IF you could add one function to your Kindle... - Page 4

meem · 08-16-2010, 12:17 PM

- More CPU speed.
- UTF-8 Support.
- File Management.
- Touch Screen.
- More support formats.

Ben Thornton · 08-16-2010, 12:19 PM

I would add: arrival 3 weeks before the launch date.

Kevin2960 · 08-17-2010, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben Thornton

I would add: arrival 3 weeks before the launch date.

Chumnutzly · 08-17-2010, 04:54 AM

I would really like a touch screen too, as long as it doesnt mess too much with the contrast. Also, some kind of a folders option and a notepad.

mike_bike_kite · 08-17-2010, 06:08 AM

Can I ask for the new Kindle 3 firmware on my K2i?

Ben Thornton · 08-17-2010, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mike_bike_kite

Can I ask for the new Kindle 3 firmware on my K2i?

Yes, you can ask

Kumabjorn · 08-17-2010, 09:13 AM

And ye shall receive!

DRichard · 08-17-2010, 09:16 AM

I DIDN'T BUY A KINDLE TO HAVE ANOTHER MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICE!!! If I want email, word processing, videos, etc...I have PLENTY of other devices for those apps. I wanted to read! No other device I have gives me the comfortable reading experience I need like my Kindle. No doubt other devices will come along and use e-ink displays. But I hope we will always have access to a simple, limited-function device that does only one (or a couple of related) thing(s) extremely well.

Ben Thornton · 08-17-2010, 09:50 AM

Better typography and layout would be good.

captkjaneway · 08-17-2010, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by DRichard

I DIDN'T BUY A KINDLE TO HAVE ANOTHER MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICE!!! If I want email, word processing, videos, etc...I have PLENTY of other devices for those apps. I wanted to read! No other device I have gives me the comfortable reading experience I need like my Kindle. No doubt other devices will come along and use e-ink displays. But I hope we will always have access to a simple, limited-function device that does only one (or a couple of related) thing(s) extremely well.

Although I am yet to recieve the sacred grail of my Kindle 3, I too share the sentiments of this post. If I wanted to do all these things I would buy a netbook or laptop or iPad (*spit*) or other tablet. I can do all the things listed above on my phone/pc/laptop/HTPC/DVR but none of them I believe provides me with what the Kindle will.........which is a proper electronic reader. Design concerns, and buttons I can accept but larger RAM, fast processors and all that jazz not for me for this machine.

carld · 08-17-2010, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by DRichard

I DIDN'T BUY A KINDLE TO HAVE ANOTHER MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICE!!!

How do optional features, that you don't have to download, use or even see, detract from your reading experience?

captkjaneway · 08-17-2010, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by carld

How do optional features, that you don't have to download, use or even see, detract from your reading experience?

Carl, I don't believe the suggestion is that they detract from the reading experience, for me it would be the cost they would add to the equipment, thereby pricing the unit out of my range for what purpose other than to make it more like a tablet that you can read off.

For me the Kindle is keenly priced, and does what I need it to in the main.

If as others have suggested the method that books are indexed/stored is frustrating then yes I'd like to see a method of improving that, but wouldn't want a solution that meant we ended up with Oracle on the thing to manage it.

suecsi · 08-17-2010, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by captkjaneway

Although I am yet to recieve the sacred grail of my Kindle 3, I too share the sentiments of this post. If I wanted to do all these things I would buy a netbook or laptop or iPad (*spit*) or other tablet. I can do all the things listed above on my phone/pc/laptop/HTPC/DVR but none of them I believe provides me with what the Kindle will.........which is a proper electronic reader. Design concerns, and buttons I can accept but larger RAM, fast processors and all that jazz not for me for this machine.

Zanshin · 08-17-2010, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by carld

How do optional features, that you don't have to download, use or even see, detract from your reading experience?

More options = more electronics and more R&D = more expensive.

I bought a Kindle, not an ipad wannabe

carld · 08-17-2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by captkjaneway

Carl, I don't believe the suggestion is that they detract from the reading experience, for me it would be the cost they would add to the equipment, thereby pricing the unit out of my range for what purpose other than to make it more like a tablet that you can read off.

For me the Kindle is keenly priced, and does what I need it to in the main.

If as others have suggested the method that books are indexed/stored is frustrating then yes I'd like to see a method of improving that, but wouldn't want a solution that meant we ended up with Oracle on the thing to manage it.

Well, I can see that, yes. However, I have seen the claim made that even having optional features available somehow diminishes the Kindle as a reader. It wasn't on this forum, and I don't pretend to understand how that works, but I've seen it more than once.

That said, I don't want the Kindle turned into a multi-purpose clone of the iPad either. But we're really talking about optional software addons here, which should never impact the price or performance of the Kindle at all.

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08-16-2010, 12:17 PM	#46
meem A Reader who can think..! Posts: 257 Karma: 108298 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Earth Planet Device: Kindle 3 WiFi - Kindle DX (B004)	- More CPU speed. - UTF-8 Support. - File Management. - Touch Screen. - More support formats.

08-16-2010, 12:19 PM	#47
Ben Thornton Guru Posts: 900 Karma: 779635 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3, iPad 2 (but not for e-books)	I would add: arrival 3 weeks before the launch date.

08-17-2010, 04:54 AM	#49
Chumnutzly Somnambulist Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Prs-505, Kindle 3 Graphite	I would really like a touch screen too, as long as it doesnt mess too much with the contrast. Also, some kind of a folders option and a notepad.

08-17-2010, 06:08 AM	#50
mike_bike_kite Digitally confused Posts: 500 Karma: 1500000 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: London, UK Device: KPW, K2i, Nexus 7 32gb, Kobo Mini	Can I ask for the new Kindle 3 firmware on my K2i?

08-17-2010, 09:13 AM	#52
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	And ye shall receive!

08-17-2010, 09:16 AM	#53
DRichard Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle2	I DIDN'T BUY A KINDLE TO HAVE ANOTHER MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICE!!! If I want email, word processing, videos, etc...I have PLENTY of other devices for those apps. I wanted to read! No other device I have gives me the comfortable reading experience I need like my Kindle. No doubt other devices will come along and use e-ink displays. But I hope we will always have access to a simple, limited-function device that does only one (or a couple of related) thing(s) extremely well.

08-17-2010, 09:50 AM	#54
Ben Thornton Guru Posts: 900 Karma: 779635 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3, iPad 2 (but not for e-books)	Better typography and layout would be good.