Why Buy a Kindle Fire? Watch the Video below
Amazon has launched its new Amazon Kindle Fire just in time for Christmas ! How fortuitous. If you are looking for Christmas gift ideas then the Fire could be just what you are looking for. The original Amazon Kindle Touch has been a roaring success, so why not the Fire too?
Click here for the lowdown on the Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet
Price
As far as price goes, the Fire is a lot cheaper than the iPad ($300 cheaper in fact) because Apple is supposedly ‘cool’ in fact it is just expensive).
The Fire is being sold at $199 which makes it affordable for some people for Christmas for the kids or partners.
Screen
The Fire screen is 7 inches – smaller than the iPad but that means it is not so heavy and is easier to carry around. The Galaxy Note (Samsung) screen will be 5.3 inches.
Features
The Fire doesn’t have any cameras but most people nowadays have cameras in their phones. It also doesn’t have a microphone, so no chatting.
It is Wi-Fi-only no 3G
The Kindle Fire says it has 8 hours of battery life, (ten hours for the iPad 2).
Finally it only has 8GB of storage but you get free cloud storage on Amazon.
Apps
The Fire has a modified Android operating system so you get several thousand apps to choose from in Amazon’s app store for Android.
Amazon has optimized the Fire for movies, e-books and music and offers a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, the service that offers free 2-day shipping of products from Amazon and free streaming from a choice of over 11,000 movies and TV shows.
It is clear that the Kindle Fire is not an iPad but it is designed for consumers not chatters. It’s aim is to let you read books, listen to music and watch videos. It’s most direct competitor is the Barnes & Noble Nook Color.
Amazon Kindle Fire Technical Details
Display
7″ multi-touch display – in-plane switching technology – anti-reflective treatment, 1024 x 600 pixels at 169 ppi, 16 million colors.
Size
190 mm x 120 mm x 11.4 mm (7.5″ x 4.7″ x 0.45″ ).
Weight
14.6 oz (413 grams).
System Requirements Wireless – no computer required.
On-device Storage 8GB internal (approx. 6GB available for content). Enough for 80 apps, + 10 movies or 800 songs or 6,000 books.
Battery life depends on wireless usage – web browsing and downloading content.
Charge Time Full charge in approx. 4 hours via U.S. power adapter (included). Allows charging from your PC via USB.
Cloud Storage Free cloud storage for all Amazon content
Battery Life Up to 8 hours of continuous reading or 7.5 hours of video playback, with wireless off.
Wi-Fi Connectivity Supports private and public Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, or enterprise networks with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication; does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.
Content Formats Supported Kindle (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.
USB Port USB 2.0 (micro-B connector)
Audio 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, top-mounted stereo speakers.
Documentation Quick Start Guide (included in box); Kindle User’s Guide (pre-installed on device)
Included in the Box Kindle Fire device, U.S. power adapter (supports 100-240V), and Quick Start Guide.
For more details from Amazon click here – Kindle Fire, Full Color
For details of the reduced price ‘ordinary’ Amazon Kindle click here -
$79 Kindle
Some ebooks for the Kindle – Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
