The Kindle Paperwhite has a capacitive touch screen, it's not infrared like we're used to on the Sony. I have problems getting some elevator buttons to work at times with that type of touch, I know I'd have issues with that screen (I'm not even sure special agloves would help me).
From the
Engadget review:
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It has a new, front-lit display that will let you read in the dark, and a capacitive touchscreen that goes away from the IR based systems we've seen in the past.
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The light doesn't come from around the edges like other readers either, it has its own layer (taken from
CNet):
