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Old 08-10-2012, 06:09 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
No question: Amazon has new Kindles on the horizon--their State Dept contract says so.
Now, *when* they arrive is where the guessing game goes.
The original widespread guess was July but it was followed by a report of production problem with the frontlight leading to a delay, generally guessed at 1-2 months.
So a mid-to-late august announcement isn't all that unlikely.
And with both Amazon and Best Buy having sales on refurb'ed Kindles in the last week or so, these new reports add fuel to the fire.
Besides, we need new toys to talk about.
Dare we dream of a gray scale Kindle with darker blacks and lighter whites? Even 32 levels of gray?
Dare we dream of a SD slot?
Dare we dream of an enlightened battery versus weight scenario where the battery wins just a little more? Or and OMG, a removable battery!! Where did that come from?
Dare we dream of a reasonable touchscreen 3G system? (I don't mind paying for what I use but not a sock it in the face monthly charge no matter what.)
Dare we just say no to super video hardware and settle back with a nice ink-paper look and save the hardware money?
Dare we just say no to super movie streaming and just save even more money on hardware?

Dare we ...
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