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Originally Posted by mr_nihilism
Having a light sensor seems a little strange given that people have varying comfort levels/eyesight. It's one of those things I always turn off on my tablet.
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The first thing I thought was: this light sensor is going to be useless. I have one in my notebook, TV, and both computer monitors, and all of them are either too bright or too dark.
The other thing I'm wondering about is the touch buttons; can they be pressed, or only be touched? If it's the latter, do they work if I use a cover that covers the bezels, like I now have on my Kindle PW1? I don't like the snap covers, as they often have protrusions or clasps to put the magnets in that keep them shut. I would only use a snap cover if the e-reader itself has the magnets built into the corners, so the cover can be shut without any protrusions or clasps. (This is how the Sony T3 works, for example.)
edit: the (temporary?) manual posted above says that you can set the required "squeeze pressure" for these page buttons. That would be very nice, if the Kindle reacts to actual pressure on the bezel, even through a cover. If that is so, it would mean that I don't have to move my thumb to touch the screen. Not that this is a great bother or anything, but having the option to just keep a hold of the Kindle in one single position is nice.
I hope they'll also add some more fonts and customizations. For some reason, I'm never completely satisfied with any of the fonts supplied. I like Baskerville and Palatino, but they are too thin. I'd like a bit fatter version, but not as fat as Caecilia...