Thread: Ideas for Kindle 2.0
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Old 11-25-2007, 03:37 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by markbot View Post
I think in the next iteration they should have 2 versions of the Kindle: the cheapo version and the deluxe version. The cheapo version will be the same as Kindle 1.0, except only $299 and with the upgraded screen tech.

In the deluxe version, I think you should make the following upgrades.

1. Still $399 price point
2. Faster page refresh
3. 8 to 16 scale gray.
4. Bigger screen (perhaps 7.5 inches), but not a significantly bigger device in total. I want more page realestate so it can aproximate the page size of a regular book. i suppose u could make the margins on the side slightly smaller.
10. Faster processor, etc.
Your points 2, 3, 4 are technological impossibilities for at least the next year. When they are possible, the associated cost will preclude point 1.

As for point 10, the processor is a Xscale PXA255 at 400MHz. That's pretty darn fast.


What about the battery?
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