Thinner, Faster Kindle Coming in August? no comments
In an article yesterday Bloomberg quoted unidentified sources as saying that the next iteration of the Kindle ereader will be out in August and will be thinner, have better contrast and will have faster page turns.
That’s all? This does not seem like enough to justify a new hardware release. Jeff Bezos did try to throw some cold water on the idea that a color Kindle would be forthcoming in the near future, but according to Bloomberg’s sources the next Kindle won’t even have a touchscreen. This in spite of the fact that Amazon recently assimilated a touchscreen startup. No mention either of a shatter-resistant flexible screen – PVI has said that its plastic-based e-ink screens should be in production by that time.
It seems unlikely to me that Amazon will introduce new ereader hardware that is only incrementally better than the present generation.
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