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Amazon Kindle Fire Surfaces

Posted by Unknown on from the the-sky-is-red dept.

MrCrassic was the first of several submitters to write in about the Kindle Fire: "It looks like another competitor has joined the fight for tablet market share. Amazon released specs and pics of its newest offering, the Kindle Fire, which is bound to turn heads at $199. However, I wouldn't sell your Nook Color or iPad just yet. From the article: 'The Kindle Fire doesn't have an embedded camera or a microphone. The device offers Wi-Fi connectivity, though not 3G access, and comes with a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, the company's $79-a-year membership service that includes streaming video and free two-day shipping.'"

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  1. Kindle Touch by Nithin+Philips · · Score: 3, Informative

    Don't forget Kindle touch wifi for $99, about $30 less than nook touch wifi.

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  2. Buy 'em all for less than an iPad! by jbarr · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you buy one of everything (wifi models only) that Amazon announced today, it is cheaper than the low end iPad.

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  3. Re:30 days of prime is too short by Saxophonist · · Score: 3, Informative

    You can get 30 days of Prime free without buying anything anyway. Note the "Start Your One Month Free Trial" button on the right side of the page.

  4. Re:So... by Jay+Tarbox · · Score: 5, Informative

    No, it's a full blown android tablet. Without a camera or mike, which I myself never use anyway on a tablet.

  5. Re:It's a tablet, not a ball & chain. by farble1670 · · Score: 3, Informative

    As far as I know it still has access to an app store

    no, it doesn't. it does not have any google apps.
    http://searchengineland.com/amazon-android-tablet-undermines-google-94664

    that's common sense. amazon wants to drive people to amazon books sales not google books, to amazon appstore, not google market, to amazon VOD, not google movies.

    will you be able to get google market through some sort of hack? probably.