-22-2013, 03:37 PM | #13 |
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The Kindle eInk rumor mill seems very quiet this year. I think there is more excitement over tablet rumors these days as opposed to eInk rumors. Amazon traditionally introduces new models in early fall, so we should know in a month or so. My guess is we will see a lot of new Fire tablets and a couple of lackluster eInk reader upgrades. Hope I'm wrong as I would like to upgrade my Kindle Touch, but not to a PW lighted fiasco.
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