Amazon's Kindle Fire - 7" Android tablet

Not bad, 7" Android tab running ebooks, amazon prime, video and app store for $199. Apple might have some competition finally.

http://www.amazon.co...e?redirect=true

Wait for the inevitable 10" version

Their browser looks interesting, they've done something quite radical.

http://amazonsilk.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/introducing-amazon-silk/

Are you sure its Android? Havent seen that mentioned anywhere yet.

edit: nevermind, guardian confirms it.

  On 9/28/2011 at 7:53 PM, zazen said:

Their browser looks interesting, they've done something quite radical.

 

http://amazonsilk.wo...ng-amazon-silk/

not that radical. Opera has been doing the same thing for years for their mobile browser, and integrated the technology into their desktop browser about 2 years ago.

Maybe he just meant like, radical maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.

You know, like Bill & Ted. Something... strange... is caching at the Circle K

  On 9/28/2011 at 8:05 PM, oscillik said:

  On 9/28/2011 at 7:53 PM, zazen said:

Their browser looks interesting, they've done something quite radical.

 

http://amazonsilk.wo...ng-amazon-silk/

not that radical. Opera has been doing the same thing for years for their mobile browser, and integrated the technology into their desktop browser about 2 years ago.

Right, but its not quite the same thing as compression/omptimization. Kindof an extension of that.

But OK I'll accept the charge of 'not that radical'.

I give it 1 year

Then what happens? I'll probably buy one to go on the net when I'm on vacation and the toilet. It's so cheap I won't mind if it breaks or gets stolen.

two-point "multi-touch" ermmm

I don't give a shit about tablets, but the new e-ink kindle touch looks nice for cheap. I think I'll get one once a couple reviews come in and confirm it's not fucked up.

the $200 pricetag is pretty mind-blowing, honestly—8gb onboard memory, wi-fi, android build...i wouldn't say an ipad killer (because i am not a dork and would not say things of such a nature), but pretty impressive.

Amazon is clearly taking a loss on the hardware in the hopes of roping in customers to their other music, video, and book services... and while some people will complain about the 7" screen, it being that small almost makes it more portable than an iPad...

Then again, all Apple has to do if this remotely cuts into their market share is create an iPad Micro/Mini/Nano and be done with it

ipad mini already exists... i believe it's known as the iphone or ipod touch

edit: seen here in reverse action:

why do people think this will cut into Apple's market share?

this isn't intended to be a tablet.

It's a kindle.

looks quite sexy. I was going to get my gf a kindle for christmas, so this might just do it!

  On 9/29/2011 at 8:32 PM, oscillik said:

why do people think this will cut into Apple's market share?

 

this isn't intended to be a tablet.

 

It's a kindle.

but it's not e-ink is it? therefore prolonged reading is going to cause eye-haemorrhaging.

  On 9/29/2011 at 8:49 PM, Stoppit said:

  On 9/29/2011 at 8:32 PM, oscillik said:

why do people think this will cut into Apple's market share?

 

this isn't intended to be a tablet.

 

It's a kindle.

 

but it's not e-ink is it? therefore prolonged reading is going to cause eye-haemorrhaging.

so just because it's not e-ink, it means it's a tablet?

  On 9/29/2011 at 8:50 PM, oscillik said:

  On 9/29/2011 at 8:49 PM, Stoppit said:

  On 9/29/2011 at 8:32 PM, oscillik said:

why do people think this will cut into Apple's market share?

 

this isn't intended to be a tablet.

 

It's a kindle.

 

but it's not e-ink is it? therefore prolonged reading is going to cause eye-haemorrhaging.

so just because it's not e-ink, it means it's a tablet?

no, but i'd say that means it's not a Kindle. Or at least, what a Kindle was before this came out, which was an e-reader.

I want color e-ink

cus it does what tablets do: play media and surf the web.

as an addendum, the working conditions at Amazon's warehouses give me real pause as to whether to support this company and buy any more of their products. i heard a fireman call into NPR and say they got regular false fire alarms from this location, as it was the only way for workers to get a break and go utside for some air circulation. no door or windows are allowed to be opened because of "theft".

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-allentown-amazon-complaints-20110917,0,7937001,full.story

  On 9/29/2011 at 9:24 PM, GORDO said:

cus it does what tablets do: play media and surf the web.

i can do that on my phone. is that a tablet too?

Amazon is calling their tablet a Kindle Fire because they're not-so-subtly hinting at us to burn all physical copies of our books. I wonder how many people will read Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 on their Kindle...

FUCK THAT

nah man, it's because that shit is so hot it's on fire. And it's a tablet, it has the size, design and functionality of a tablet, the fact that it's branded Amazon doesn't change that. I can't even believe it's up for discussion.