Amazon Kindle 2 info, photos leaked

[TallMomof2]

Eeehhh.

Smaller page turn bars are good, the rest not so good. Is it April Fool's Day?

[imaredr]

I don't think it is uglier, just more of the same oddness. I doubt that this is the real thing, however it wouldn't surprise me if it is. Something also tells me that it won't be cheaper and that is a shame. Instead of revamp I woud like to see Amazon come up with cheaper prices and lower end models to get more people to at least try e-books.

Ellen

[Charbax]

This one could have a touch-screen couldn't it. The "ninja" might have avoided talking about that touch-screen functionality on purpose.

So you have both the joystick and a touch-screen with stylus for new and better navigation.

[Steven Lyle Jordan]

No sale here.

Man, I just wish Amazon would offer the e-books for any device, and forget the Kindle. If this is the best design-work they can do, they'd be better off buying someone else's reader and rebranding it.

[wallcraft]

Originally Posted by Charbax

So you have both the joystick and a touch-screen with stylus for new and better navigation.

If it had a touchscreen it is highly unlikely to also have a joystick. The joystick increases the odds of a prank, because the scroll wheel was successful and did not require screen updates but the joystick presumably requires (partial) screen updates to indicate the cursor location. On the other hand a joystick is probably cheaper than the scroll wheel.

[Dr. Drib]

Ok, I think I've finally figured it out:

Very simply, both units are early prototypes, but Amazon decided to go with the other unit.

Problem solved - and NO soup for you.

NEXT!


Don

[Alisa]

That was my guess,too, Dr. Drib. There's nothing 2.0 about this.

[daffy4u]

There seem to be a few blurred bits in some of the images.

- Something on the back of the Kindle in this image.
- Something below "Page 1 of 1" on any pictures showing the front like here and here.

Could really read "My Fake Kindle" or maybe identifying info on who this Kindle prototype was assigned to.

[vivaldirules]

If there are going to be hundreds of thousands more books available to read on it, what's so ugly about it? (yeah, I know about the Sony promise; I only hope it becomes reality)

[astra]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

If there are going to be hundreds of thousands more books available to read on it, what's so ugly about it? (yeah, I know about the Sony promise; I only hope it becomes reality)

When I say ugly, I don't really mean it is ugly vs. beautiful.
I put a bit different meaning into it.
It has huge margins around the screen.
It is white.
It has huge keyboard.

All of this makes it unacceptable gadget for reading books. So, I don't care how many books would be available on this particular gadget if when I read a book I hold in my hand something so monstrous. When I hold in my hands Sony Reader, I hold something that is almost like a printed book and that is what I need.

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by astra

When I say ugly, I don't really mean it is ugly vs. beautiful.
I put a bit different meaning into it.
It has huge margins around the screen.
It is white.
It has huge keyboard.

All of this makes it unacceptable gadget for reading books. So, I don't care how many books would be available on this particular gadget if when I read a book I hold in my hand something so monstrous. When I hold in my hands Sony Reader, I hold something that is almost like a printed book and that is what I need.

Okay, I completely agree with you, astra. (but i still want all those books from the Kindling Store at Amazon)

And I've learned that white really is a poor choice. I thought I'd buy the silver Sony when I upgraded to the 505 recently but in the store I compared the silver and "blue" and the dark blue was hands down easier to read. I was surprised. But I think you guys have been saying that here for months now. Perhaps I should listen next time.

[Nate the great]

Originally Posted by astra

When I say ugly, I don't really mean it is ugly vs. beautiful.
I put a bit different meaning into it.
It has huge margins around the screen.
It is white.
It has huge keyboard.

All of this makes it unacceptable gadget for reading books. So, I don't care how many books would be available on this particular gadget if when I read a book I hold in my hand something so monstrous. When I hold in my hands Sony Reader, I hold something that is almost like a printed book and that is what I need.

I still want the keyboard, but other than that I agree with you completely.

[Faenad]

It's ugly. it's too big. It's looks like some kind of cheap "magic drawing tablet" for children.

My guess is that it's a fake, probably released by the Sony marketing department to push PRS-700 sales.
Or else Amazon's kindle designer is a secret undercover Astrak agent on a mission to sabotage their design effort.

[Dave Berk]

Originally Posted by Faenad

My guess is that it's a fake, probably released by the Sony marketing department to push PRS-700 sales.
Or else Amazon's kindle designer is a secret undercover Astrak agent on a mission to sabotage their design effort.

I'd buy that, if not for Kindle #1.

[astra]

Originally Posted by Faenad

It's ugly. it's too big. It's looks like some kind of cheap "magic drawing tablet" for children.

My guess is that it's a fake, probably released by the Sony marketing department to push PRS-700 sales.
Or else Amazon's kindle designer is a secret undercover Astrak agent on a mission to sabotage their design effort.

Me? I have no spies/agents anywhere...