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A look at the new Kindle's (possible) design features
With Amazon now widely expected to roll out the next-generation Kindle on Feb. 9, theories are piling up about what kind of features the new, improved electronic book reader will sport.
There seems to be broad consensus that Kindle 2.0 will have a sleeker overall look and correct some of the initial design flaws, though details vary.
CrunchGear predicts "the new Kindle is thinner and has a nicer design and probably has a touchscreen," and doubts the device will include a color screen because "Color e-ink is still in its infancy."
The Los Angeles Times talks to analysts and concludes the new Kindle may have "a better battery life" and a "design that relocates the page-forward and page-back buttons so users would be less likely to hit them accidentally."
The New York Times Bits Blog reports, "The new Kindle likely uses the new Broadsheet microchip from Epson and E-Ink" -- technology that "breaks the screen into 16 pixel sets and can update them in parallel, allowing for faster screen refreshes and a generally more responsive screen."
Another feature is price. The Kindle currently costs $359 -- will Amazon bring it down?
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