The New York Times has let fly with tantalizing whiffs of the new Amazon Kindle to come, allegedly sporting a larger screen that would make magazine and newspaper reading much easier. If this is true, I'm going to be very upset after having sprung for a Kindle 2 just last week.
But it is Amazon,
maker of the Kindle, that appears to be first in line to try throwing
an electronic life preserver to old-media companies. As early as this
week, according to people briefed on the online retailer’s plans,
Amazon will introduce a larger version of its Kindle wireless device
tailored for displaying newspapers, magazines and perhaps textbooks.
An
Amazon spokesman would not comment, but some news organizations,
including The New York Times, are expected to be involved in the
introduction of the device, according to people briefed on the plans. A
spokeswoman for The Times, Catherine J. Mathis, said she could not
comment on the company’s relationship with Amazon.
I bought my Kindle 2 for the express purpose of turning all of my programming books and reference manuals into something a bit more portable, so I guess I'm not that upset about this rumor. Still, I hate buying a gadget only to have it rendered obsolete in minutes.
Posted
May 04 2009, 08:29 AM
by
Jody Farr