Amazon announces Kindle Oasis

[Barbara1955]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Question???

If I opened a covered Oasis and held it by the front cover with the ereader dangling at the end, are the magnets strong enough to keep it firmly attached or will it slip off, hit the ground, and break?

In 2012 when the 1st Fire HD 7 came out I purchased a Keyboard case for it It was held together by Magnets. I had to go to the hospital for tests & took it with me. When I returned to my Van I lightly Tossed the Fire on to the Passengers seat from just out side of the Drivers seat. The Fire Hit the Seat ...lucky me! The Case Flew to the Floor! I sent the piece of junk case Back the next day!

Maybe ...do I Trust it Nope Nada No Way! Whose going to replace the Ereader when it Snaps in 2 from a Fall... Case sure wont give any protection... Doesn't even cover the Whole device!

[Shane R]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Ya know, I was thinking that if Amazon made an ereader of uniform thickness, they could put a larger battery inside, thereby negating the need for a separate battery pack

Doubtless kills the ergonomics and the 'disappears into your hand' weight.

Why are you convinced it's a badly designed device - without having used it? Because of the need for, and (supposed) extra cost of the cover?

I think the engineers at Amazon should have a chance to make their case (pun intended ) by putting it into the publics hand and deciding from there.

I personally think it's going to be one of those things that polarizing to see, but sells itself once it's your hand. I think it'll end up being well-liked.

[Shane R]

Originally Posted by Katie1

Hey this is better than all those Political Debate currently going on in the USA!!!

Yes.

[Shane R]

Originally Posted by Katie1

How can the Case Protect the Reader from falls when it does Not Fully Cover the Device? Isnt that the Main reason to buy a case to begin with?

No.

The Surface 4 keyboard covers, and the Apple Smartcovers only protect the screen when closed.

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

I won't say that there is no USB port on the cover but I've checked several videos and I can confirm that there is none at the top or the bottom of the cover which only leaves the inside of the wedge where the connectors are. I couldn't see any good angles of that but surely if there was a USB port all of the videos would have pointed that out.

Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

Oh I finally found a video. None on the inside edge either. There is officially no USB port on the cover.

Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

Actually it just occurred to me that there could be a port on the other side where the flat part of the cover meets the wedge part of the cover. So the hunt continues. *sigh*

There might be a USB port inside the spine of the cover. That's the fourth side of the battery, I think. It's the only side I've not seen a shot of, in any video. But I am beginning to wonder if maybe there really isn't a USB port on the cover.

Still -- the 5 dot magnet connection is a port, and must be where the Oasis itself charges the cover. Amazon, or a third party, could come out with a separate charger with a 5 dot magnet connector to attach to the cover there. I'd rather have a USB port tho, since we already own chargers for that!

[Yolina]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

But I am beginning to wonder if maybe there really isn't a USB port on the cover.

I don't think there's a usb port on the cover - extra weight 'n all

It would totally make sense to have one, but I'm not convinced that Amazon's decisions have been entirely rational where the Oasis is concerned

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Shane R

Doubtless kills the ergonomics and the 'disappears into your hand' weight.

Why are you convinced it's a badly designed device - without having used it? Because of the need for, and (supposed) extra cost of the cover?

I think the engineers at Amazon should have a chance to make their case (pun intended ) by putting it into the publics hand and deciding from there.

I personally think it's going to be one of those things that polarizing to see, but sells itself once it's your hand. I think it'll end up being well-liked.

It's not the engineering. As to the design, I don't like it; but I won't criticize others for liking it. To each his own. My problem with it is Amazon's misleading and deceitful advertising:

Reimagined to be our thinnest and lightest Kindle ever

Dual-battery charging system delivers months of battery life—our longest ever

Which is it? It can't be both! Those statements contradict each other. If you leave the cover off, then it's their thinnest and lightest Kindle; but it no longer has the longest battery life. Leave the cover on and it has the longest battery life; but it's no longer their thinnest and lightest Kindle.

Bad Amazon, bad! Go to your corner!
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[Yolina]

Dual-battery charging system delivers months of battery life—our longest ever

Meh, with the 5000mAh battery pack taped to the back of the PW, I should get about 26 weeks worth of use based on 30 minutes reading per day.
That's Half.A.Year

I WIN

[aceflor]

Another interesting question :

Why did Jeff Bezos feel he had to twit before Launch ?

(or is it tweet).

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Yolina

Meh, with the 5000mAh battery pack taped to the back of the PW, I should get about 26 weeks worth of use based on 30 minutes reading per day I WIN

Yep; while our solutions aren't as elegant as Amazon's, they're a heck of a lot cheaper and blow the Oasis' battery life out of the water. The Oasis plus charging cover doesn't come close to matching the battery life of my Kindle 7 plus docking station.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by aceflor

Another interesting question :

Why did Jeff Bezos feel he had to twit before Launch ?

To generate buzz

[Shane R]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

It's not the engineering. As to the design, I don't like it; but I won't criticize others for liking it. To each his own. My problem with it is Amazon's misleading and deceitful advertising:



Which is it? It can't be both! Those statements contradict each other.

Why not? It's light if you configure it one way, and long-lived if you configure it the other way,

Lightest ever:



Months of battery life:

[Yolina]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Yep; while our solutions aren't as elegant as Amazon's,

Well that was just the first prototype, have you even seen a first prototype look anything like the final product It needs some glittery tape or something, and a tuna motif...

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

To generate buzz

You win a banana.

No, seriously though. He never had to in the past, the products themselves were generating enough hype (and orders). I think this time around, he knew / felt he would have to do sthing. And I am guessing, this came out after the latest clinic tests. they most probably did come back not as positive as they should be.

Is it twit or tweet ? Sorry, I am tired and can't find my dictionary (kids must have misplaced it. Need to beat them up with a stick again ).

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by aceflor

You win a banana.

No, seriously though. He never had to in the past, the products themselves were generating enough hype (and orders). I think this time around, he knew / felt he would have to do sthing. And I am guessing, this came out after the latest clinic tests they most probably did came back not as positive as they should be.

Is it twit or tweet ? Sorry, I am tired and can't find my dictionary (kids must have misplaced it. Need to beat them up with a stick again ).

That's a good point and I suspect you're right.

I believe it's tweet. I don't do Twitter, so I'm not sure.