Amazon Tablet: Kindle Fire

Some quick notes on the new COLOR Kindle Fire.

• Not 3G yet...
• But a good-looking tablet!  
• At a great price!

Some other details:

• 14.6 ounces
• 7-inch screen
• dual core
• No 3G -- but Wi-Fi
• New browser "Silk"
• Some tech folks feel that the platform is a bit outdated (older version of Android)
• No Memory Card / SD slot
• USB slot -- yes.

Amazon New Tablet this week?

Here is an excerpt from an article at Marketwatch.com.

Amazon.com Inc. has slated a news conference for Wednesday, and media speculation focuses on the prospect that the Internet retailing major will unveil a tablet computer to compete with Apple Inc.’s market-dominating iPad.

A new Kindle tablet would combine the retailer’s prominent electronic-book reader with connection to Amazon’sAMZN +0.17%  offerings of MP3 music and digital videos.
And the media talk says the tablet will run on Google Inc.’s GOOG +0.93%  Android operating system, which means access to the Android applications at Amazon’s app store.
The Wall Street Journal’s sources say the new tablet will have a roughly 9-inch screen; other reports say a 7-inch or 10-inch display is likely.

Early this month, TechCrunch.com reported that the Kindle tablet will have a 7-inch full-color screen and start at $250, half the cost of the cheapest iPad. Other analysts talk about $300 or less, reports say. 

Read more here:http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazoncom-may-unveil-tablet-this-week-2011-09-25?link=MW_story_popular

Kindle -- new, lower price ($299)

Not sure if you have been looking at the Amazon Kindle, but if you have, note:

- Amazon just reduced the price from $359 to $299.

- This is for the new, improved Kindle 2.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie=UTF8&tag=sportsinves03-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00154JDAI

- The Kindle isn't just an e-book reader; it also has free wireless internet (fairly basic, but nice having free internet service all the time).

- There is also a Kindle DX with a larger screen for $489.

We just ordered another Kindle ;)

PS: Pls use the Amazon link at www.zroundtable.com when you order from Amazon.