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Originally Posted by ixtab
Intuition. And divine knowledge. (look up my nickname on Wikipedia  )
And now, seriously: In the past, when Amazon had been developing new models similar to existing ones, "traces" of it already showed up in the firmwares for the prior models. So, weeks before the PW was released, we already knew that it would have a light, and that its resolution would be 1024x758 (NOT 1024x7 68!). (I can't find anything better than this right now, but rest assured that it was known... well before they officially presented the PW and raised the curtain).
So unless they have developed something entirely new, based on entirely different hardware and with a completely new software*... there won't be a new Kindle anytime soon.
As simple as that.
(*) I'm not ruling out the possibility. I just find it veeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrryyyyy improbable. But if they really did, then well - I was wrong, and I can live with it. But in that case, I'd bet that there would have been a huge announcement for an upcoming press conference. |
I definitely think a new model is coming soon. I know the PaperWhite had a big press conference because it was "all new technology" and a big deal. I don't remember the Kindle 3 having that much fanfare since it was a relatively minor update over the Kindle 2. I have a feeling the new Kindle won't be much more than a PaperWhite with some improved lighting/resolution/page refresh rate and maybe a slightly better battery. I can definitely see Amazon just announcing it one day on their webpage instead of a big conference for a minor upgrade. All the Fire tablets seem to be just spec upgrades too this round.