Amazonlaunched theKindlewitha touchscreenmodelcalled theKindleTouch.eBookreaderhas anE Inkscreen contrastis high,andIRtouch screensimilar to that usedbytheNookandthe latestKobo. Kindleis alsothe smallestto date,becausethere is no needfor a keyboard. KindleTouch will beavailableat a price ofonly $99,thismakes it one ofthe readereBook readerwith EInkcheapeston the market.
In addition toWiFibudgetmodel, Amazonwill also offerversionsthat canconnect to3Gat a price of$ 149. No monthly feesorcontractstouse3G, andworkingwithwirelessnetworksin100 countries. Of course,we're talkingabout3G datato downloadthe bookand maybedo a littleweb surfingand not much else.
Amazon just launched Kindle Fire tablet computers, recently. 7-inch size is expected to be a competitor iPad, Apple's tablet production, that still dominate the market tablets. But Kindle Fire has many differences with the iPad, either in appearance or features they have. Kindle Fire price is cheaper than the iPad would make the Kindle Fire predictable behavior in the market. In addition, content from Amazon also become more value from these tablets. Then how the comparison Kindle Fire with iPad? Here is the difference between the Kindle Fire exposure to the iPad
Kindleprice ofFireis consideredappropriate forparents whowant tobuy atabletforher children,butdo not want tospendmuchmoney onthe iPad.However, the price iscertainlynot just amajorconsideration,becausenow manyother tabletsarealsosold for lessthanthe iPad.
Screen Size
This difference isclearlyvisible, because theKindleFireonly hasa 7inchtouchscreen display. Try to comparewith the iPadwhichhas a size of9.7-inchscreen, larger than theKindleFire.
However,the smallscreen sizeis consideredto bea problem forsome usersof tablets.Becausemany can notenjoywatching moviesand playinggames onthe screensize 7inch.
Features andSpecifications
FireKindlefeaturesconsideredin accordance withthe price.No camera, so theKindleFirecan not beusedfor videochat.
KindleFirealsodoes nothave a microphoneandvoice recording.This causesthe audiocallviaSkypefeaturecan not bedone using theKindleFire.
KindleFirealso onlyusewi-fi.So withoutwi-fi,do not expectyoucanbrowseanddownload content fromAmazon.That's whytheuseof 3GiPadconsidered to haveadvantages overthe KindleFire,because withoutwi-fifacilitiesiPadcan still makebrowsingusing3G.
Ofstoragecapacity,the KindleFireonly has8GBcapacity, comparedwithaminimumcapacity of 16GBiPad.Lack ofstorage featuresmake theuserswillrely onfeature-cloudcomputing(cloud)for free by usingAmazon'sservers.
As forbattery life,KindleFireonlylast up to8 hours.ComparewithiPad2whichcan lastup to 10hours.
Apps
Firehas aKindleAndroid operatingsystem. Thismakes itable toaccess morethan 250thousandappsavailablein AndroidMarket.While theiPad canaccess more than425 thousandappsinAppStore. But, of course,Amazon willoptimize the contentit has.Amazon alsoeliminatefor streamingvideo, ebook,andothercontentinAmazonPrime,over thenext 30 days.
That's whytheKindleFireinterfaceis different fromother tabletsthat useAndroid.KindleFirehas an interfacelike'shelf'digital,whichshows theamount of contentthat can beusedAmazon.At least,Amazonprovides11,000movies andtelevision showscanbe streamed over theKindleFire.
When introducingFireKindle,Amazon CEOJeffBezoswasproudlyshowingsomevideo content,music, ebook,andgames thatcan be downloadedfrom theKindleFire.
Conclusion
The presenceKindleFirecertainlyprovidesa new alternative totablet users, whohavedifferentneeds. Content-rich Amazonmovies,ebook, gamesas well, making theKindleFirecanbe an option.
Withthe cheap price, it mayfairifthe KindleFirehassome flaws,especiallyinits.Of course thisalsomakesa major considerationfor prospectiveusers.