News - Amazon launches advert confirming backlit Kindle and Fire

[HEXUS]

Some official shots of new e-readers to be announced later today.

Read more.

[Boywilluk]

Looks good, I think I may make a purchase into the new kindle touch. But I do find it a shame that the kindle fire is not currently available in the UK due to content issues via their market place.

[krazy_olie]

backlit? doesn't sound easy on the eye

[FRISH]

backlit? doesn't sound easy on the eye

It's backlit so that you can read it in the dark. You will presumably be able to read it without the back-light when you don't need it.

[bradyjames]

It's backlit so that you can read it in the dark. You will presumably be able to read it without the back-light when you don't need it.

It will be interesting to see the detail on this later today. All the rumours up until now were regarding a front lit screen. I've not seen much info on the technology to support backlighting on an e-ink screen. It should still be much easier on the eye than an LCD screen because it will not be refreshing at 60hz+.

The battery claims are interesting but bear in mind that Amazon typically assumes 30 minutes use per day, so 8 weeks is probably about 30 hours of actual use.

[kopite]

Backlit could be good fepending how much it impacts on the battery

[fail_quail]

Backlight will probably sell it for me

Though at the moment i just switch from my kindle to the kindle android app on my phone if i want to read at night, so i do have a workaround.