What's in store for the Kindle (x) keyboard? - Page 2

OtterBooks · 04-06-2011, 02:06 AM

It would be nice if Amazon could think of a clever way to make the keyboard more discrete. I dont notice it anymore, though.

kranu · 04-06-2011, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by wyndslash

yeah, i can see where everyone would just get confused more

i just don't want amazon trying to make its kindle "trendy" or...how shall i say it, everything-all-at-once thing. it's going to be a challenge for them to figure out how to make the screen size bigger without making the overall kindle size bigger and still keep the keyboard, which many people here seem to want to stay.

some here have suggested that the keyboard just be a slide-out thing, but it might add to the weight and i wonder if that kind of tech seems more fragile since you keep pushing and pulling it out.

I don't mind if they turn it into an all-in-one thing, so long as I can still read my books.

You know how on the Amazon website, when they have different colors of the same product, it sometimes gets merged into one page with a bunch of boxes to click? Well that's how I think the Kindle page should be made:

Amazon Kindle

6-inch screen | 9.7-inch

3G + WiFi | WiFi Only

keyboard | touch

graphite | white

My point is that if Amazon took the TIME to develop an innovative page for the Kindle, it could be a lot simpler. Choosing from 16 different Kindles can get hard, but choosing between two options four times is quite manageable.

Now, buying a Kindle from a brick 'n mortar store could get difficult

kzd76 · 04-06-2011, 04:22 AM

Let's keep the Kindle for what is it made for. E-book reading. There's no need for touchscreen, physical keyboard is almost enough.

I hope on the next Kindle there will be a "time extender" button, when pressing you can have an additional hour per day for free reading and immediate quiet and peace around yourself :-) (Ok, if this is too hard, a new menu option is enough for me with the same result)

bZkindle · 04-06-2011, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by kzd76

I hope on the next Kindle there will be a "time extender" button, when pressing you can have an additional hour per day for free reading and immediate quiet and peace around yourself :-) (Ok, if this is too hard, a new menu option is enough for me with the same result)

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I too hope they expand upon the standard EMP pulse transmitter...
I have this barking dog next door that just won't shut up!

Solicitous · 04-06-2011, 07:43 AM

argh NOOOO not a touch screen. My Kindle is great, page turn buttons either side and a keyboard down the bottom which doesn't get in the way (actually it increases the distance from the bottom of the reader to the bottom of the screen so I can lay down in my chair and rest it on my belly and still read).

Touch screens have their place IMHO, especially on interactive devices, but finger prints drive me nuts on my ipod and android phone when I am reading out and about (and so does the odd smudge on my screen from when I have wiped a sneeze). So no touch screen ereader for me.

speedlever · 04-06-2011, 09:34 AM

Unrelated, but I wish Amazon would show a 30 second alert before the K3 goes to sleep. Sometimes I have distractions during reading and when I get back to my Kindle, it may go to sleep right after I get back to reading.

bhartman36 · 04-06-2011, 09:54 AM

I'm worried that a touchscreen will impact screen readability. And I'm also worried that the Kindle will become harder to carry without accidentally turning a page, etc. Maybe those fears aren't reasonable, but I don't know.

What I really want, though, is a better keyboard. I don't use the keyboard much, but when I'm looking for something, the round little chicklets on the K3 drive me nuts.

RainingLemur · 04-06-2011, 10:23 AM

I enjoy touch-screens, but I wouldn't want it on a Kindle. I don't need it for anything other than reading (if I'm going to use a browser or whatnot, I'll use another device), and it's great at just that.

I'm sure it's probably inevitable. But, I would prefer Amazon to keep touch-screen away from the Kindle.

speedlever · 04-06-2011, 10:36 AM

I agree that the chicklet KB is annoying to use, but I find it far better than a virtual keyboard. I use the KB a lot.

Yolina · 04-06-2011, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Solicitous

finger prints drive me nuts on my ipod and android phone when I am reading out and about (and so does the odd smudge on my screen from when I have wiped a sneeze). So no touch screen ereader for me.

Remember that the Kindle screen is not all shiny-shiny like phones and ipods. I've got both a K3 and a Sony 650... I can definitely tell you that I'm not constantly cleaning the Sony screen (unlike my phone!) - it's actually pretty much a non-issue

carnivore · 04-06-2011, 01:00 PM

I have seen the Sony(?) ereader with a touchscreen, and it kind of ruins the paperlike appearance of the eink screen. It's too reflective. You can't see it with a backlit LCD, so those devices work fine.

I don't think that Amazon will add touch as a feature, unless they diversify into the LCD market.

FF2 · 04-06-2011, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by speedlever

Unrelated, but I wish Amazon would show a 30 second alert before the K3 goes to sleep. Sometimes I have distractions during reading and when I get back to my Kindle, it may go to sleep right after I get back to reading.

I've got an app like that on my Blackberry. You can set a warning for x seconds before the screen turns off and the keyboard locks. It vibrates and I can use the touchpad to keep it awake.

Rizla · 04-07-2011, 07:34 PM

Touch is the best solution for only occasional keyboard input. You cannot get more compact.

I'm sure Amazon will implement Touch if they can do it well and keep the unit price down.

Zarich · 04-07-2011, 08:06 PM

Touch screen would be fine as long as it isn't nook like. Where it adds nearly as much space as a keyboard.

DiapDealer · 04-07-2011, 08:40 PM

They can put a touch screen on the Kindle if:

1) They guarantee that I would never, ever have to use it if I didn't want to. There has to be a hard-key equivalent for every single feature/function that the touch screen provides.
2) Screen clarity/contrast is not affected in any way. Not even a little bit. Zero, nada, zip, zilch.
3) It doesn't increase the price. Period.

Otherwise... I'm all for it.

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04-06-2011, 02:06 AM	#16
OtterBooks Wizard Posts: 1,262 Karma: 2979086 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 4, iPad Mini/Retina	It would be nice if Amazon could think of a clever way to make the keyboard more discrete. I dont notice it anymore, though.

04-06-2011, 04:22 AM	#18
kzd76 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 2248 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Budapest, Hungary Device: Kindle 3	Let's keep the Kindle for what is it made for. E-book reading. There's no need for touchscreen, physical keyboard is almost enough. I hope on the next Kindle there will be a "time extender" button, when pressing you can have an additional hour per day for free reading and immediate quiet and peace around yourself :-) (Ok, if this is too hard, a new menu option is enough for me with the same result)

04-06-2011, 07:43 AM	#20
Solicitous Wizard Posts: 1,434 Karma: 1525776 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: TAS, Australia Device: Astak Pocket Pro (Black), 2 x Kindle WiFi (Graphite), iPod Touch 4G	argh NOOOO not a touch screen. My Kindle is great, page turn buttons either side and a keyboard down the bottom which doesn't get in the way (actually it increases the distance from the bottom of the reader to the bottom of the screen so I can lay down in my chair and rest it on my belly and still read). Touch screens have their place IMHO, especially on interactive devices, but finger prints drive me nuts on my ipod and android phone when I am reading out and about (and so does the odd smudge on my screen from when I have wiped a sneeze). So no touch screen ereader for me.

04-06-2011, 09:34 AM	#21
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	Unrelated, but I wish Amazon would show a 30 second alert before the K3 goes to sleep. Sometimes I have distractions during reading and when I get back to my Kindle, it may go to sleep right after I get back to reading.

04-06-2011, 09:54 AM	#22
bhartman36 Wizard Posts: 1,323 Karma: 1515835 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Jersey, USA Device: Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition (2021)	I'm worried that a touchscreen will impact screen readability. And I'm also worried that the Kindle will become harder to carry without accidentally turning a page, etc. Maybe those fears aren't reasonable, but I don't know. What I really want, though, is a better keyboard. I don't use the keyboard much, but when I'm looking for something, the round little chicklets on the K3 drive me nuts.

04-06-2011, 10:23 AM	#23
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I enjoy touch-screens, but I wouldn't want it on a Kindle. I don't need it for anything other than reading (if I'm going to use a browser or whatnot, I'll use another device), and it's great at just that. I'm sure it's probably inevitable. But, I would prefer Amazon to keep touch-screen away from the Kindle.

04-06-2011, 10:36 AM	#24
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	I agree that the chicklet KB is annoying to use, but I find it far better than a virtual keyboard. I use the KB a lot.

04-06-2011, 01:00 PM	#26
carnivore Member Posts: 12 Karma: 42 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 3	I have seen the Sony(?) ereader with a touchscreen, and it kind of ruins the paperlike appearance of the eink screen. It's too reflective. You can't see it with a backlit LCD, so those devices work fine. I don't think that Amazon will add touch as a feature, unless they diversify into the LCD market.

04-07-2011, 07:34 PM	#28
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	Touch is the best solution for only occasional keyboard input. You cannot get more compact. I'm sure Amazon will implement Touch if they can do it well and keep the unit price down.

04-07-2011, 08:06 PM	#29
Zarich Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 1202 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	Touch screen would be fine as long as it isn't nook like. Where it adds nearly as much space as a keyboard.

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04-07-2011, 08:40 PM	#30
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,570 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	They can put a touch screen on the Kindle if: 1) They guarantee that I would never, ever have to use it if I didn't want to. There has to be a hard-key equivalent for every single feature/function that the touch screen provides. 2) Screen clarity/contrast is not affected in any way. Not even a little bit. Zero, nada, zip, zilch. 3) It doesn't increase the price. Period. Otherwise... I'm all for it.