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JeremyZ · 08-22-2010, 10:20 AM

Impact Resistance?
I didn't see an advertising that the K3 can take a hit. The K2 had some advertising that suggested it could take a minimal drop. Now, we are told that the K3 is 20% smaller, with the same screen size. I can see that the page turn buttons are tiny. No mention of impact resistance. Makes me wonder, but I guess I will have to wait a while until one of you early adopters drops yours...

Contrast Improvement?
They advertise 50% better contrast. I wonder, is this because of a new screen, or because they changed the case color to graphite, thus fooling our eyes into perceiving 50% better contrast? As many of you know, it was a trick on previous generation Kindles to buy a dark skin to fool our eyes into better contrast.

What are your thoughts on these items?

What do you wonder about?

08-22-2010, 10:20 AM	#1
JeremyZ Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 1000702 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chicago Device: Nook ST, Kindle 2, Samsung Galaxy Stellar phone	Speculations on a couple of K3 items Impact Resistance? I didn't see an advertising that the K3 can take a hit. The K2 had some advertising that suggested it could take a minimal drop. Now, we are told that the K3 is 20% smaller, with the same screen size. I can see that the page turn buttons are tiny. No mention of impact resistance. Makes me wonder, but I guess I will have to wait a while until one of you early adopters drops yours... Contrast Improvement? They advertise 50% better contrast. I wonder, is this because of a new screen, or because they changed the case color to graphite, thus fooling our eyes into perceiving 50% better contrast? As many of you know, it was a trick on previous generation Kindles to buy a dark skin to fool our eyes into better contrast. What are your thoughts on these items? What do you wonder about?