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==See also== |
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* [[Nook Color]], similar color E-reader released by Barnes & Noble in 2010. |
* [[Nook Color]], similar color E-reader released by Barnes & Noble in 2010. |
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* [[Kobo eReader|Kobo Vox eReader]], similar tablet released by Kobo October, 2011. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 15:05, 4 November 2011
Developer | Amazon.com |
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Manufacturer | Quanta Computer[1] |
Generation | 1st |
Release date | November 15, 2011 |
Introductory price | $199 USD |
Operating system | Android 2.3 |
CPU | TI OMAP 4 4430 (dual core)[2] |
Memory | 512 MB[3] |
Storage | 8 GB[4] |
Display | 7" multi-touch gorilla glass display, 1024×600 at 169 ppi, 16 million colors.[4] Capacitive touch sensitive.[5] |
Graphics | PowerVR SGX540 [citation needed] |
Connectivity | Micro-USB 2.0 (type B) [6] 3.5 mm stereo socket[6] |
Online services | Amazon Prime, Amazon Cloud Storage, Amazon Cloud Player, Amazon Instant video, Amazon Silk, Amazon App Store, Amazon Kindle Store |
Dimensions | 190 mm (7.5 in) H 120 mm (4.7 in) W 11.4 mm (0.45 in) D |
Mass | 413 g (14.6 oz) |
Website | www |
The Kindle Fire[7] is a tablet computer version of Amazon.com's Kindle e-book reader. Announced on 28 September 2011, the Kindle Fire will have a color 7" multi-touch display with IPS technology and run on a forked version of Google's operating system (OS) Android. It includes access to the Amazon Appstore, streaming movies and TV shows, and Kindle's e-books. It is scheduled to be released in the US on November 15, 2011.
The device will sell for US$199.[8] Estimates of the device's initial bill of materials ranged from $150 to $190,[9] with one analyst estimating a total production cost of $250.[10] Some analysts expect the device to be a strong competitor to Apple's iPad.[8][11] It has been suggested that Amazon's business strategy is to make money on selling content through the device, as well as the device acting as a storefront for physical goods sold through Amazon.[12][13][14]
The Kindle Fire's external dimensions are 7.5" × 4.7", with the visible area of the screen a little smaller than a standard 4×6" photograph.
Design
The Kindle Fire, on its launch, will run a customized Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS[15] on a 1 GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 4 dual-core processor. The screen is a touch-sensitive 1024×600 7" color screen. Connectivity is through 802.11n Wi-Fi and USB 2.0 (Micro-B connector). The device will include 8 GB of internal storage — said to be enough for 80 applications, plus either 10 movies or 800 songs or 6,000 books.[16]
Besides access to Amazon Appstore,[6] the Kindle Fire will include a cloud-accelerated "split browser" called Amazon Silk using Amazon EC2 for off-device cloud computation; including webpage layout and rendering, and Google's SPDY protocol for faster webpage content transmission.[17][18][19] The user's Amazon digital content is given free storage in the Amazon Cloud's web-storage platform,[6] and a built-in email application allows webmail (Gmail, Yahoo!, Hotmail, AOL Mail, etc.) to be merged into one inbox.[6] A subscription service providing unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows, Amazon Prime, is available, with a free trial period.[6]
Content formats supported are Kindle Format 8 (KF8), Kindle Mobi (.azw), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAV, MP4, VP8.[6]
Features
According to Amazon, the Kindle Fire has access to over 18 million movies, TV shows, apps, games, songs, books, newspapers, audiobooks, magazines, and documents.[20]
See also
- Nook Color, similar color E-reader released by Barnes & Noble in 2010.
References
- ^ Lai, Marcus (27 September 2011). "Amazon to burn new Kindle Fire tablet this week, says report". Punch Jump. Punch Jump LLC. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ Johnston, Casey (28 September 2011). "Amazon unveils $199 Android Kindle Fire tablet, $99 e-ink Kindle Touch". arstechnica.com. Ars Technica.
- ^ Grabham, Dan (29 September 2011). "Kindle Fire vs iPad 2 vs Galaxy Tab 7.7 vs HTC Flyer". TechRadar UK. Future Publishing Ltd.
- ^ a b Lee, Tyler (28 September 2011). "Amazon Kindle Fire unveiled". Ubergizmo. Blogzilla LLC.
- ^ Shahbaaz (28 September 2011). "Amazon Unveils Kindle Fire Android Tablet ($199) & Kindle Touch ($99), Kindle 2011 Priced at $79!". tnerd.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kindle Fire - the Amazon Tablet with Full Color 7" Multi-Touch Display, Wi-Fi", www.amazon.com, Amazon.com, retrieved 2 October
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- ^ a b "Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet to sell at $199, challenging iPad". Chicago Tribune. 28 September 2011.
- ^ Rick Merritt (28 September 2011), "Kindle Fire profitable at estimated $150 BoM", www.eetimes.com, eetimes
- ^ Shailesh Shrivastava (2 October 2011), "Amazon to Sell Kindle Fire at a Loss, Still Make Nice Profit", img.ibtimes.com, International Business Times
- ^ Letzing, John. "Amazon to Challenge iPad". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ Rik Myslewski (30 September 2011), "Amazon's Kindle Fire is sold at a loss", www.theregister.co.uk, The Register
- ^ Lance Whitney (29 September 2011), "Amazon to lose $50 on each Kindle Fire, says analyst", news.cnet.com, CNET
- ^ John Naughton (2 October 2011), Kindle Fire: the tablet that knows your next move, The Guardian / The Observer
- ^ Hollister, Sean (28 September 2011). "Amazon's Kindle Fire UI: it's Android, but not quite". This Is My Next.
- ^ Sources:
- Murph, Darren (28 September 2011). "Amazon Kindle Fire tablet unveiled: Android-based, 7-inch display, $199 price tag". Engadget. AOL Inc.
- Ziegler, Chris (28 September 2011). "Amazon Kindle Fire vs. iPad 2 vs. Nook Color: by the numbers". This Is My Next.
- ^ Clint Boulton (29 September 2011), "Amazon EC2 Underlies Kindle Tablet 'Silk' Browser", www.eweekeurope.co.uk
- ^ "Amazon.com Help: Amazon Silk", www.amazon.com, Amazon.com, retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ 'Amazon Silk team' (28 September 2011), "Introducing Amazon Silk", amazonsilk.wordpress.com
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