Chicago (IL) – It appears that Boy Genius Report is first to be out with a number of pictures that provide a first impression what Amazon’s new Kindle ebook reader may look like. It is obvious that the Kindle is much nicer, but its design is a far cry from the most recent products we have seen and it does not look like there will be a touchscreen.

If the article on the Boy Genius Report is correct, then you will soon be able to say good-bye to the oddly-shaped first generation Kindle. It seems that Kindle 2 will not shrink in size, but retain the overall functionality of the first version. There is still a keyboard, which has been slightly redesigned, there is a joystick that replaces the scrollwheel and keys have been redesigned to avoid accidental page-turning. The article also indicates that the new Kindle uses a standard mini USB cable to charge the reader’s battery – instead of the previous external adapter.

It looks like a solid evolutionary redesign, but there are no surprising new features. In fact, if we compare the new Kindle to the recent changes introduced by Sony and if we recall Plastic Logic’s fantastic reader, one clearly has to wonder whether the updates for Kindle 2 will be enough. Especially a touchscreen feature would have been nice.

However, as the current Kindle, the new device will have the advantage of connecting to a massive library of content, including continuous updates from newspapers and blogs. Boy Genius said that Kindle 2 will also be using EVDO for downloads.        

The current Kindle sells for $360.

still competitive and some

Oct 06, 2008 07:47     

I think what sells the Kindle is not necessarily the features of the device but the service and how one can get ebooks without having to have a computer. With the improvements, I think it is more appealling; IMO.
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these are neat!

Oct 06, 2008 17:41     

I just saw the sony version of this for the first time on display at Target. They are way overpriced I think, but they really are readable. Not quite as good as paper (hard to match black on a light grey vs black on a light green), but still sharp, and not too hard to read in various lighting conditions. Cant wait for the price to fall and for some cheap OCR software to convert some of my 800 books for one (no way am I going to buy books over again).

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360$

Oct 07, 2008 11:32     

well, for $360 I can buy a laptop and then download the ebook from amazon to read while use the laptop for other purpose. Perharps that the main problem is that I don't even read $360 worth of books a year in the first place.
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RE: $360

Oct 08, 2008 18:35     

"well, for $360 I can buy a laptop and then download the ebook from amazon to read while use the laptop for other purpose." I agree. You can already buy a very good laptop for $500 and for $700 you can buy a laptop which fulfills all your needs. I didn't know you could download eBooks into regular computers. Are you sure you can do that? I always thought you needed some type of special hardware such as Kindles to read them. "Perharps that the main problem is that I don't even read $360 worth of books a year in the first place." LOL. No offense, but perhaps you should read more often.

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Kindle 2 pictures leaked: Same size, redesigned package

Nov 26, 2008 03:40     

Is this item still available for sale?kindly get back to me with the least price that you really want to sell it
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