The $50 annual data plan is the most intriguing part of the new Kindle Fire package, imo. What carrier is that through??
Look at the logo, it's AT&T.
The $50 annual data plan is the most intriguing part of the new Kindle Fire package, imo. What carrier is that through??
At least my argument is bound in fact. What's your's based on?
As happy as I am with the iPad, the speaker is pretty awful. Hopefully they're closer to implementing that "speakers behind glass" trick that was mentioned in a patent a few years back. I can't imagine how that would sound good.....but who knows.iPad could definitely use better speakers. I'll give that as a good +1 to Amazon.
Wrong
Google has its Play Store which sells content. Microsoft will have their own store. Amazon is nothing unique in this area.
I would bet that the 7 inch version is far closer to the 1024x768 you think the iPad Mini might...might...have.
Amazon is only closed with respect to its version of android, but the popular thing about amazon is the openness of their ecosystem compared to apple's. For example, I buy apps from the app store for my ipad, but I (personally) never purchase books, movies or music from itunes. I do that from amazon, because I know I can read, watch, listen, on any device (including just about tv)... even if I move away from the apple ecosystem.
Why aren't there more comments about that incredible data plan? How on earth did they negotiate that? That's under $5 a month!
Some people here are nuts. Amazon is offering magic at such a low price point and people are dismissing it.
This could cause apple to drop the iPads price big time since it shows good tech can be had at a much lower price point.
Those aren't Amazon innovations though. Anyone that buys the proper OMAP processor or Qualcomm parts will get that same "innovation'
MIMO Wifi ....rather have 802.11ac instead.
The word innovation is abused here. If you're buying off the shelf parts it's not your innovation its your OEMs.
Read the specs... it is the first tablet to offer dual WiFi antennas with MIMO.
Uses the new TI OMAP 4 cpu, which is faster than the Tegra 3.
It's also running a custom build of Android 4 (ICS), so the graphics issues are a thing of the past.
Waiting for the full hands on revue from The Verge.
Their first impression are positive.
Cheaper =/= Better. One of my favorite quotes: Good things cost good money!
And there's no way a Fire HD could hold a candle to my iPad. Why? THE APPS. My iPad is so much more useful, in the classroom, at work (Citrix is supposedly sluggish on Fire), for photography (screen advantage: iPad), then the Fire could hope to be (for now), even with a data plan.
Steve jobs would never have allowed this to happen
He would have had bezos killed by his secret ninja assassins a long time ago
As was beaten to death here ages ago, the Apple Mini isn't a 7"er, it's an 8". "40% more area blah blah blah". And that's a lot closer to the bigger Fire than the smaller Fire.
The objectors are correct - 768p at that size is going to look a whole lot worse than the Fire - and that's before accounting for price.
The 7" is 1024×600"but details on differences from the 8.9-inch model such as screen resolution are not yet clear"
The 8.9 inch Kindle Fire HD has the higher resolution. It states right in the article that the smaller Fire HD did not divulge their resolution. I doubt seriously that boh the 8.9 and 7 inch Fire tablets will sport the same higher resolution. I would bet that the 7 inch version is far closer to the 1024x768 you think the iPad Mini might...might...have.
You and I will notice the difference between a device with MIMO and one without.Again, specs DO NOT MATTER. It's what the specs DO that matter. Two antennas aren't going to make my movies look any better than they already do. It's not something you or I or anyone will NOTICE.
I'm going to play Hater On Amazon right now:
This thing is simply a bigger Fire. The most innovative thing (if you can call it that) about this thing is the cheap LTE plan! Amazon seemed to market the hell out the of the specs, which didn't really translate into noticeable benefits for the consumer. Who will actually notice that their new fire has two smart-switching antennas? Did the old Fire have an issue streaming stuff? I'm guessing no, so...as long as you can stream a video without noticeable buffering pauses, WHO WILL CARE?
This is the same Amazon front-end it has always been. Which is the point, I know, but still...I was hoping for a more ferocious competitior to the iPad.
/Hater
I can't wait to see this thing in action!
Also: for those wondering as to the carrier, that LTE logo that was used is same as AT&T, IIRC...which is to say that it exists in its current state for like 20 markets or some ****.
Actually,
8.9 - 7.85 = 1.05.
7.85 - 7 = 0.85.
LOL
Citrix is supposedly sluggish on Fire. So you haven't used it? Is that why your iPad is so much more useful? Because if you haven't used a Fire or other apps for it - you can't possibly state that it can't hold a candle.
If you want to state you love your iPad - that's one thing. But making a baseless comparison weakens your integrity.
Crap? You obviously didn't watch the Keynote.
wow, just wow. 1920x1200; and apple is going to release the ipad mini with 1024x768???
LOL. Sad.