blog.wired.com - 8/28/2008
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The rumblings in the ground are pointing to an imminent Kindle 2.0, a successor to Amazon's loved but flawed e-book reader. The Kindle has effectively dropped in price to just $260 (although you'll to sign up for an Amazon Visa card to get the discount), and the current version is getting pretty old in gadget years.
But what should Amazon do to make it ...
businessweek.com - 8/26/2008
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businessweek.com —
My sources say the new version is significantly
thinner, has a better screen, is more stylish and
includes fixes to some of the user interface annoyances with the first version. One person that has seen the device says it is as big a leap from its ...
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Here Comes Kindle 2.0
blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com - 8/23/2008
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blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com —
Amazon is working on a new version of
the Kindle, and sees a big opportunity to market
its e-book reader to college students, McAdams Wright Ragen analyst Tim Bueneman said Friday in an e-mailed note based on meetings with management.
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New version of Kindle in development & more
techcrunch.com - 8/24/2008
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techcrunch.com —
Amazon confirmed our speculation that they are planning
to target colleges and universities with a new version
of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual market, and most publishers now offer electronic versions of ...
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Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle
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Top Kindle 2 feature request: by gum make it less ugly
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... the only way to make it uglier would be to make it in false-limb-pink. This one is easy: just copy somebody else. A sleek, black slab made from aluminum and glass would do the trick just nicely. Add a couple of buttons to turn the pages and you're done. And the keyboard? That's next:
The likelihood of Amazon making the Kindle beautiful is about equal to the likelihood of Sony innovating its way back into touch after losing the reader mindshare to Amazon.
Five Things Amazon Should Put in the Kindle 2.0 [Wired: Gadget Lab] ...
En 2009, una nueva generación del Amazon Kindle
Ounae —
... Por supuesto que esta noticia ha despertado una marea de comentarios y así es como ya comenzaron a anunciarse los cambios a los que, en teoría, Amazon debería prestar atención. Los chicos de GadgetLab, por ejemplo, piensan que no hay que olvidarse de cinco puntos importantes. El primero es el más obvio: el diseño. Y a él le siguen la incorporación de una pantalla multitáctil y color, la posibilidad de suscribirse periódicamente al servicio y la conectividad.
Vía: Gadget Lab
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