Author Topic: NEW KINDLE!!!! (Read 3438 times)

fistfulofmetal · « **on:** August 30, 2012, 08:53:37 PM »

its that time of the year:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/30/3280770/amazon-kindle-paperwhite-display

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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.

Speaking of Paperwhite, this seems to be a reference to the unit's improved display over the so-called Pearl E Ink that Amazon has been using since the third-generation Kindle. Many users, though, are likely to be more excited about the backlight — this particular product is almost certainly designed to be the answer to Barnes & Noble's Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight introduced earlier this year.

black color! built in light! better battery! higher contrast screen!

Tasty · « **Reply #1 on:** August 30, 2012, 08:56:31 PM »

Nook >>>> Kindle

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #2 on:** August 30, 2012, 09:01:44 PM »

Quote from: Andrex on August 30, 2012, 08:56:31 PM

Nook >>>> Kindle

pretty much

that said, amazon prime is omg so amazon is still cool with me

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #3 on:** August 30, 2012, 09:03:16 PM »

nook feggits, exit is this way --->

chronovore · « **Reply #4 on:** August 30, 2012, 09:06:55 PM »

I've tried using the display Nook units at a couple B&N stores. They are consistently broken, or crash during the tutorial.

It always leads to me thinking that I should just stick with my iPhone.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #5 on:** August 30, 2012, 09:07:30 PM »

I still buy books made of PAPER because deep down inside im old and like books made of paper- ebooks i never finish for some reason

Himu · « **Reply #6 on:** August 30, 2012, 09:37:17 PM »

i finish ebooks more than paper books.

weird.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #7 on:** August 30, 2012, 09:38:41 PM »

Apple suit incoming

Robo · « **Reply #8 on:** August 30, 2012, 09:38:53 PM »

Isn't "higher contrast" essentially the exact opposite of the point?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #9 on:** August 30, 2012, 09:44:58 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on August 30, 2012, 09:07:30 PM

I still buy books made of PAPER because deep down inside im old and like books made of paper- ebooks i never finish for some reason

Goodbye rainforests, MAF has to have his paper books.

Tasty · « **Reply #10 on:** August 30, 2012, 09:58:40 PM »

Quote from: Robo on August 30, 2012, 09:38:53 PM

Isn't "higher contrast" essentially the exact opposite of the point?

No. High contrast means it's easy to tell the letters from the background/page.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #11 on:** August 30, 2012, 10:38:07 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on August 30, 2012, 09:44:58 PM

Quote from: MrAngryFace on August 30, 2012, 09:07:30 PM
I still buy books made of PAPER because deep down inside im old and like books made of paper- ebooks i never finish for some reason

Goodbye rainforests, MAF has to have his paper books.

its all about me!

chronovore · « **Reply #12 on:** August 30, 2012, 10:56:33 PM »

Quote from: Robo on August 30, 2012, 09:38:53 PM

Isn't "higher contrast" essentially the exact opposite of the point?

Contrast increases readability. The problem with the glaring white of, say, an iPad screen is that it's backlit. IT IS BEAMING ITS LIGHT INTO YOUR EYEBALLS.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #13 on:** August 30, 2012, 10:57:39 PM »

still no physical page-turning buttons? pass

nook touch gives you the choice, you can use the buttons or you can jab at the screen like a taco

Robo · « **Reply #14 on:** August 30, 2012, 11:58:58 PM »

I only buy used books, at least. /hipstergaylord

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #15 on:** August 31, 2012, 11:14:36 AM »

Hooray, I am super jealous of Nook with GlowLight and super excited to buy this new Kindle

Tasty · « **Reply #16 on:** August 31, 2012, 11:19:52 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on August 30, 2012, 09:37:17 PM

i finish ebooks more than paper books.

weird.

Same. And I only have a N7, not a real eBook reader. Someday...

chronovore · « **Reply #17 on:** August 31, 2012, 12:27:42 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on August 30, 2012, 09:37:17 PM

i finish ebooks more than paper books.

weird.

Not that weird: you've usually got your ebook reader with you wherever you are, right? The same can't be said of the paper books.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #18 on:** August 31, 2012, 07:56:12 PM »

Resolution?

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #19 on:** August 31, 2012, 07:59:10 PM »

Yeah ebooks are the way to go: on the crapper, in the middle of a godawful teleconference, before you sleep, etc.

Also buying kindle e-books is very painless, which is also important to me. I've been impulse purchasing books ever since I got the program.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #20 on:** August 31, 2012, 08:37:45 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on August 31, 2012, 12:27:42 PM

Quote from: Stringer Bell on August 30, 2012, 09:37:17 PM
i finish ebooks more than paper books.

weird.

Not that weird: you've usually got your ebook reader with you wherever you are, right? The same can't be said of the paper books.

Whats the difference? Unless you're carrying a TOME around.

Himu · « **Reply #21 on:** August 31, 2012, 08:40:39 PM »

I thought I'd miss paper books but I really don't.

I like having a paper book for a big, thick, erect textbook like book for some subjects I like reading like philosophy books, but other than that...electronic all the way.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #22 on:** August 31, 2012, 09:09:34 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on August 31, 2012, 08:40:39 PM

I thought I'd miss paper books but I really don't.

I like having a paper book for a big, thick, erect textbook like book for some subjects I like reading like philosophy books, but other than that...electronic all the way.

i see what you did there

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #23 on:** August 31, 2012, 10:13:27 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on August 31, 2012, 08:37:45 PM

Quote from: chronovore on August 31, 2012, 12:27:42 PM
Quote from: Stringer Bell on August 30, 2012, 09:37:17 PM
i finish ebooks more than paper books.

weird.

Not that weird: you've usually got your ebook reader with you wherever you are, right? The same can't be said of the paper books.

Whats the difference? Unless you're carrying a TOME around.

I end up reading a lot when I didn't plan to, with the Kindle. Any time I have to kill, all my books are right there on my phone, synced up to my actual Kindle. Plus, i can jump between books whereas with paper i often found myself not in the mood to read whatever book I had in my bag that day. I can't entirely explain it but yeah, with Kindle books can fill up every little nook and cranny of your day whereas paper books typically didn't.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #24 on:** August 31, 2012, 10:18:07 PM »

i don't like reading actual books. they're bulky and awkward.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #25 on:** September 01, 2012, 12:20:11 AM »

Quote from: Dr. Feelbad on August 30, 2012, 10:57:39 PM

still no physical page-turning buttons? pass

nook touch gives you the choice, you can use the buttons or you can jab at the screen like a taco

this

Tasty · « **Reply #26 on:** September 01, 2012, 12:23:44 AM »

Finally Drinky and Eel have taken a sensible position on something.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #27 on:** September 01, 2012, 12:32:47 AM »

sparky, you wouldn't know a sensible position if you had your hands gripping your ankles and your face buried tearfully in a pikachu pillow

Tasty · « **Reply #28 on:** September 01, 2012, 12:37:20 AM »

Me and drinky best buds

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #29 on:** September 01, 2012, 02:45:05 AM »

I wish I could install a Kindle app on a Nook

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #30 on:** September 01, 2012, 02:53:47 AM »

Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on September 01, 2012, 02:45:05 AM

I wish I could install a Kindle app on a Nook

you actually can :O

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #31 on:** September 01, 2012, 08:18:04 AM »

Quote from: Van Cruncheon on September 01, 2012, 12:32:47 AM

sparky, you wouldn't know a sensible position if you had your hands gripping your ankles and your face buried tearfully in a pikachu pillow

Quote from: Andrex on September 01, 2012, 12:37:20 AM

Me and drinky best buds

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #32 on:** September 01, 2012, 05:54:50 PM »

we are in fact nexus 7 palz :-/

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #33 on:** September 01, 2012, 06:02:20 PM »

Did you guys do an N7 segment on the podcast?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #34 on:** September 01, 2012, 07:39:40 PM »

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #35 on:** October 02, 2012, 06:26:45 PM »

NEW KINDLE!!!!!!!

screen looks great. super responsive. the screen autolocks when i close the case which is pretty cool.

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Author Topic: NEW KINDLE!!!! (Read 3438 times)