$110 Says All the New Kindles Are Coming Next Week

[pidgeon92]

I love my DX. I got it for the same price on a one-day deal Amazon had last year before Christmas.

[SeaKing]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

No question: Amazon has new Kindles on the horizon--their State Dept contract says so.
Now, *when* they arrive is where the guessing game goes.
The original widespread guess was July but it was followed by a report of production problem with the frontlight leading to a delay, generally guessed at 1-2 months.
So a mid-to-late august announcement isn't all that unlikely.
And with both Amazon and Best Buy having sales on refurb'ed Kindles in the last week or so, these new reports add fuel to the fire.
Besides, we need new toys to talk about.

Dare we dream of a gray scale Kindle with darker blacks and lighter whites? Even 32 levels of gray?
Dare we dream of a SD slot?
Dare we dream of an enlightened battery versus weight scenario where the battery wins just a little more? Or and OMG, a removable battery!! Where did that come from?
Dare we dream of a reasonable touchscreen 3G system? (I don't mind paying for what I use but not a sock it in the face monthly charge no matter what.)
Dare we just say no to super video hardware and settle back with a nice ink-paper look and save the hardware money?
Dare we just say no to super movie streaming and just save even more money on hardware?

Dare we ...

[RainingLemur]

Originally Posted by SeaKing

Even 32 levels of gray?

Would that make the Kindle only 64% as erotic as 50 Shades of Gray?

[poohbear_nc]

Since last Xmas, the DXG has shown up on Woot twice, and as a Gold Box deal once (that I am aware of). So this appearance may be just more of Amazon's strategy to use a "one time" sale to continue moving their least popular model ....

who knows?

[SteveEisenberg]

Originally Posted by SeaKing

Dare we dream of a gray scale Kindle with darker blacks and lighter whites?

Not likely, because a dramatic contrast improvement would have been heralded at eInk.com, and probably would have been first seen at electronics shows and in lower volume products.

Or and OMG, a removable battery!! Where did that come from?

The Kindle Keyboard battery seems easily removable to me, especially for something you have to do only once every few years. There's no harm in carefully prying open the case, seeing what I mean, and then snapping it closed. I think it's the same for all the Kindle's except for the entry level non-touch, which has a glued-in battery.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by SeaKing

Dare we dream of a gray scale Kindle with darker blacks and lighter whites? Even 32 levels of gray?

Do know that you can make any Kindle have 50 shades of grey in about 5 minutes tops?

[jocampo]

I'm dying ... I'm dying for a new Kindle DXG model.

The current DXG is painfully slow. Touch screen would be lovely too. But its weight to size ratio is great.

It would be fantastic for my computer books that so far, I can only read on my iPad or landscape mode if I use my Kindle Touch.

I love eink for reading.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jocampo

I'm dying ... I'm dying for a new Kindle DXG model.

It would be fantastic for my computer books that so far, I can only read on my iPad or landscape mode if I use my Kindle Touch.

I love eink for reading.

I doubt Amazon will be coming out with another large screen reader. I think they've gone the tablet route for reading on a larger screen.

[jocampo]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I doubt Amazon will be coming out with another large screen reader. I think they've gone the tablet route for reading on a larger screen.

Unfortunately, you may be right. And it's more because business than anything else, is what the market is dictating now.

But I'm a strong advocate of eink for true reading, even though I own an iPad myself.

7 inches tablets or eink readers are not big enought for books with tables, programming code or complex layout.

[JSWolf]

The thing is, given how expensive a 9.7" eink reader is, a tablet is a better value overall given how much it can do that the reader cannot do. People are going to see it this way and not bother with the reader and go for the tablet. In fact, some tablets of a similar screen size are cheaper.

[jocampo]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The thing is, given how expensive a 9.7" eink reader is, a tablet is a better value overall given how much it can do that the reader cannot do. People are going to see it this way and not bother with the reader and go for the tablet. In fact, some tablets of a similar screen size are cheaper.

Disagree.

It's not about value, in my opinion. It's about what the market dictates.

Value is relative to the user so I wouldn't make it a general comment.

For true reading, the iPad has less value than DXG. Of course, you can do lot of stuff with an iPad, no question about it, but creates more distractions, it's heavier and I'm subject to few hours of days of continue use. With the DXG, couple of weeks.

The iPad is not a dedicated ereader, it's a tablet.

I sold the DXG because as reader, was too slow and never got updated but to me, the DXG is better as reader device: eink plus light and comfortable.

Hopefully this won't mean the end of eink line for Amazon.

[SeaKing]

Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg

Not likely, because a dramatic contrast improvement would have been heralded at eInk.com, and probably would have been first seen at electronics shows and in lower volume products.

The Kindle Keyboard battery seems easily removable to me, especially for something you have to do only once every few years. There's no harm in carefully prying open the case, seeing what I mean, and then snapping it closed. I think it's the same for all the Kindle's except for the entry level non-touch, which has a glued-in battery.

Unfortunately you are probably right on the gray scale.

However you misunderstand the "removable battery" option. I mean a recess where there are 2 or 3 rechargeable or alkaline batteries and you only have to depress a latch to pop the top up and switch batteries. (For those places where a wall or car charger aren't usable.)
This would make it more portable.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by RainingLemur

Would that make the Kindle only 64% as erotic as 50 Shades of Gray?

Sexy!

[Shopaholic]

Originally Posted by krm0789

FWIW, my local Staples & Best Buy both had "New E-reader coming soon" displays on Wednesday. They were located next to the Kindles... Here's hoping?

Don't get too excited. They're just space fillers. I've seen them in stores for months now.

[geoffwood]

Originally Posted by SeaKing

However you misunderstand the "removable battery" option. I mean a recess where there are 2 or 3 rechargeable or alkaline batteries and you only have to depress a latch to pop the top up and switch batteries. (For those places where a wall or car charger aren't usable.)
This would make it more portable.

I understand that argument for a smartphone where you may not be able to easily recharge the device during a day, but we're talking about an eReader. This is a device with a battery that lasts a month and you can't plan far enough ahead to charge it every few weeks?

Unless you're kayaking up the Amazon I think the battery life is fine.