Up Close With Amazon's New Kindles: Sleek Aluminum, Flat Bezels, and Page-Turn Buttons Are Back
Amazon is refreshing almost its entire ereader line, rolling out new versions of the base Kindle, Paperwhite, and Colorsoft. I spent time with the updated Kindle lineup at Amazon's New York offices, and while the new bodies are undeniably sleeker, very little has changed under the hood. The real highlights might actually be the new accessories—especially if you've been longing for physical page-turn buttons.
- ▪Amazon is refreshing almost its entire ereader line, rolling out new versions of the base Kindle, Paperwhite, and Colorsoft.
- ▪I spent time with the updated Kindle lineup at Amazon's New York offices, and while the new bodies are undeniably sleeker, very little has changed under the hood.
- ▪The real highlights might actually be the new accessories—especially if you've been longing for physical page-turn buttons.
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Amazon is refreshing almost its entire ereader line, rolling out new versions of the base Kindle, Paperwhite, and Colorsoft. I spent time with the updated Kindle lineup at Amazon's New York offices, and while the new bodies are undeniably sleeker, very little has changed under the hood. The real highlights might actually be the new accessories—especially if you've been longing for physical page-turn buttons. Here's a closer look at what's new, what isn't, and my first impressions.The Hardware: Thinner, Flatter, and Fancy Metal OptionsThe base six-inch Kindle has received a design overhaul, making it a millimeter thinner than the previous version. Even better, it completely loses the raised bezel of the last model and joins the Paperwhite in featuring a completely flat front face.
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