Amazon’s New Kindle Could Be Called “Voyage,” Sacrifice the High-Res Screen and … – TechCrunch (blog)

Amazon is almost certainly getting ready to push the launch button on its next-generation Kindle dedicated e-reader hardware, and new leaks from the site,Äôs German and Japanese stores (via The Verge) reveal it will likely be called the Kindle Voyage, and sports a new high-res display and bezels That Can Be Pressed to turn pages. The Voyage is slated for a November 4 release date, of according to leaks, at least in Germany, Which means it could launch stateside even sooner.

The Voyage will apparently have bothering 3G and Wi-Fi flavors, as is tradition in the Kindle line, and prices, at least in the German leak, suggest we,Äôll Also see A Price Increase, as Both models are up 80 euros vs. Their current Paperwhite equivalents. The Voyage will apparently have a 6-inch display, Which is the same as the current White Paper, but it will apparently victims 300 ppi pixel density, Which Should make for much sharper text.

Kobo,Äôs Aura HD Aura and H2O have a similar 265 ppi pixel density. In reviewing the Aura H2O, I found That the text was much closer to what we,Äôve come to expect from smartphones and tablets since the introduction of the Retina display on the iPhone Apple,Äôs, and makes reading even more pleasant When combined with the legibility of e-ink.

As we reported on TechCrunch late last year, the 300 ppi screen isn,Äôt the only reason to buy a new Voyage When it arrives. The leaks agree with our EARLIER scoop Claiming a thinner and lighter form factor device, with Amazon Japan citing a depth of just 8mm and a weight of only 186g, both of Which undercut the White Paper. A leaked user manual overpriced Suggests we,Äôll see the addition of Sensors That Can Detect presses on the right and left bezel of the device, allo wing you to turn pages without touching the screen once again. Amazon dropped dedicated page turn buttons from its primary lineup When it Introduced its touchscreen tech.

We,Äôll see just how long Amazon can keep the official announcement under wraps now that These details have leaked, but if a European Launch date is as early as November 4, we shouldn,Äôt have long to wait.