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Redesigned Kindle Potentially Leaked with Spy Photos

Posted 10/06/08 at 09:48:39 AM |  by Paul Lilly

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Speculation regarding Amazon's Kindle 2.0 has been spreading since at least July, but it appears we might finally know exactly what the redesigned eBook reader will look like. The spy shots come courtesy of BoyGeniusReport.com, which shows a gadget that is "a little wider and a little longer" than the first generation Kindle.

Assuming the snapshots turn out to be legit, Kindle 2.0 will come with smaller buttons to help avoid inadvertent page turns. The scroll wheel gets whisked away in favor of a joystick, and the new Kindle also eschews its own charger in favor of a miniUSB cable. What you won't find is a touchscreen or an SD card slot, and according to BoyGenius this second run Kindle will use EVDO for downloads.

Thoughts on the new Kindle? Hit the jump and let us know.

Image Credit: BoyGeniusReport.com

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avatarWake me up when there's a

Submitted by horzo on Mon, 2008-10-06 17:09

Wake me up when there's a color version with full PDF and open document support.

 

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avatarit's spy pictures dude. it's

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 2008-10-06 17:05

it's spy pictures dude. it's all secret. It's not even for sure if these things are legit or what they appear to be. THEY COULD BE ONLY A COUPLE OF INCHES IN DIAMETER.

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avatarKindle...

Submitted by maniacm0nk3y on Mon, 2008-10-06 08:36

Didn't do great the first round so I don't see how they can be making another one. It's even larger, which really doesn't make sense. Isn't everything going portable? They don't even tell if the screen got bigger. If it did then I would forgo the criticism in light of the rebirth. Of a fatter baby.

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avatarKindle's Impact

Submitted by One4yu2c on Mon, 2008-10-06 08:48

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss Kindle as a failure. On the contrary, reports last summer had the eBook reader accounting for 12 percent of sales of the 130,000 titles Amazon carries in both physical and downloadable form. And despite the sticker shock, it's estimated that Amazon has sold over 240,000 Kindles since November, which would put sales around the $100 million mark.

Casting aside consumer complaints (where's the PDF support!?), it's not difficult to see why Amazon would release another version, which likely won't be the last.

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