The video shows some good close - ups of the screen, and shows a little more about how
the page turn sensors work.
Do a 7in display, front lighting,
page turn sensors with an option to disable them in settings (for those people who dislike that feature).
Amazon is running a 3 - Day sale on their line of Kindle ebook readers, all except the Kindle Voyage, which Amazon never puts on sale for some reason despite the fact that it's majorly overpriced (you can get two Paperwhite 3's for the same price as one Voyage — those must some really expensive
page turn sensors).
And the new
page turn sensors are nice to have but they are also kind of annoying.
It's the only E Ink ereader with a 300 ppi screen, an auto - brightness sensor, and
page turn sensors that cause the device to give off feedback when pressed.
The other big difference between the Voyage and the new Paperwhite are
the page turn sensors on the Voyage's left and right bezels.
The ideal e-ink Kindle would have hardware page - turn buttons and a touch screen, and the Voyage is the first one to promise that, but instead of buttons, they've added «pressure - based
page turn sensors with haptic feedback.»
The main selling points for the Kindle Voyage are the high resolution 300 ppi screen, the frontlight,
the page turn sensor buttons, the lightweight, portable design, the capacitive touchscreen, and flush display.
It has a new thinner design and is the first Kindle to have a flush glass screen,
page turning sensors, and a 300 ppi E Ink display.
Is there really a difference between pressing on the touch screen and pressing on
the page turn sensor?
This design integrates
page turning sensors that react to pressure, meaning there's no need to tap on the edge of the display, you just press a little harder and the page turns.
Yesterday when Amazon unveiled the new Kindle Voyage ebook reader, initial impressions were positive given the new super high - resolution screen and fancy
page turning sensors, but there's definitely a bit of sticker shock to go along with the new Kindle Voyage as well.
One step up from the Paperwhite is the $ 199.99 Kindle Voyage, which is also six inches long but replaces the plastic back with a lighter magnesium material, has a sleeker design, and uses PagePress haptic buttons, which are basically
page turning sensors that vibrate when touched — similar to the home «button» on the iPhone 7 and 8.
This design integrates
page turning sensors that react to pressure, meaning there's no need to tap on the edge of the display, you just press a little harder and the page turns.
Not exact matches
The Sit - to - Stand Alphabet Train features letter blocks, a book with
turning pages, five colorful number buttons, one movable elephant character, a motion
sensor, a ride - on carriage and a drop - space for sending the blocks from the train to the carriage.
For one, the Kindle Voyage has what Amazon calls «PagePress»
sensors, which are haptic - response
sensors embedded along the vertical edges to provide a subtle bit of touch feedback on a
page turn.
Regardless, I'm excited enough about the high - DPI screen and
page -
turn «
sensors» to take the risk and preorder it.
Instead it has
sensors on each side of the screen that detect when you press them to
turn pages forward and back.
This is a custom - designed force
sensor made of carbon and silver, which reacts to a subtle increase of pressure, triggers a
page -
turn, and provides a haptic response only your thumb can perceive.
Their hardware used to have the ability to add your own fonts, allow SD expansion, audio input and Audible integration, text to speech ability, physical
page turn buttons (not lousy
sensors) in other words things that are tangible and useful (unlike a light
sensor) All that is gone now and they can do it because no one is stepping up to Challenge them.
It will also have a new
page press
sensor to
turn pages by pressing lightly on the bezel.
The
sensor would vibrate slightly to indicate the
page has been
turned.
I think if I were you I'd take a look at how you hold the Paperwhite and how you
turn pages, then I'd look at the diagram on the Voyage product
page to see where the
page press
sensors are located.
The Voyage uses «PagePress», a navigation system that has
sensors on either side of the screen that
turns the
page when pressed.
All you have to do is rest your finger on the
sensor and press it lightly, and you'll be able to flip to the next
page or
turn back.
Amazon has built in
sensors to detect whether you are holding the device with your left hand or right hand, and will automatically rotate the
page and
turn buttons to match.
It also has a G -
Sensor to
turn the
pages and rotate them automatically, a slot for SD memory cards, and a USB port.
It has a flush glass screen similar to the Kindle Voyage, but there are cutouts for physical
page turn buttons instead of
sensors.
I thought that I would really like the PagePress
sensors for
turning paging because I favor using hardware buttons for
turning pages like on the Onyx Boox T68, just resting your thumb on a button and not having to move it every thirty seconds to
page forward is nice, but so far the
page sensors on the Kindle Voyage really aren't doing it for me.
The Kindle Voyage also comes equipped with a the new ambient light
sensor that adjusts the brightness of the display depending on lighting conditions, as well as haptic feedback designed to signify when
pages are
turned.
To further improve the ease of use for both devices, they feature a «G -
sensor» which automatically rotates the screen according to the orientation of the device, and allows users to
turn pages by gently shaking the device.
It says the new PagePress
sensors can
turn pages by pressing lightly on the bezel.
There's also mention of «PagePress
sensors» for
turning pages.
The appearance of the Kindle Voyage has also allegedly been uncovered, with an illustration from a supposed manual along with other details appearing to show the device's
page turning buttons will be replaced by a new
sensor in the bezels responding to light presses.
Water Protection by HZO, tap2flip on the backside of the ebook Reader to directly
turn pages, dictionary function, translation function, fast browsing function, screen lock, tolino library link, hall
sensor - allows you to use «intelligent» protection cases, easy2connect cable to connect your eBook to a PC or power plug in an extra simple way
Apart from that, the Kindle Voyage also incorporates an ambient light
sensor and pressure - sensitive bezel that enables you
turn pages with ease.
So the Voyage has added
sensors on either side of the screen; you press on them to
turn the
page, and, if you've enabled this option, a haptic actuator vibrates slightly, to confirm the
turn.
There's an orientation
sensor that can be
turned on and off, mini USB port, built - in speaker, headphone jack, and a Lithium Ion battery that is rated at 6000
page -
turns per charge.
It has PagePress
sensors with touch response instead of mechanical buttons for
page turning, tempered protection glass with High Gloss coating, and screen backlit with adaptive lighting
sensor.
The 6 - inch Kindle Voyage boasts a pixel density of 300 ppi and haptic
sensors on the side to interpret
page turns, but its price tag may be unattractive to those with a perfectly good Paperwhite.
It has PagePress
sensors along each side of the screen to
turn pages by pressing the bezel instead of tapping the screen.
The iPad specs
page lists an ambient light
sensor, so the OS may be able to automatically
turn - down the backlight when not needed but this won't save you as much as the power saving modes of the PixelQi screen.
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