Thursday, September 29, 2011
Amazon just changed the game. Yesterday Amazon announced their highly-anticipated Kindle tablet, called the Kindle Fire. Priced at only $199, it enters the market at a very friendly price-point for most families. Some of the features of the Kindle Fire:
- 7" touchscreen with extra-wide viewing angle
- Fast dual-core processor
- Free cloud storage for all of your Amazon content
- Prime members will receive unlimited instant streaming of over 10,000 popular movies and tv shows. (They recently added several thousand Twentieth Century Fox tv shows and movies.)
- Favorite Children's Books with full color illustrations, including favorites like Brown Bear, Curious George and Circus Ship.
- Stream your music library from Amazon Cloud Drive to your Kindle Fire.
- Millions of apps from the Amazon app store.
- Connects with wi-fi
- 8GB of storage and 8 hour battery
The low price point, popularity of the Kindle, and the reach of the Amazon brand means that this will be giving many tablets a real run for their money. But that isn't the only game-changer announced today. They also introduced several new versions of the standard E-ink Kindle reader, with the most basic version starting at only $79!
- Kindle, $79--this basic model is lighter, smaller, and faster than the current Kindle. It has built in wi-fi, a 6" E-ink display, and uses a 5-way controller button instead of a keyboard to navigate. It has 2GB of memory and a battery life of up to one month.
- Kindle Touch, $99--this model adds touchscreen navigation and audio features. It has 4GB of memory and a battery life of up to two months. There is a 3G version for $149 that allows you unlimited 3G web/data access.
- Kindle Keyboard, $99--This is the traditional Kindle most people are familiar with. They've dropped the price to $99 for the wi-fi version or $139 for the 3G version.
The Kindle Fire will be available on November 15th, but you can pre-order it now on their website. The other Kindles are all available now on their website.
I would not expect too many sales or discounts on the new Kindle Tablet. Amazon rarely offers too many deals on their popular Kindle device.
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