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06-30-2010, 09:58 AM | #32 |
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Not a Kindle owner here but I am damn curious to know exactly what Amazon could offer in the new Kindle.
From what I can see is; - Perhaps a processor upgrade, however there is a trade off between increased speed and reduced battery life. - Increase internal storage from 2GB to 4+GB. - WiFi seems the latest craze, doesn't seem to fit in with Amazon's service but they might include one. - Given the Amazon cloud and 3G I don't see them bringing back a SD slot (plus it would make the Kindle thicker). I don't actually see there being much of an upgrade. Somehow I feel it would be more firmware and a new physical design than anything else. Anyone have any thoughts? |
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Possibly the new higher contrast screen that PVI/eInk has been showing off. Whatever it is it's probably likely to be an evolutionary change (like the upgrades you mention) than any kind of revolutionary change. It'd be nice if they added ePub support and upgraded collections to allow nested tags, but I doubt we'll see either of those. |
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06-30-2010, 10:32 AM | #34 |
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According to this story (and others when you Google "New Kindle"),
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For me to buy a new Kindle they would have to go for a 10 inch Pixel QI screen.
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06-30-2010, 11:37 AM | #37 |
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It really is plenty thin the way it is now, I just hope they keep it at a price point that will allow it to remain competitive
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06-30-2010, 01:14 PM | #38 | |
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But I'm sure of one thing : If Amazon had added epub support to Kindle DX, I had bought one since a long time ! |
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I cant really think of any technical upgrade worth the the actual upgrade od the K2i (ok, that sounds cacophonic, i know ).
Of course any improvement would be nice, but personally i dont feel the need. There are a few things id like to see, but honestly, even improving the processor speed and the display responsiveness would not do anything that will make me really want to upgrade. If i have to think to something, i would like to have the page buttons layed out slightly different, but thats because of my reading postions habits and i adapted very easily to how they are now and, perhaps mor important to me, but I am a color freak, being a photographer i do notice certain details, i would change the white framing with either a neustral (18%) grey or another darker color just to make the eink diplay background look more "white" as the contrast with the frame make it look darker than what it is. Again, nothing that one cant get used to, and very easily. Overall, I'm an happy camper the way it is, even if they dont improve anything, i really dont care. Thinner ? hmmm... not sure it would be a good thing, i have it in its original leather jacket and i personally like a bit of thinkness, as long as it doesnt increase the weight, so... as is, works for me. Battey life ? Im happy with it, and i do travel a lot. I have to say that i always travel with a notebok or netbook anyway, so that makes things easier for charging if needed. WiFi ? What for, afterall ? to use more battery ? I even keep the wireless usually turned off, unless i need to shop, and being the 3G conection free, i can absolutely wait the limted speed I achieve on that, if im up for shoppng for a book, it just means i have the time for it. Otherwise, i'd be busy doing something else. The real improvements i'd like to see arent feasible i guess. Id like to be able to log in onto another library (i.e. B&N) and shop on that as well, but afterall i do understand the market needs, and Amazon was really the main reason i went for the K2i, only thing i really wanted was a huge library behind it. As i said before, to me its just a book. With lots of pages and titles and stuff to read The delay in turning pages ? well yes, its there, but... how long does it takes to turn a paper page ? More or less, thats it. And if youre in some weird position (i.e. on a beach with lots of wind, where you keep the book not fuly opne but usually wrapped on itself because of the wind) it may take even more. So, thats a non issue for me. |
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