Maybe they do not want to pay licensing. The Wii had a weird situation where the Photo channel was updated and MP3 support was replaced with AAC.Can't play MP3 on the Nintendo DSi.
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Amazon Introduces 8.9-Inch and 7-Inch Kindle Fire HD at $299 and $199, Updated Kindle Fire Drops to $159
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Late breaking... No... you won't be able to.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/7/3301108/amazon-reportedly-confirms-no-kindle-fire-ad-opt-out
That's a total deal killer for me. I was considering getting one, but I will not have ads forced upon me by a product I paid for.
Regarding the ads - since they are only on the lock screen I wonder if you will ever see them if using the cover - since it has an instant on when opening the cover like iPad does you would think you'd never see the lock screen...
Sounds like there is confusion amongst the Amazon ranks. I think it's safer to say "we'll see" then No or Yes right now
Not really. Apparently a support person said you would be able to opt-out by paying. Now Amazon's spokespeople have confirmed to multiple sites (Engadget, The Verge) that you won't be able to opt-out.
However, I don't really see this as some huge deal. Amazon is providing a very nice device at a very aggressive price. They also seem to care about the user experience so I can't imagine these ads will get in the way.
Of course you can. They are DRM-free AAC files, anything that can play AAC files can use them. And if you are one of the five people on Earth who still uses a device that cannot play AACs, you can batch-convert them to MP3s inside iTunes (or with lots of other tools).
There are plenty of things to criticise with Apple but as long as people just (incorrectly) assume their arguments I cannot help myself but thinking that criticising Apple is more used as a way of letting of steam at a convenient target than expressing a valid opinion.
The ads will only be on the lock screen when the device is idle.
My daughters Kindle does this when you're not reading anything.
It rotates ads on the screen when in standby mode.
Sounds totally acceptable to me since it allows them to offer the device at a decent price.
The Kindle Paperwhite would be the best for reading if that's going to be the main use.
Unless iPad Mini comes up with some magic that makes it less strenuous on the eyes for long reading.
I don't pay for TV, get my news online and hate NASCAR. Paying $500 for a device and then have ads thrown at me is silly.
I wonder how much they are able to cut the price by using these ads.
So Apple and other tech companies promote things that aren't groundbreaking or amazing sometimes. That makes me wrong about the fact that this is nothing special? Nice argument
Get personal much?
I love it; had Amazon launched with the promise to refuse anyone the right to see adds on their lock screen, I would hazard a guess, that would have been a "deal breaker" for the exact same folks.
I mean, an add sitting on your device, whilst in standby, when not in use, that disappears with 2-3 seconds of picking it up?
Never mind that everyone knows Apple will be announcing a new phone tis week and a new iPad soon enough, the sales of Apple products would prove you wrong. Up until a month ago the iPhone was still the top selling phone in US. Some may say that was because of Samsung, but I would say that is because everyone has known for 6 months the iPhone was coming in the Fall.
what was your point again?
I said they're behind in hardware, not sales. Reread my post.
The point is that this year's updates had better be good ones.
So I was thinking last night about the new Paperwhite display technology Amazon made where the light does not emit outward towards the reader, but instead downward towards the text.
I thought, would it be possible to take the same technology and build a television with it? How cool would that be to watch TV at night and not have tons of light blaring off the screen at you, yet you can still see and enjoy what you're watching?
You heard it here first folks! *Marches off to the patent office*
I thought, would it be possible to take the same technology and build a television with it? How cool would that be to watch TV at night and not have tons of light blaring off the screen at you, yet you can still see and enjoy what you're watching?
You heard it here first folks! *Marches off to the patent office*
Agreed which is why I made the comment, the service is a fantastic deal.
Word is also that the LTE is being supplied by AT&T so........you will have LTE in about 50 cities but that is about it compared to Verizon with LTE in 300 cities and growing fast. Even my little city here in North Carolina has LTE by Verizon. We just got 3G from AT&T about 2 yrs ago. I think I had my iPhone 4 before we got 3G.
I for one wouldn't mind if they said that (gee, you won't throw ads at me? You promise?).
To me it's more the principle honestly. If they want to knock off some of the price I may go for it if it's that unobtrusive. But to force me to have them, even if I was willing to pay more? Especially on a high priced item (you can get away with free stuff or cheap stuff, people will be more willing to overlook that. But I do think they are pushing it when they do it on their higher priced items). Yeah, that would piss me off and I'd have to really want that particular tablet (not just be interested in a tablet and trying to make a decision between which one) to get over it and I'd still be pissed about it. As is, if I were picking a tablet, and there was no ipad mini in the horizon (mainly cause I already have an iphone and imac I'd prefer it be an apple product that works with the eco system but doesn't have to be), that would be more more reason to pick the Nexus (which I saw and liked. The original Fire I saw I didn't like, was too heavy/dense in my opinion. THe reason I want a 7" is for easy holding in one hand and easy game playing... the ipad is hard on your wrist to play games cause it's so big and unwieldy. I like the 7" size for book reading and games, which is what I use my iPad for).
Hell, it would make me pause about getting an ipad mini if they were going to put ads on it without giving me a say in the matter (as it is, it's a moot point cause I don't have the money to justify any 7" when I already have a tablet that I got for free. I like it, I just would like a smaller one). I don't really need it to be in apple's ecosystem (Would be nice cause I already have a lot of apps for it) and that would piss me off enough to consider if I really need that part.
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That would be pretty damned awesome honestly.
Do it!!!! But please sell your patent to some one to actually use it if you aren't going to.
It's cool, I was really thinking more along the lines of having to research the different features each type of kindle (fire, paperwhite, DX, regular) offers versus there being practically the same features across iPads. Maybe I'm just not as patient a shopper these days haha.
I think the iPad mini is a great idea and will sell well, but I still prefer the iPad Maxi.. I mean.. uh... yeah.
