I have some questions though: As I am not in the US, will I be able to use the Amazon cloud storage? Will I be able to buy stuff from Amazon app stores. I'd like to buy some music as well as ebook and some android games.
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I have some questions though: As I am not in the US, will I be able to use the Amazon cloud storage? Will I be able to buy stuff from Amazon app stores. I'd like to buy some music as well as ebook and some android games. | ||
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Latvia2350 Posts
On December 27 2011 20:33 mememolly wrote: watching for touch to come out in europe Yeah I was wondering why the heck they are not offering Touch (at least wi-fi version) for Europe. Is there any ways to circumvent this? | ||
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Following the huge success of the Kindle Fire tablet/E-reader is the Kindle 2, the next-generation tab that’s been rumored to sport a larger 10-inch display. We’ve been waiting all this time for Amazon to announce a follow-up to the fiery Kindle Fire. Thankfully, the well-established Taiwanese China Times has recently released a publication citing Foxconn as Amazon’s newly nominated ODM to manufacture the Kindle 2. This makes Foxconn the second major ODM next to Quanta – the sole developer of the original Kindle Fire. It’s also important to note that Amazon has a good list of manufacturers up its sleeve. Among them are ACES, Prime View, CviLux, Singatron and of course the aforementioned Quanta and Foxconn. The China Times also added that Amazon is now the one handling the selection and certification of components in order to cut the overall manufacturing cost. Source | ||
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There are speculations that the 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet will hit a new low price of just $149, or $50 less than what the device is currently selling at, when Amazon debuts a new Kindle Fire 2 tablet with a 1280 X 800-pixel resolution HD display in a few months. The company will sell both tablets side by side, with last year’s model being discounted to offer consumers an easier way to buy into the Amazon ecosystem and the low price will make the Kindle Fire an easier purchase for customers to make. Rumors of a price drop is originating from DigiTimes: To expand its market share, the sources believe that Amazon has a high chance of adopting a similar product strategy to Apple, in addition to a new iPad product, Apple continues to sell its previous model at a cheaper price to expand market share into the lower-end segment. If these rumors are true, this would mean two things. First, it follows Apple’s new iPad pricing strategy where last year’s iPad 2 is selling at a $100 discount compared to the current third-generation iPad. With the launch of the third-generation iPad, for the first time Apple is selling the current model alongside last year’s model, and the new more affordable entry-level pricing is speculated to help Apple compete with low-cost Android tablets. Source | ||
Frigo
Hungary1023 Posts
However there is still room for improvement, I found its software side severely lacking: - The way it flattens the directory structure of books is a joke. Come on, how hard is it to make a hierarchical directory traversal interface? - It would be perfect for taking text notes like todo lists, shopping lists, except it does not ship with a notepad app out of the box (notes attached to documents won't do), and there isn't even a proper notepad app for it. - Calendar with appointments would be nice but okay, it's an e-book reader, not a PDA. - Browser is a crap, and there is no landscape mode but okay, it's an e-book reader, not a tablet or a PC: - Severe lack of continuous PDF reading, or at least proper positioning of the bottom of the page when divided into more screens, so there is no confusion where did the last screen end and where does the reader need to continue. These all would be easy fix or implement, and would increase consumer experience greatly. | ||
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I'd be reading probably a book a month depending on how busy I am with university, but the thing is, I go to the library, and every single person I know goes to the library to get a book to read opposed to buying it. So in the end, it's a nice luxury, but doesn't justify the $200 base price tag + $5-$20 extra for every book you read. Yeah you don't get to keep the book, but I usually read a book, analyse it, and after that never look at it again... | ||
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