Mini Tablet: Amazon is already working on a new Kindle Paperwhite

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Amazon is already working on a new Kindle Paperwhite - WebNews

Floriana Giambarresi , November 25, 2013, 10:05

Amazon has updated the line Kindle Paperwhite just two months ago, it would already be at work on a new model , which should reach the market in the second quarter of 2014 and will feature a display at 300 ppi. It is learned from a new report by TechCrunch.

Codenamed Ice Wine, the Kindle Paperwhite 2014 edition should boast one sharper screen of 300 pixels per inch , enabling the device to better compete with rivals such as the Kobo Aura, which owns a panel of 265 ppi. The Amazon product that debuted last October, however, has a screen of 212 ppi, then the next generation would be a great improvement on that direction.

addition to this component, the new Kindle Paperwhite should have a lighter body , similar to that of the new HDX Kindle Fire tablet with bevelled edges, a power button on the back and a screen almost without frames. There is also talk of a tactile feedback along the edges , which allow the user to feel a vibration when performing certain activities, such as when he goes to the next page of an eBook.

complete the features of the eBook-reader next there would be a ambient light sensor is designed to automatically adjust the light according to the context in which the user finds himself at the time. It is not included in the end no big software update, although it seems that Amazon is developing a new type of custom font specifically for that device, which should be more convenient for those who read a long time.

Everything should be unveiled in the coming months, but clearly in this arc of time, however, there may be some changes in the design and / or functionality. Amazon has not yet provided any comment on the rumors.