Exclusive: meet the Amazon Kindle with 'Paperwhite' backlit display

xg4bx · 08-30-2012, 08:31 PM

"Along with one or more new Kindle Fires, we're expecting refreshed E Ink models in Amazon's e-reader line at the company's Los Angeles event next week as well. One of those appears to be a refreshed Kindle Touch — the button below the display is gone, and the bezel has changed from light to very dark gray. The overall shape of the product and the location of the USB port and power switch appear to be essentially unchanged. From the images we have, it looks like Amazon will be touting the unit with "higher contrast, high resolution, integrated lighting, and eight weeks of battery life," even when using the light. The retail name for this unit is unclear — Amazon could simply call it the Kindle Touch again, but "Paperwhite" might factor in as well."

http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/30/32...rwhite-display

JSWolf · 08-30-2012, 08:36 PM

That Kindle is not possible to exist. You cannot have a backlit eink display.

xg4bx · 08-30-2012, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

That Kindle is not possible to exist. You cannot have a backlit eink display.

i don't know if they made a mistake or they don't know what they're talking about because the page this story was linked from said front-lit-

"Yep, it looks like the Kindle is finally getting a front-lit display a la the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight."

http://gizmodo.com/5939418/here-is-w...ight-look-like

ucfgrad93 · 08-30-2012, 08:56 PM

That looks pretty nice. Can't wait to get all of the details and hear some reviews about it.

MovieBird · 08-30-2012, 09:03 PM

There don't appear to be any physical page turn buttons :[

kennyc · 08-30-2012, 09:44 PM

could be my new reader to replace my sony 505

elemenoP · 08-30-2012, 09:55 PM

I think writer of the article just doesn't know the difference between front-lit and back-lit. A common mistake. The (French) writing on the actual image doesn't say back-lit, it says "light source" or something like that.

Also notice it says (per The Verge's translation): "higher contrast, high resolution." I take this to mean better contrast, but the same resolution as before (otherwise it would have said "higher contrast, higher resolution"). I wonder if the "higher contrast" is with the light on or off, as the Nook with Glow suffers from complaints about worse contrast with the light off. Or probably "higher contrast" means a whiter screen. Hence "paperwhite:" again, do they mean it looks white as paper with the light on or off? People have said that the newest Sony also looks to have a whiter screen. It seems like e-ink screens (all the same Pearl ones) have had a lot of variance in whiteness, maybe they have finally tightened up the manufacturing to get "only the white ones" out there?

eP

RainingLemur · 08-30-2012, 10:10 PM

I'm interested in what this may turn out to be.

JoHunt · 08-31-2012, 05:49 AM

I just posted about this in the Amazon forum and my post was locked referring me to this forum

Anyway, if this is true, I see a new Kindle in my future

caleb72 · 08-31-2012, 05:55 AM

This is what I've been waiting for to maybe upgrade my K3 Keyboard. The existing touch didn't excite me enough, but integrated lighting and higher contrast may well push me over the edge.

scheichxodox · 08-31-2012, 06:24 AM

If this is true - no page turn buttons - then I'm staying with my K3 or I will buy a Nook instead.

kennyc · 08-31-2012, 06:26 AM

To each his own.

booklover6 · 08-31-2012, 07:37 AM

Whose to say there aren't any buttons set into the sides? No one will know for sure until Tuesday. It looks great, and I may be unable to resist. Can't wait for Tuesday!

HarryT · 08-31-2012, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joehunt

I just posted about this in the Amazon forum and my post was locked referring me to this forum

The reason for that was that we don't like to split discussions across multiple forums, so the earliest thread that was created "wins". This one was a few hours before yours.

Connallmac · 08-31-2012, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scheichxodox

If this is true - no page turn buttons - then I'm staying with my K3 or I will buy a Nook instead.

I thought I would dislike a kindle without physical buttons. But when I tried the Touch version I found it actually works quite nicely.

08-30-2012, 08:31 PM	#1
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	Exclusive: meet the Amazon Kindle with 'Paperwhite' backlit display "Along with one or more new Kindle Fires, we're expecting refreshed E Ink models in Amazon's e-reader line at the company's Los Angeles event next week as well. One of those appears to be a refreshed Kindle Touch — the button below the display is gone, and the bezel has changed from light to very dark gray. The overall shape of the product and the location of the USB port and power switch appear to be essentially unchanged. From the images we have, it looks like Amazon will be touting the unit with "higher contrast, high resolution, integrated lighting, and eight weeks of battery life," even when using the light. The retail name for this unit is unclear — Amazon could simply call it the Kindle Touch again, but "Paperwhite" might factor in as well." http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/30/32...rwhite-display

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ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,372 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	That looks pretty nice. Can't wait to get all of the details and hear some reviews about it.

08-30-2012, 09:03 PM	#5
MovieBird TuxSlash Posts: 392 Karma: 2436547 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: GlowNook	There don't appear to be any physical page turn buttons :[

08-30-2012, 09:44 PM	#6
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	could be my new reader to replace my sony 505

08-30-2012, 09:55 PM	#7
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	I think writer of the article just doesn't know the difference between front-lit and back-lit. A common mistake. The (French) writing on the actual image doesn't say back-lit, it says "light source" or something like that. Also notice it says (per The Verge's translation): "higher contrast, high resolution." I take this to mean better contrast, but the same resolution as before (otherwise it would have said "higher contrast, higher resolution"). I wonder if the "higher contrast" is with the light on or off, as the Nook with Glow suffers from complaints about worse contrast with the light off. Or probably "higher contrast" means a whiter screen. Hence "paperwhite:" again, do they mean it looks white as paper with the light on or off? People have said that the newest Sony also looks to have a whiter screen. It seems like e-ink screens (all the same Pearl ones) have had a lot of variance in whiteness, maybe they have finally tightened up the manufacturing to get "only the white ones" out there? eP

08-30-2012, 10:10 PM	#8
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I'm interested in what this may turn out to be.

08-31-2012, 05:49 AM	#9
JoHunt I am what I am Posts: 6,625 Karma: 62235665 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iPad3, Voyage	I just posted about this in the Amazon forum and my post was locked referring me to this forum Anyway, if this is true, I see a new Kindle in my future

08-31-2012, 05:55 AM	#10
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	This is what I've been waiting for to maybe upgrade my K3 Keyboard. The existing touch didn't excite me enough, but integrated lighting and higher contrast may well push me over the edge.

08-31-2012, 06:24 AM	#11
scheichxodox Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 532654 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle 3 WiFi	If this is true - no page turn buttons - then I'm staying with my K3 or I will buy a Nook instead.

08-31-2012, 06:26 AM	#12
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	To each his own.

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08-31-2012, 07:37 AM	#13
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	Whose to say there aren't any buttons set into the sides? No one will know for sure until Tuesday. It looks great, and I may be unable to resist. Can't wait for Tuesday!