Ice Wine the new Kindle Paperwhite

Kumabjorn · 06-17-2014, 07:46 PM

Someone has visited Lab126 and seen the new Paperwhite, it is "very thin" and has 300 PPI resolution.

eschwartz · 06-17-2014, 09:33 PM

Is this the same tired old unsubstantiated rumor that TechCrunch reported way back in November?

Nate the Great doesn't seem to believe it...

Kumabjorn · 06-17-2014, 11:36 PM

It's from Business Week.

eschwartz · 06-17-2014, 11:48 PM

Hmm, but the article says nothing about the PPI. (Thanks for the link, by the way.

) It just says it should be thinner. It is the old TechCrunch article that spoke about PPI.

So -- same old story, no new evidence. No evidence at all, in fact.
(Yes, I am determined to be cynical about this.)

BusinessWeek article here: http://www.businessweek.com/articles...e-amazon-phone

pidgeon92 · 06-17-2014, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

It's from Business Week.

Link?

Never mind.

crossi · 06-18-2014, 01:40 AM

Why would someone want thinner. It just cramps your hand to hold and doesn't fit in your pocket any better?

AnemicOak · 06-18-2014, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crossi

Why would someone want thinner. It just cramps your hand to hold and doesn't fit in your pocket any better?

Then they can show how much thinner than a pencil it is in commercials.

Kumabjorn · 06-18-2014, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pidgeon92

Link?

Never mind.

Old School. Paper Magazine in a bookstore.

eschwartz · 06-18-2014, 01:46 AM

Perhaps so the Kindle+case is as thick/weighs just as much as the current Kindle-minus-case.

To get the weight down at all costs -- I know there is a MR group that wants their Kindle to float in the air in front of their eyes (as of the last time weight was brought up, anyway). Every bit helps.

eschwartz · 06-18-2014, 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Old School. Paper Magazine in a bookstore.

speakingtohe · 06-18-2014, 02:27 AM

Thinner could be bad if it is more fragile.

Could be good if it feels better in the hand or in the pocket.

Helen

tubemonkey · 06-18-2014, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

I know there is a MR group that wants their Kindle to float in the air in front of their eyes (as of the last time weight was brought up, anyway). Every bit helps.

It's called Amazon Glass and it's a super secret Lab126 project

Hmmm, so how do you project an eink screen in the air? and will folks demand physical "air" page turn buttons?

eschwartz · 06-18-2014, 02:35 AM

I was thinking of "Kindle Air".

And yes, they will want air turn buttons, because whyever not?

tubemonkey · 06-18-2014, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

I was thinking of "Kindle Air".

And yes, they will want air turn buttons, because whyever not?

Even better.

eschwartz · 06-18-2014, 02:38 AM

But "KindleBook Air" would be pushing it, of course. (Even though it actually happens to be a book...)

06-17-2014, 07:46 PM	#1
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	Ice Wine the new Kindle Paperwhite Someone has visited Lab126 and seen the new Paperwhite, it is "very thin" and has 300 PPI resolution.

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06-17-2014, 09:33 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Is this the same tired old unsubstantiated rumor that TechCrunch reported way back in November? Nate the Great doesn't seem to believe it...

06-17-2014, 11:36 PM	#3
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	It's from Business Week.

06-17-2014, 11:48 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Hmm, but the article says nothing about the PPI. (Thanks for the link, by the way. ) It just says it should be thinner. It is the old TechCrunch article that spoke about PPI. So -- same old story, no new evidence. No evidence at all, in fact. (Yes, I am determined to be cynical about this.) BusinessWeek article here: http://www.businessweek.com/articles...e-amazon-phone

06-18-2014, 01:40 AM	#6
crossi Guru Posts: 997 Karma: 12000001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Wahington U.S. Device: kindle	Why would someone want thinner. It just cramps your hand to hold and doesn't fit in your pocket any better?

06-18-2014, 01:46 AM	#9
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Perhaps so the Kindle+case is as thick/weighs just as much as the current Kindle-minus-case. To get the weight down at all costs -- I know there is a MR group that wants their Kindle to float in the air in front of their eyes (as of the last time weight was brought up, anyway). Every bit helps.

06-18-2014, 02:27 AM	#11
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	Thinner could be bad if it is more fragile. Could be good if it feels better in the hand or in the pocket. Helen

06-18-2014, 02:35 AM	#13
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I was thinking of "Kindle Air". And yes, they will want air turn buttons, because whyever not?

06-18-2014, 02:38 AM	#15
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	But "KindleBook Air" would be pushing it, of course. (Even though it actually happens to be a book...)