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Oh, and guarantees that when I buy something, it won't be wiped off my device remotely.

]]>Aug 8th 2009 3:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
Make it $50 and I'd be giving these out like crazy at Christmas.]]>Aug 8th 2009 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 4:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Cheaper is the #1 issue, and also more textbooks.]]>Aug 8th 2009 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
If Amazon sold the Kindle for $50 they'd go bankrupt. Unfortunately, technology costs money.]]>Aug 8th 2009 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
And come up with a subscription plan for books maybe as well.]]>Aug 8th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
Anyways, lover the price.]]>Aug 8th 2009 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
I agree, I just got to have moar cowbell...]]>Aug 8th 2009 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
If only Amazon had or would lower the price the could have a massively adopted device, and the market to themselves. They have so far chosen not to do this though. Now many, many other companies are coming into this market space. I predict when one of the big boys (on the manufacturing side, IE: SONY, SAMSUNG etc) which are now starting to come into this market, and at a lesser price point, but still with the same or even extended functionality, Amazon will die.

No not completely but in this market they will except for probably holding there Boutique device mystique. This could have, and mark me will be a very large device category after this happens. Read that as widely expanded usage scenarios. Then throw a mid to lower side of the current price line device like this and Amazon (Kindle) will die a slow painful death most likely.]]>Aug 8th 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
I can go to Amazon, find a Kindle Book, and click a single "Send to Device" button. Done. Never have to plug the thing into a computer, which makes it much more convenient than a Sony or other device. The price will drop once e-ink displays drop significantly, but the EVDO is where the $$ is.

Maybe switch to a WiFi chip, and drop the price, but leaving the "Send to Device" functionality? ]]>Aug 8th 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 9th 2009 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 9th 2009 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 13th 2009 4:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
I know a lot of people say "oh come on, there's no reason to have color", well I'd disagree. I read a ton of PDFs and I'm a total news junkie... not having color (for me) is like viewing the grayscale monitor that I had with my Mac IIcx back in the day.

There may be some technological / production / cost issues at the moment with e-ink, but I'm sure those will be worked out shortly - until then, I'll hold off on buying an electronic reader.

- Fraggle]]>Aug 8th 2009 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
Unfortunately color eInk has been "just over that next hill" for several years now.

Also what has been shown thus far suffers noticeably in both resolution and contrast compared to the current grayscale displays.]]>Aug 8th 2009 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/But I would'nt buy it anyway before it's just an app in my crunch pad or Apple tablet or similar tablet shaped PC.
This is the typical gadget that convergence ought to get us rid of.
Lately I took to reading PDF texts on my HTCtouchHD smartphone and It has been a surprisingly endearing experience. I wouldnt read a book on it but for articles and downloaded pages it's more than good 'nuff.
I'm sorry for all those who wasted their hard earned cash on these things but in my humble opinion they are headed to the dustbin of gadget history.]]>Aug 8th 2009 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
You'll have to be patient, though, if that's your price point. You won't own a eBook reader for a while.]]>Aug 8th 2009 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/-Better PDF Handling (thumbnails, skimming, faster processing)
-Adjust text size on non-Kindle files
-higher resolution screen / higher contrast

I own a kindle DX and use it primarily for academic purposes. ]]>Aug 8th 2009 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 4:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
The only thing PDF-wise I'd like to see is the ability to specify explicit margin trimming on some PDFs. It does it automatically when the margins are empty, but sometimes the margins contain header/footer info that isn't necessary while reading (like title/page #) and I'd love to have it eliminate those and be able to use more space for the text we care about.]]>Aug 10th 2009 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/replace the keyboard with more screen, and have a bigger keyboard which slides out at the bottom...
zoom support for PDFs....]]>Aug 8th 2009 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 3:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
If Amazon wants to use whispernet to remove my copy of "Dracula", I'll just turn off whispernet, sync my backup from my computer via USB, and read it. No problem. No loss. Anybody with half a brain could have figured this out.

And finally, Bezos assured us that they won't handle a copyright claim that way again. Amazon's Kindle customer service is awesome; They're always good to me when I ask for help or information. One mistake-- probably made by one dumb person in the legal department-- is not enough reason to scream that the sky is falling and declare Amazon "evil", like some of you idiots have been doing. ]]>Aug 10th 2009 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Bye bye keyboard
Bigger screen (now that they keyboard is gone)

]]>Aug 8th 2009 4:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 3:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
And these "Internet tablet" devices wont survive. Not unless the price drops some. And even if they did, I would still be picking up a Kindle. I cant stand to read on my laptop. My eyes get to tired to fast. My [short] experience with an E-Ink reader (one of Sony's) was very pleasant and my eyes were not tired at all. ]]>Aug 8th 2009 5:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
I have a Kindle, and I have a laptop PC. I don't need the Kindle to be more like a computer.]]>Aug 8th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
I'm guessing Amazon would rather keep Kindles whispernet-only so they can control the flow of data, but I work in film and most scripts are PDFs that get pretty large (3-4MB) because they're scanned copies. So for me, it would be great to be able to quickly sync documents with something like dropbox. Drop it a file in a folder on my desktop, it automatically appears on the Kindle.

Whispernet, for this purpose, is the problem. It's silly and inefficient to force data back through the Amazon servers and out to Sprint's whispernet servers (with their rather high bandwith rates) when they're sitting on my laptop 10 feet away. Wifi (with a switch to save power) could offer up so many ways to sync up personal documents with dropbox/ sugarsync/ evernote.

A new version of dropbox is even coming out that is network aware-- it pushes a sync directly over the network rather than up to the dropbox servers and back down.

Obviously, there's always a USB sync, but we're talking wishlist here...]]>Aug 8th 2009 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
Love mine!

]]>Aug 8th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Yeah, I mentioned USB sync. Like I said, it's a wishlist thing. Wireless gives freedom. It's faster, easier. Who hasn't cursed dragging out a USB or ethernet cable at some point?]]>Aug 8th 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/
What would I change?

The software needs a folder structure for organization. Finding one book or article among hundreds can be a pain, especially if you don't remember the exact title to search for.

An SD card would be nice. I use the one on my Kindle 1 and miss it on the DX.

Regular wifi would make transfering files easier than having to plug in a USB cable.

I realize that the SD card and the wifi would eat into battery life, but they would be convenient to have.

Highlighting and the ability to make short notes in PDFs would be useful. The DX isn't a full-fledged computer - and I don't expect it to be - so if I need to make extensive notes and highlights, I can pull the PDF into Skim and use my Wacom tablet for serious annotations. Since I've made handwritten notes for years using library books for research, I don't find it onerous to do it with the DX.

The slanted keyboard on the K1 is much easier for me to use while holding it, but I'm getting used to putting the DX on a flat surface to type in search words, etc., and I can type on it while holding it if I have to.

All in all, for those of us who read a lot, it is one sweet device as it is. A few improvements would make it indispensable.

]]>Aug 8th 2009 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/1) since I get less than I do with a paperback, the "books" need to cost significantly less than a paperback. I am not BUYING a book, I am RENTING it. The price needs to reflect that.
2) an email address for non-Kindle (i.e. iPhone) Kindle accounts
3) tighter control over the publishers (as opposed to the reverse, which is what it is now). Books that are poorly OCRed with obvious pervasive OCR errors, need to be deeply discounted (as defective) or pulled from the store.
4) more books available. Apparently I like "odd" books. (I don't really. Why is nothing I want on the Kindle)
5) make it dead simple to figure out what on my Wishlist is available for the Kindle.


]]>Aug 8th 2009 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Aug 8th 2009 4:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/a much cheaper, non-whispernet USB capable Kindle. Give me the razor and sell me the blades.]]>Aug 8th 2009 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/how-would-you-change-amazons-kindle-dx/Add proper offline pdf support
Remove ability for Amazon to delete shit from MY machine
done.]]>Aug 8th 2009 4:15AM