Amazon enters tablet market with Kindle Fire

Amazon enters tablet market with Kindle Fire

PanARMENIAN.Net - Amazon company CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled a suite of new handheld devices at a media event in New York, including not just the Kindle Fire tablet but also two new touch screen Kindle e-readers.

The Kindle Fire will cost 199$, have wi-fi but not 3G and give users a 30-day free trial to Amazon Prime. That last bit is a modest surprise, as some predicted no free Prime and others a free year-long subscription. As anticipated, the tablet lacks a microphone and camera, though, again, it costs consumers less than half what the iPad does.

Many of Amazon's own stores and apps will be prominently displayed, including Amazon MP3 and several cloud-related services, such as the Amazon Cloud Player and Amazon Cloud Drive.

Given the importance of selling Amazon products, it is no surprise that this tablet is more focused on reading, video and music. Because its touch screen has only "two-point" touch as compared to the iPad's "10-point" screen, it is less suited for gaming.

While the tablet is the biggest news, Amazon also launched a new line of e-readers, differentiating them from its new tablet.

The new premium e-reader is the Kindle Touch 3G, which costs $149 and will ship Nov. 21 -- in time for the holiday season. It comes with a touch screen and 3G internet.

For those who do not need 3G on their e-reader, there is the Kindle Touch, which has a black and white screen. It also comes with the “x-ray” feature, which lets user to flesh out understanding of a book without internet. If there is a term user want to know more about, he can click on it and go to a Wikipedia page. That information comes as a companion to an e-book purchase.

The 4th Kindle, to be offered for just $79 comes with a Wi-Fi yet without a touch screen, Reuters reported.

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