Rumour: Amazon to unveil a colour ebook reader, Kindle Fire 2

by Luke Edwards  |  Tuesday 21 February 2012
Rumour: Amazon to unveil a colour ebook reader, Kindle Fire 2

E Ink is taking orders on colour displays meaning you could be reading your next PC & Tech Authority magazine on an eReader.

E Ink Holdings – who we interviewed and revealed is making a colour ebook reader – has just taken an order from Amazon for 6in colour ebook readers shipping in March.

With an order of more than 3 million a month it’s likely this one will reach Australia, unlike the Kindle Fire. No word on pricing or a release date but it’s likely you’ll be ereading in colour shortly after March if shipping details are true.

In other Kindle news, the Kindle Fire 2 could be shipping into your twitching fingers as soon as May.

The Amazon Kindle Fire 2, a 10in tablet with greater specs than its predecessor but similar low price, is in the making at Foxconn right now according to Digitimes.  We’re expecting it to land (hopefully in Australia and not only the US) around May 2012 and to cost about US$200.

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Comments: 2
photohounds
22 February 2012
 Hmm, We need a third Kindle here.

Is this the time to upgrade, and is colour REALLY needed?

:)


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Rumour: Amazon to unveil a colour ebook reader, Kindle Fire 2?
E Ink is taking orders on colour displays meaning you could be reading your next PC & Tech Authority magazine on an eReader.

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amcmo
27 February 2012
 When reading magazines, and some texts, colour is a serious benefit.

The iPad makes a great eBook reader as long as you're inside.

I'd be happy to buy a colour Kindle Touch, if the experience is the same as the b/w touch, only with colour that can be read outside.

A 10" fire, that could seriously impact iPad sales for those who just want something cheap with a limited nuber of apps.

Apart from most staff having one (The Kindle Touch), we've sold a few, including the Fire.

For best benefit, you need a US IP address. We've been working with a US VPN provider and pre-configured Linksys routers (which can run alongside a local IP router). (Along with a US streaming media player that works with the router)

Edited by amcmo: 27/2/2012 10:29:22 AM
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