Hands-on pics and video of the Kindle DX

jharker · 05-06-2009, 03:01 PM

Hey, all! I thought it would be good to have a thread where we can post links to good pics and video of the Kindle.

As I live in New York now and am currently under-employed, I was able to swing by the press conference this morning where Amazon unveiled the new Kindle DX. Here are some pics and video I took. I'll write up my personal impressions a little later.

Video:

Extended clip: Demo of the Kindle DX.

Short clip: Note taking/highlighting in a non-pdf textbook.

Short clip: Menu selection scrolling, screen response time.

Short clip: Zoom mode for images in a newspaper.

I apologize for the crummy camera work in the above. I'm not a very good cameraman, and this was my first try doing something like this.

Okay, pics!

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Enjoy!

zelda_pinwheel · 05-06-2009, 03:05 PM

thanks very much for these ! it's great to see it in action. did you get the opportunity to try it out yourself ? what did you think of it ? i think a lot of people are wondering how comfortable the keyboard is to use, any thoughts ?

Alexander Turcic · 05-06-2009, 03:46 PM

Thank you jharker! The display is simply gorgeous. Amazon scored a 10 with this one if you ask me.

RWood · 05-06-2009, 03:54 PM

Auto-rotate? Does it rotate to follow the format of the text/image or to follow the position of the screen?

Patricia · 05-06-2009, 03:56 PM

That's great work, jharker. Thanks for taking the very clear pictures. I see that you have an Iliad, so would be very interested in an informed comparison.

Daithi · 05-06-2009, 04:11 PM

Nice job, jharker.

ProDigit · 05-06-2009, 04:12 PM

price is $489.00 pre-order

Edit, darn, I'm a day or two late

No mention about the resolution yet seemingly...

Sweetpea · 05-06-2009, 04:40 PM

I actually like this one! They actually have a decent design on this one... And the price isn't too bad either.

Studio717 · 05-06-2009, 04:42 PM

Thanks for this. That PDF in the demo does look nice! Hmm... lots to think about.

ny10522 · 05-06-2009, 04:42 PM

Has the screen contrast improved, even by a little? This was an issue with the Kindle 2.

herbalist · 05-06-2009, 04:49 PM

thank you jharker! the Kindle DX is very nice...wow 2 weeks of battery life. That's sweet. Actually the price is reasonable but given the choice between this and the rumored Apple media tablet, I'll save my $$ for the latter cuz I'll probably be able to do more with it.

refpublisher · 05-06-2009, 04:50 PM

Looks great, especially for multi-column titles, but I can only imagine persuading a student to pay full price, or close to it, for an electronic version of a textbook. Their expections re. price are so much lower, but there is no way that the textbook publishers can really start lowering textbook prices until they can cut development costs--the best way is to keep editions around longer, and this won't happen until they can eliminate the used textbook market. Kindle could help with this, but only if a ton are sold to students.

Pablo · 05-06-2009, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by refpublisher

Looks great, especially for multi-column titles, but I can only imagine persuading a student to pay full price, or close to it, for an electronic version of a textbook. Their expections re. price are so much lower, but there is no way that the textbook publishers can really start lowering textbook prices until they can cut development costs--the best way is to keep editions around longer, and this won't happen until they can eliminate the used textbook market. Kindle could help with this, but only if a ton are sold to students.

Again and again the same arguments. Publishers would like to wait till the termal death of the universe before they start lowering ebook prices.... The ebook is the end of the publishing industry as we know it.

Patricia · 05-06-2009, 05:13 PM

Actually, if the device reads PDFs then I can conceive of cannier students grouping together to buy a paper copy of a textbook, then slicing it up and scanning it to share. So the price of textbooks had better be reasonable, otherwise the students will get illegally creative.

Daithi · 05-06-2009, 05:24 PM

And open textbook sites like Connexions (they've mentioned using the Kindle) will be able to start putting some pricing pressure on the big textbook publishers.

05-06-2009, 03:01 PM	#1
jharker Developer Posts: 345 Karma: 3473 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Device: iRex iLiad v1, Blackberry Tour, Kindle DX, iPad.	Hands-on pics and video of the Kindle DX Hey, all! I thought it would be good to have a thread where we can post links to good pics and video of the Kindle. As I live in New York now and am currently under-employed, I was able to swing by the press conference this morning where Amazon unveiled the new Kindle DX. Here are some pics and video I took. I'll write up my personal impressions a little later. Video: Extended clip: Demo of the Kindle DX. Short clip: Note taking/highlighting in a non-pdf textbook. Short clip: Menu selection scrolling, screen response time. Short clip: Zoom mode for images in a newspaper. I apologize for the crummy camera work in the above. I'm not a very good cameraman, and this was my first try doing something like this. Okay, pics! Enjoy! Last edited by jharker; 05-06-2009 at 06:54 PM.

05-06-2009, 04:12 PM	#7
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	price is $489.00 pre-order Edit, darn, I'm a day or two late No mention about the resolution yet seemingly... Last edited by ProDigit; 05-06-2009 at 04:23 PM.

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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	thanks very much for these ! it's great to see it in action. did you get the opportunity to try it out yourself ? what did you think of it ? i think a lot of people are wondering how comfortable the keyboard is to use, any thoughts ?

05-06-2009, 03:46 PM	#3
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Thank you jharker! The display is simply gorgeous. Amazon scored a 10 with this one if you ask me.

05-06-2009, 03:54 PM	#4
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Auto-rotate? Does it rotate to follow the format of the text/image or to follow the position of the screen?

05-06-2009, 03:56 PM	#5
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	That's great work, jharker. Thanks for taking the very clear pictures. I see that you have an Iliad, so would be very interested in an informed comparison.

05-06-2009, 04:11 PM	#6
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Nice job, jharker.

05-06-2009, 04:40 PM	#8
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I actually like this one! They actually have a decent design on this one... And the price isn't too bad either.

05-06-2009, 04:42 PM	#9
Studio717 Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 575 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California Device: Various Kindles, iPhone, iPad, Galaxy 10.1	Thanks for this. That PDF in the demo does look nice! Hmm... lots to think about.

05-06-2009, 04:42 PM	#10
ny10522 Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 60 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Jetbook, Kindle2, Kindle Touch 3G, Ipod Touch	Has the screen contrast improved, even by a little? This was an issue with the Kindle 2.

05-06-2009, 04:49 PM	#11
herbalist Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: nokia 770, Irex Iliad	thank you jharker! the Kindle DX is very nice...wow 2 weeks of battery life. That's sweet. Actually the price is reasonable but given the choice between this and the rumored Apple media tablet, I'll save my $$ for the latter cuz I'll probably be able to do more with it.

05-06-2009, 04:50 PM	#12
refpublisher Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2006 Device: HP4150	Looks great, especially for multi-column titles, but I can only imagine persuading a student to pay full price, or close to it, for an electronic version of a textbook. Their expections re. price are so much lower, but there is no way that the textbook publishers can really start lowering textbook prices until they can cut development costs--the best way is to keep editions around longer, and this won't happen until they can eliminate the used textbook market. Kindle could help with this, but only if a ton are sold to students.

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05-06-2009, 05:13 PM	#14
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Actually, if the device reads PDFs then I can conceive of cannier students grouping together to buy a paper copy of a textbook, then slicing it up and scanning it to share. So the price of textbooks had better be reasonable, otherwise the students will get illegally creative.

05-06-2009, 05:24 PM	#15
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	And open textbook sites like Connexions (they've mentioned using the Kindle) will be able to start putting some pricing pressure on the big textbook publishers.