Amazon's Kindle Fire Tablet

[Rico]

Now that this has been officially announced, look back to what I was saying at the start of this thread.  Amazon knows what they are doing and this will sell very, very well.  :)

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Now that this has been officially announced, look back to what I was saying at the start of this thread.  Amazon knows what they are doing and this will sell very, very well.  :)

So long as it performs as well as they say it will, yeah, it'll sell quite well, but that's a lot of thanks to Amazon and the deal your getting.  I think I said here or somewhere else that the only potential competitor to Apple is Amazon as far as the tablet war goes.  They are the only one who can match iTunes for the sheer amount of content and price.  The rest of the Droids and RIM simply don't have that same clought.  The only people this doesn't appeal to are those wanting the specs and screen size of the iPad or similar.  Even if I didn't already have an iPad, I wouldn't likely get this due to the screen size.  I really don't get the appeal of 7" and find it to be a mostly oversized phone look, but I guess someone believes there is a market.  *shrugs*. 

King

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Oh, dunno if anyone mentioned, but is anyone planning on getting one? 

King

[X]

Oh, dunno if anyone mentioned, but is anyone planning on getting one? 

King

I am thinking about getting a new 7" and this one will fit the bill.

[turtlesrock]

they say (whoever they are) one day there'll be one thing that's an ipad, phone, camera, kindle, etc. in one package. who knows how long we'll need all the little pieces. better to wait and see i think.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

they say (whoever they are) one day there'll be one thing that's an ipad, phone, camera, kindle, etc. in one package. who knows how long we'll need all the little pieces. better to wait and see i think.

If that's coming, and that's a big IF, that is a long long long time off.  Displays with Both e-Ink and LCDs themselves are going to be difficult to incorporate.

King

[X]

they say (whoever they are) one day there'll be one thing that's an ipad, phone, camera, kindle, etc. in one package. who knows how long we'll need all the little pieces. better to wait and see i think.

If that's coming, and that's a big IF, that is a long long long time off.  Displays with Both e-Ink and LCDs themselves are going to be difficult to incorporate.

King

They already have some color e-ink displays out  since last year.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/hanvons-color-e-reader-up-for-pre-order-in-china-for-just-5/


http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/e-ink-promises-thinner-lighter-higher-resolution-and-color-e-paper-displays-2011095/

[KingIsaacLinksr]

they say (whoever they are) one day there'll be one thing that's an ipad, phone, camera, kindle, etc. in one package. who knows how long we'll need all the little pieces. better to wait and see i think.

If that's coming, and that's a big IF, that is a long long long time off.  Displays with Both e-Ink and LCDs themselves are going to be difficult to incorporate.

King

They already have some color e-ink displays out  since last year.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/hanvons-color-e-reader-up-for-pre-order-in-china-for-just-5/


http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/e-ink-promises-thinner-lighter-higher-resolution-and-color-e-paper-displays-2011095/

Ah, guess things changed, I'll grant that the article I'm thinking of was months before those two.  So my bad.  But combining an iPhone & iPad?  I don't see how it can be done well with our current tech.

King

[X]

they say (whoever they are) one day there'll be one thing that's an ipad, phone, camera, kindle, etc. in one package. who knows how long we'll need all the little pieces. better to wait and see i think.

If that's coming, and that's a big IF, that is a long long long time off.  Displays with Both e-Ink and LCDs themselves are going to be difficult to incorporate.

King

They already have some color e-ink displays out  since last year.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/hanvons-color-e-reader-up-for-pre-order-in-china-for-just-5/


http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/e-ink-promises-thinner-lighter-higher-resolution-and-color-e-paper-displays-2011095/

Ah, guess things changed, I'll grant that the article I'm thinking of was months before those two.  So my bad.  But combining an iPhone & iPad?  I don't see how it can be done well with our current tech.

King

What to you mean? It wouldn't be that hard at all. Hell, they could probably do it to the 3G versions with just a firmware update. All the necessary parts are already there.

[Jobydrone]

I think Amazon is being really smart about this product, it's generating huge buzz and will be successful. I expect to see a price drop and feature refresh on similar items like the Nook and other 7" tabs when this hits market.

It also wouldn't surprise me down the road to see those rumors we heard a year or so about an Apple 7" tab crop up again if this product hits big.  iPad nano anyone?

[KingIsaacLinksr]

they say (whoever they are) one day there'll be one thing that's an ipad, phone, camera, kindle, etc. in one package. who knows how long we'll need all the little pieces. better to wait and see i think.

If that's coming, and that's a big IF, that is a long long long time off.  Displays with Both e-Ink and LCDs themselves are going to be difficult to incorporate.

King

They already have some color e-ink displays out  since last year.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/hanvons-color-e-reader-up-for-pre-order-in-china-for-just-5/


http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/e-ink-promises-thinner-lighter-higher-resolution-and-color-e-paper-displays-2011095/

Ah, guess things changed, I'll grant that the article I'm thinking of was months before those two.  So my bad.  But combining an iPhone & iPad?  I don't see how it can be done well with our current tech.

King

What to you mean? It wouldn't be that hard at all. Hell, they could probably do it to the 3G versions with just a firmware update. All the necessary parts are already there.

I guess it depends on what Turtle meant by combining the iPad and iPhone together.  If he meant the iPad's screen size, that just isn't going to happen for a phone.  Actually, I can't think of what else he could have meant as both the 3G iPad and the iPhone have very similar capabilities these days, especially with Skype.  (Ignoring apps).

King

[billybob476]

I don't think this will cause me to get a Fire (especially since they are US only right now and we don't get Amazon video here) but the revised Kindle hardware and pricing may make us a 2 kindle household at least. I know I love mine.

[Feathers]

The £89 Kindle is suddenly tempting to me (having dipped below the £100 mark). The Fire (or the Touch models) simply aren't available here. (we also don't have the option of a 'with Ads' device.)

[turtlesrock]

I guess it depends on what Turtle meant by combining the iPad and iPhone together.  If he meant the iPad's screen size, that just isn't going to happen for a phone.  Actually, I can't think of what else he could have meant as both the 3G iPad and the iPhone have very similar capabilities these days, especially with Skype.  (Ignoring apps).

King

i meant a single device that can do all the things an iphone, ipad, etc. can do. i don't see how they're going to do that, but anything is possible, right?

[billybob476]

Interestingly, I just noticed that for "international" orders (including Canada) we can only order the ad-free Kindle for 109 dollars. No option for the Kindle with special offers.