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« Reply #50 on: May 04, 2009, 05:28:56 PM » |
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Size doesn't matter, it is what you do with it!!!!  |
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« Reply #51 on: May 04, 2009, 05:34:42 PM » |
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Size doesn't matter, it is what you do with it!!!! That's what she said  LOL! Any Office fans here? |
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« Reply #52 on: May 04, 2009, 05:45:20 PM » |
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Over the years, I've acquired 3 different sizes of iPods, and I find I use them for very different purposes. I don't think I'd want to carry around an oversized Kindle, but I'd probably enjoy using it at home. However, I found the price of the Kindle 2 was about my upper limit for what I'm comfortable spending, so I can't see spending a lot more than that right now to get a larger device. (And all the accessories for it!) Of course, Amazon could pull an iPhone trick and suddenly drop the price of the Kindle 2. (And then give store credits to early adapters?)
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« Reply #53 on: May 04, 2009, 05:53:24 PM » |
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Remember, no matter what new features it has, no enabler can order one until Oberon Designs comes out with covers for the new larger model.  I was waiting for someone to say this.... |
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« Reply #54 on: May 04, 2009, 05:57:36 PM » |
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Yikes if it's a Oberon for the very large K3 I bet the Oberon cover will cost a pretty penny....LOL;)
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Ann in Arlington
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« Reply #55 on: May 04, 2009, 06:01:38 PM » |
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Well. . .they already do portfolios. . . . . .:  Ann |
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« Reply #56 on: May 04, 2009, 07:29:11 PM » |
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They just spoke about the conference on Attack of the Show on G4!!!
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« Reply #57 on: May 04, 2009, 07:30:51 PM » |
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I wonder if the announcement about the new fee structure for wireless delivery of personal documents was done in anticipation of whatever this announcement is about? A larger Kindle, more suited to technical documents, might generate interest in conversion of larger files.
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« Reply #58 on: May 04, 2009, 07:36:05 PM » |
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« Reply #59 on: May 04, 2009, 07:42:11 PM » |
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Thank you for posting the sites |
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« Reply #60 on: May 04, 2009, 08:01:51 PM » |
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Watching Attack of the Show, they reminded viewers about E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) in next month starting June 1st. Think Amazon is trying to get a head start of whatever is being debuted there? Could Sony be pulling out something as well? OR a new competitor in the Ereader industry?
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« Reply #61 on: May 04, 2009, 08:15:03 PM » |
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It's "Official," Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Amazon Kindle DX with 9.7 inch display (with PICS!): http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/amazon-kindle-dx-to-feature-9-7-inch-display/I'm happy, but I'm not thrilled...Kind of looks like a Kindle 2 with a bigger screen. I guess I was expecting something as sleek as the Plastic Logic model. Also, I had REALLY hoped that the screen would be whiter. If these pics are for real, then we might STILL have to contend with the light text/poor contrast issue. |
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« Reply #62 on: May 04, 2009, 08:18:03 PM » |
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Uh oh...I think I want this one....must resist...my bday is just in a few months....no must not give in....Arrrgh!!!! |
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« Reply #63 on: May 04, 2009, 08:26:28 PM » |
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I like!
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« Reply #64 on: May 04, 2009, 09:26:14 PM » |
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« Reply #65 on: May 04, 2009, 09:33:11 PM » |
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From the looks of these pictures, there are few form-factor changes other than the size of the screen. There does appear to be a new button on the right side. The Home and Next page are now accompanied with an additional button. Any guesses what that is? The 5-way looks similar, with the two buttons (presumably Menu and Back) above and below the 5-way. Can't see the left-side buttons in the pictures leaked so far.  |
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« Reply #66 on: May 04, 2009, 09:37:18 PM » |
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Interesting that the formatting of the newspaper content itself doesn't seem to have changed, you can simply fit more onto the screen. This would seem to be at odds to the "savior" aspect of the device. I thought part of it was that the formatting could be more akin to a traditional newspaper page. If the formatting doesn't change, then the negatives to this form factor remain; i.e. need to return to table of contents to read new stories, one story per page, no ads on page (bad for news companies), etc. Will still be interesting to see the press conference itself — I'm interested to hear what Mr. Bezos has to say...
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« Reply #67 on: May 04, 2009, 09:50:57 PM » |
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Crap, I was going to get the Mrs a K2 for mothers day and was waiting for my Amazon rewards card to get approved so I could get extra reward points on it when I ordered another k2. The CC got approved today and now this announcement and the leaked pictures. Now I have to wait until Wednesday to find out exactly what they are unveiling to see if I want it instead and if it is going to be available right away. If it's the 9.7" screen I'm probably going to get one if the price isn't too outrageous.
I'm blaming Jeff Bezos if my wifes present is late, lol.
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"Authors get the most publicity at launch and need to strike while the iron is hot. If readers can't get their preferred format at that moment, they may buy a different book or just not buy a book at all." - An Amazon spokesman.
“It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore. 40% percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year. The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don’t read anymore.” - S. Jobs
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« Reply #69 on: May 04, 2009, 10:40:29 PM » |
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you had me at 'pdf'
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« Reply #70 on: May 04, 2009, 11:09:32 PM » |
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I wonder if they will have an upgrade deal for people who bought the K2. I'm not sure I'd even want the new one, but if I do want it, I'll be kind of upset at having mine "obsolete" in less than two months.
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« Reply #71 on: May 04, 2009, 11:36:18 PM » |
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These two comments caught my eye, from the msnbc.com article: On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the upcoming Kindle will be doled out to students at six colleges — including Princeton — starting in the fall.
It will also feature a more fully functional Web browser, the Journal cited people briefed on the matter as saying. |
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« Reply #72 on: May 05, 2009, 04:07:11 AM » |
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I hope Kindle 3 will fit into little bags Otherwise I'll stay with Kindle 2. |
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« Reply #73 on: May 05, 2009, 04:42:43 AM » |
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I have one child going to college and one going into a doctorate program this fall. I would consider one for each if they were useful.
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« Reply #74 on: May 05, 2009, 05:14:15 AM » |
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I wonder if they'll announce a price drop for K2 at the same time?
If the DX is way more expensive than K2 I gotta wonder how the sales will be, or maybe this is just a pre-emptive strike by Amazon to get press ahead of the electronics show?
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