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Amazon Preparing To Drop Kindle 2 On February 9?

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FredicvsMaximvs
01/27/09

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Oh, I see. "Drop", as in present to the world. I thought you were using the "like a hot potato" meaning.

These dang kids and their "lingo."
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OMG! weatherman
01/27/09

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Do we get to see at least a redacted version of the invitation? I'd be curious, that's all. I suppose to know its provenance more than content.

I'm excited about K2 but I am hoping that the early pics were just of a pre-production model. The bezel is still a little too large and the keyboard takes up too much space, considering how often it gets used. It's hard for me to justify replacing my Sony Reader 500 at this point, so it's got to be really kick-ass for me to lay out the cash.
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frigg
01/27/09

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I don't like the thick borders either. And I've generally assumed I'd hate it without of course, actually trying it (aside from pawing at a stranger's in a store). But the other day I was talking to a writer who bought one, the type of elderly dude you'd think would hate this kind of thing because it scrapes at his comfy-chaired, antique-furnitured, golden-retriever lifestyle, and he was going on and on about how he loved it, and preferred reading books from the Kindle even more than from traditional 'brick and mortar' books. I mean, it's one thing when a gadget-loving Giz editor swings from a hammock reading "Slaves of New York" on their Kindle, it's another when an elderly writer pledges allegiance. So, when they come out with v.2, for the love of all things good and gadgety (plus I get bored on extended spaceflight and the Kindle means I don't have to waste fuel hauling books) I think I'd pull the trigger.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
01/27/09

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Looks good. It would be even nicer if you could turn it on its side and display two pages at a time, landscaped.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
01/27/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate: Granted that's my personal preference. I'm sure not everyone will agree.
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LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
01/27/09

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I will be buying. Unless they take away that wifi everywhere...but otherwise I will have it!
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Hello Mister Walrus
01/27/09

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I guess it's an improvement over the old model, but I don't really like the thick borders around the screen.
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daqman
01/27/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: I don't like the look of the borders but my experience with other readers is that it's nice to have something to hold onto while you're reading. It's kind of natural to hold a book by the edge.
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Hello Mister Walrus
01/27/09

@daqman: Hmm, that sounds reasonable. I guess it's hard to tell without actually holding one.
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Kaiser-Machead
01/27/09

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Certainly nicer looking. A bit more iPod-like. I know of some people who would love to get this next gen.
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