Travel Kindle: Amazon signed a new reading lamp for November? – ITespresso.fr

In 2012, Amazon had written a chapter in the history of its e-readers of Kindle e-books with the introduction of the first model called Paperwhite. The big news. Frontal lighting to extend the reading into the darkness accompanied by a touch screen two entry points and high contrast

The firm of Jeff Bezos could launch a new version of his reading lamp headlight November 4 if you believe the leaks from German and Japanese Amazon site where the new Kindle appeared briefly (you can still find these pages in the cache Google ). An extirpated from its manual use image even appeared on the German website allesebook.

This appearance even before their official announcement by Amazon provides more information about the characteristics of this new reading light.

First, it should take the name of Kindle travel. This would be the new Kindle Paperwhite even if nothing is less sure puisqu’Amazon could also be introduced as a new high-end model and continue to offer the current Paperwhite launched in late 2013.

Witness the rates that would be 189 euros (Wi-Fi model) and $ 249 (Wi-Fi and 3G model), or 80 euros more than the 2013 vintage of the Paperwhite.

side specifications, Kindle Travel retain the screen E-Ink Pearl 6 inches but it would be much better defined: 300 ppi (pixels per inch) against 212 dpi currently (1024 by 754 screen with pixels). What ruined the pawn competitor offering the Aura Aura and Aura H20 HD with screen resolutions of 265 dpi. There should always be a black and white display with 16 gray contrast probably accentuated.

The light source should be improved and adapted to conditions, speaking in Amazon Manual Kindle travel “Intelligent forehead lightning.”

The new reading lamp Amazon should also be more compact (16.2 x 11.5 x 11.7 xm against 16.9 cm) especially finer (8 mm against 9.1 mm) and lighter (186 g against 206 g).

Finally, a touch-sensitive area of ​​each side of the screen is expected to turn pages at a slight pressure.

It is also conceivable that the firm of Jeff Bezos take the opportunity to perfect the software Kindle. The latest Kindle Paperwhite had thus won the “Interactive Vocabulary” and “Records Review” among others.