What is The first successful tablet not sold by Apple? It is Kindle Fire Tablet. The Kindle Fire is a tablet computer version of Amazon.com’s Kindle e-book reader. It is scheduled to be released in the US on November 15, 2011. The Kindle Fire Tablet will sell for US$199. Estimates of the device’s initial bill of materials ranged from $150 to $190. Some analysts expect the Kindle Fire Tablet to be a strong competitor to Apple’s iPad.
The Kindle Fire Tablet gives the features that You want at a price point that’s less than half of the iPad 2. It is the first tablet from a major company to seriously undercut the iPad in price
Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Features :
- Display 7″ multi-touch display with IPS (in-plane switching) technology and anti-reflective treatment, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution.
- Size (in inches) 7.5″ x 4.7″ x 0.45″ .
- Weight 14.6 ounces.
- System Requirements None, because it’s wireless and doesn’t require a computer.
- On-device Storage 8GB internal
- 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.
- Charge Time Fully charges in approximately 4 hours via included U.S. power adapter. Supports charging from USB computer.
- Wi-Fi Connectivity Supports public and private 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 Wi-Fi networks.
- USB Port USB 2.0
- Audio 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, top-mounted stereo speakers.
- Content Audio-Video 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.
- Documentation Quick Start Guide; Kindle Fire Tablet User’s Guide.
- Warranty and Service 1-year limited warranty and service. Optional 2-year Extended Warranty available for U.S. Use of Kindle Fire Tablet is subject to the terms found here.
- Included in the Box Kindle Fire Tablet device, U.S. power adapter.
- The Kindle Fire e-book Reader Tablet Store offers
The Kindle Fire will sell for US$199 is the real deal and it’s going to disrupt the equilibrium of the existing market for media devices. Consumers will see the iPad and Kindle Fire side-by-side and simply ask ‘why does the iPad cost at least $300 more?. They will look at the features – the comparable amount of content, the Kindle’s million e-books-children’s books, comic books, and cookbooks in vibrant color. The Kindle Fire Store offers over 1 million books, including 800,000 titles at $9.99 or less. In addition, over 2 million free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are also available such as Pride and Prejudice, streaming TV shows – and Consumer’ll pick the Kindle Fire.
Kindle Fire Tablet streaming TV show
The Kindle Fire is the tablet you need at the price you’ll be willing to pay. It’s also quite clear that Amazon’s hoping to make a bigger splash on the content side of things than has been made already by Apple, and with the deals flowing like wine, we wouldn’t be shocked if it does just that.
