New Kindle Touch [Proposals and Thoughts]

judith009 · 12-19-2010, 07:34 PM

What do you guys think are the chances of Amazon putting a touch screen on the next Kindle? Wouldn't it be awesome? In particular, page turning and web browsing would be very cool. I know it's possible, because another company recently released a tablet with a touch-input e-ink screen.

Sorry for the misleading title!

daffy4u · 12-19-2010, 07:42 PM

Amazon purchased a touch screen technology start-up company but there is no word on when we might see touch on a Kindle.

Tiersten · 12-19-2010, 08:06 PM

It won't appear until summer next year at the earliest just from the existing release dates. Amazon appear to have a 1 year + a few months product refresh cycle.

If the dates are accurate on Wikipedia then they released the regular Kindles on the following dates:

1st generation: November 19, 2007
2nd generation: February 9, 2009
3rd generation: August 27, 2010

The DX refresh dates seem to be much more frequent however:

Kindle DX (1st Gen): June 10, 2009
Kindle DX (2nd Gen): Jan 19, 2010
Kindle DX Graphite (3rd Gen): July 7, 2010

judith009 · 12-19-2010, 08:23 PM

Sweet! Thanks for the replies. I bet the next Kindle will have a touch screen. How else can they brag about innovative updates? Plus with all of these new touch-screen tablets coming out, they would seem left-behind if they didn't join the pack.

I didn't realize that there was already a big thread on this board on the same topic. It was under "News", and I never look there.

OtterBooks · 12-19-2010, 08:35 PM

I wouldn't mind if it had a touch screen, so long as I never had to touch it and it had zero negative impact on display quality.

DiapDealer · 12-19-2010, 08:37 PM

As long as there's still buttons to manually navigate and turn pages (and no sacrifice in clarity), I'm cool with it. But if I gotta start pinchin' screens to navigate and swipin' fingers to turn pages on a fuzzier screen... count me out.

Blog Kindle · 12-19-2010, 08:39 PM

As was stated before, Amazon did purchase touchscreen company and Kindle DX is well overdue for a refresh since it lacks WiFi and all 3.0 software goodies.

I'm pretty sure that it will be released this spring. I'd say it's 20/70 chance that it will have touch or color correspondingly and 10% that it will have both. It's just my personal guess.

wvcherrybomb · 12-19-2010, 09:48 PM

I dislike touch screens. I've been stuck with a touch screen phone for nearly two years waiting on my contract to run out. I hate it. If ATM machines have a button option, I will always use that over a touch screen - same with the credit/debit card machines at check outs. Yuk!

Not only do I dislike touching screens, but they are always a PITA. They are always either too sensitive or not sensitive enough and seem to go back and forth between the two with no predictable consistancy.

Anyway, a touch screen Kindle would be a nightmare. Wouldn't that mean losing the eInk and going with a backlit screen? I really hope they don't go there. I spend all day looking at a computer screen and by the time I read in the evenings my over strained eyes like to relax with my Kindle screen.

daffy4u · 12-19-2010, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb

Anyway, a touch screen Kindle would be a nightmare. Wouldn't that mean losing the eInk and going with a backlit screen? I really hope they don't go there. I spend all day looking at a computer screen and by the time I read in the evenings my over strained eyes like to relax with my Kindle screen.

No, no need to go to a backlit screen. The Sonys, which also have use the Pearl screen, have touch that does not effect the clarity of the screen and works very well. I still prefer buttons for page turning and typing but I do like navigating by touch.

TallMomof2 · 12-19-2010, 10:20 PM

The touchscreen on the new Sonys are very nice but without wifi the 650 is a disappointment, IMO. I could easily get used to that style of touchscreen on a Kindle but I still would like to keep the page turn, menu, back and home buttons.

judith009 · 12-19-2010, 10:25 PM

I think the biggest benefit would be in browsing the web (and using apps, if that ever happens). I really like using the K3 as a web browser, even though I have an iPhone. I guess it just seems easier to read text articles on the K3, maybe because of the larger screen. It's just so difficult to navigate without a touch screen.

daffy4u · 12-19-2010, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallMomof2

The touchscreen on the new Sonys are very nice but without wifi the 650 is a disappointment, IMO. I could easily get used to that style of touchscreen on a Kindle but I still would like to keep the page turn, menu, back and home buttons.

If either Amazon or Sony could create a hybrid of the Kindle and 650 (the infamous "Kinny" or "Sindle") combining the best features (buttons, touch, browser and wifi), it would be a killer device.

DiapDealer · 12-19-2010, 10:39 PM

Quote:

I think the biggest benefit would be in browsing the web (and using apps, if that ever happens). I really like using the K3 as a web browser, even though I have an iPhone. I guess it just seems easier to read text articles on the K3, maybe because of the larger screen. It's just so difficult to navigate without a touch screen.

There's nothing wrong with wanting something like that. I just worry that they're going to gimmick themselves right out of getting my business in the future. I really don't want to do anything on my Kindle except read books. I hope they always make a basic device that will keep users like me happy. Buy book, open book, read book... that's all I want.

GoblinWriter · 12-19-2010, 10:43 PM

I saw the thread title and was about to have a hissy fit since I just bought my kindle a couple months ago. I'd totally want a new one if it had a touchscreen.

I've been an Apple girl for a long time, and that's the one thing I miss with the Kindle.

Blog Kindle · 12-19-2010, 10:48 PM

While I agree that touchscreens are a pain (especially when combined with slow technology such as eInk) I'd have to admit that they are very nice in eReaders because they save space. You don't use keyboard in ereaders that often and having a full qwerty keyboard for the rare times you do is an overkill.

12-19-2010, 07:34 PM	#1
judith009 Groupie Posts: 151 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3, Voyage	New Kindle Touch [Proposals and Thoughts] What do you guys think are the chances of Amazon putting a touch screen on the next Kindle? Wouldn't it be awesome? In particular, page turning and web browsing would be very cool. I know it's possible, because another company recently released a tablet with a touch-input e-ink screen. Sorry for the misleading title! Last edited by Dr. Drib; 12-20-2010 at 08:20 AM. Reason: Title is misleading - Moderator

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12-19-2010, 07:42 PM	#2
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Amazon purchased a touch screen technology start-up company but there is no word on when we might see touch on a Kindle.

12-19-2010, 08:06 PM	#3
Tiersten Guru Posts: 987 Karma: 8641 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi	It won't appear until summer next year at the earliest just from the existing release dates. Amazon appear to have a 1 year + a few months product refresh cycle. If the dates are accurate on Wikipedia then they released the regular Kindles on the following dates: 1st generation: November 19, 2007 2nd generation: February 9, 2009 3rd generation: August 27, 2010 The DX refresh dates seem to be much more frequent however: Kindle DX (1st Gen): June 10, 2009 Kindle DX (2nd Gen): Jan 19, 2010 Kindle DX Graphite (3rd Gen): July 7, 2010

12-19-2010, 08:23 PM	#4
judith009 Groupie Posts: 151 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3, Voyage	Sweet! Thanks for the replies. I bet the next Kindle will have a touch screen. How else can they brag about innovative updates? Plus with all of these new touch-screen tablets coming out, they would seem left-behind if they didn't join the pack. I didn't realize that there was already a big thread on this board on the same topic. It was under "News", and I never look there.

12-19-2010, 08:35 PM	#5
OtterBooks Wizard Posts: 1,262 Karma: 2979086 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 4, iPad Mini/Retina	I wouldn't mind if it had a touch screen, so long as I never had to touch it and it had zero negative impact on display quality.

12-19-2010, 08:37 PM	#6
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,891 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	As long as there's still buttons to manually navigate and turn pages (and no sacrifice in clarity), I'm cool with it. But if I gotta start pinchin' screens to navigate and swipin' fingers to turn pages on a fuzzier screen... count me out.

12-19-2010, 08:39 PM	#7
Blog Kindle Addict Posts: 224 Karma: 25122 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 1/2/3/4/Touch/DX/Fire\|PRS-600/350\|Nook(color)\|iPad\|iPad2\|EVO 4G	As was stated before, Amazon did purchase touchscreen company and Kindle DX is well overdue for a refresh since it lacks WiFi and all 3.0 software goodies. I'm pretty sure that it will be released this spring. I'd say it's 20/70 chance that it will have touch or color correspondingly and 10% that it will have both. It's just my personal guess.

12-19-2010, 09:48 PM	#8
wvcherrybomb Sharp Shootin' Grandma Posts: 847 Karma: 1123940 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Florida Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Literati (has been adopted by my daughter)	I dislike touch screens. I've been stuck with a touch screen phone for nearly two years waiting on my contract to run out. I hate it. If ATM machines have a button option, I will always use that over a touch screen - same with the credit/debit card machines at check outs. Yuk! Not only do I dislike touching screens, but they are always a PITA. They are always either too sensitive or not sensitive enough and seem to go back and forth between the two with no predictable consistancy. Anyway, a touch screen Kindle would be a nightmare. Wouldn't that mean losing the eInk and going with a backlit screen? I really hope they don't go there. I spend all day looking at a computer screen and by the time I read in the evenings my over strained eyes like to relax with my Kindle screen.

12-19-2010, 10:20 PM	#10
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	The touchscreen on the new Sonys are very nice but without wifi the 650 is a disappointment, IMO. I could easily get used to that style of touchscreen on a Kindle but I still would like to keep the page turn, menu, back and home buttons.

12-19-2010, 10:25 PM	#11
judith009 Groupie Posts: 151 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3, Voyage	I think the biggest benefit would be in browsing the web (and using apps, if that ever happens). I really like using the K3 as a web browser, even though I have an iPhone. I guess it just seems easier to read text articles on the K3, maybe because of the larger screen. It's just so difficult to navigate without a touch screen.

12-19-2010, 10:43 PM	#14
GoblinWriter vizsla wrangler Posts: 73 Karma: 120000 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Seattle Device: Kindle 3G	I saw the thread title and was about to have a hissy fit since I just bought my kindle a couple months ago. I'd totally want a new one if it had a touchscreen. I've been an Apple girl for a long time, and that's the one thing I miss with the Kindle.

12-19-2010, 10:48 PM	#15
Blog Kindle Addict Posts: 224 Karma: 25122 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 1/2/3/4/Touch/DX/Fire\|PRS-600/350\|Nook(color)\|iPad\|iPad2\|EVO 4G	While I agree that touchscreens are a pain (especially when combined with slow technology such as eInk) I'd have to admit that they are very nice in eReaders because they save space. You don't use keyboard in ereaders that often and having a full qwerty keyboard for the rare times you do is an overkill.