Amazon announces Kindle Oasis

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Kobo must be cheating. The Jeff can't be wrong

Jeff has been wrong about many things. This is just his latest fail. The Fire phone was a very spectacular fail.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I just priced a fully loaded Oasis at $512.96 before taxes. Such a bargain.

• $289.99 -- Oasis
• $70.00 --- Wi-Fi plus 3G
• $20.00 --- wo/ Special Offers
• $99.99 --- three-year protection plan
• $19.99 --- official 5W charger
• $12.99 --- NuPro screen protector

Dump the screen protector. It's not needed with an eInk screen. The cost would actually be $499.97.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

Personally I wasn't drawn to my Kobo H2O because it's waterproof, it wasn't a feature I cared about.

However I know people who like to read in the bath, or lounge in a pool and read. I'm pretty sure they find the waterproofing a bit more useful than a peephole in a glass door.

There are people who want to read by the pool or at the beach, or even just take the Reader outside where it could get wet if it rained. Being waterproof given them a peace of mind.

[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by issybird

As an aside, I don't know how mimicking the feel of a book spine in your hand means the device is fading into the background. Why would aspects of reading paper books that have nothing at all to do with the act of reading itself factor into design?

I actually like the fact that the cover of my book-style case on the KPW1 swings flush against the back, so the Kindle basically represents one page. I've actually started to find it annoying to read a normal book because it's so wide :X Some time ago, while reading paper book, I've also wondered why the story took such a weird turn with unfinished sentences... then I realized that I forgot to read the left page

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Jason90

At the price amazon is selling the Oasis they could of added a flexable substrate and you know what,i bet they could of kept the same battery life of the voyage and retained the same lightweight design along with being infinitely more robust.

The wexler flex one i posted a few pages back had a plastic substrate screen,weighed less than the oasis and had a battery almost 3 times bigger than the oasis.

The oasis is a massive scam,more fool anyone paying full price for it.

The question though is how is the contrast of the eInk screen with the plastic substrate? It needs to be comparable to the Carta screen or it won't sell. I doubt it's up to Carta standards. Also, could the screen come in a high enough resolution?

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

Some time ago, while reading paper book, I've also wondered why the story took such a weird turn with unfinished sentences... then I realized that I forgot to read the left page

Hah! I've tapped on pages of a physical book before (as well as fumbled to grasp the corner of the "page" on electronic devices).

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Hah! I've tapped on pages of a physical book before (as well as fumbled to grasp the corner of the "page" on electronic devices).

So have I... and long pressed a word in a paper book to get a definition...

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by LovesMacs

Amazon should have made the Oasis smell like a book.

No need. It already has that just caught tuna smell.

[344a]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

There are people who want to read by the pool or at the beach, or even just take the Reader outside where it could get wet if it rained. Being waterproof given them a peace of mind.

And some people would like to wash it a little bit. I did.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The question though is how is the contrast of the eInk screen with the plastic substrate? It needs to be comparable to the Carta screen or it won't sell. I doubt it's up to Carta standards. Also, could the screen come in a high enough resolution?

It is a Carta screen.

On the Oasis product page:

Amazon’s 6" Paperwhite display technology with E Ink Carta™ and built-in light, 300 ppi, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale

Curious that they say Paperwhite display. I suppose the screen is just like that of a PW3. (And not like a Voyage?)

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by booklover6

It is a Carta screen.

On the Oasis product page:

Amazon’s 6" Paperwhite display technology with E Ink Carta™ and built-in light, 300 ppi, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale

Curious that they say Paperwhite display. I suppose the screen is just like that of a PW3. (And not like a Voyage?)

What I was saying is for a plastic backed screen to sell, it has to be as good looking and hi-res as a Carta screen. If it's not, then I cannot see Amazon using such.

All new Kindle with lower resolution and less contrast.

I don't think that would sell.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What I want to know is how would a waterproofed WiFi Oasis compare in weight to a non-waterproofed 3g Oasis.

I would think waterproofing an Oasis would be difficult if not impossible because of the need to ensure that the connection points to the case are not recessed.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What I want to know is how would a waterproofed WiFi Oasis compare in weight to a non-waterproofed 3g Oasis.

I'd like to know that too.

[Yolina]

Originally Posted by MikeB1972

Amazon outfoxed by kids that grew up with Blue Peter, although you should have used double-sided stickytape there

I'm French, and so didn't grow up with Blue Peter (or Jackanory )

Well it was an early prototype and I didn't have any double-sided tape at hand. Just for giggles, I've had a nosey at battery packs and seen a rather compact one with a built in USB cable which could make things quite tidy however these only seems to come in 2500 or 3000mAh capacity compared to the 5000mAh one as per the picture (the PW built-in battery is about 1500mAh I believe). There's some solar-powered ones too but without built-in USB cable and they are also rather bulky.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by aceflor

So have I... and long pressed a word in a paper book to get a definition...

That was very inconsiderate of the publisher to omit that feature