Reading is so much fun when you have every book you need easily accessible on your pocketable tablet and Amazon gives us a new reason to expand our horizon through education. Kindle Fire has been unveiled and for $199, anyone can order the amazing gadget which is the perfect combination between an e-reader and a tablet. If you read the specs, you will discover that Kindle Fire is first and foremost a 7-inch tablet which offers all the benefits of having an intimate link with Amazon’s huge online library.
It is by no means a speed demon and being powered by a 1GHz TI OMAP processor and a mediocre 512MB of RAM. It has no chance to compete with the iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Fortunately, this was never the goal and for the ones who are still regarding Kindle Fire as an e-reader on steroids, these features represent a giant leap forward. The same applies to the 8 GB of storage which although might seem a bit shallow are more than enough since your content is synced online.
In terms of visual appeal, Kindle Fire is not as cute as the previous e-readers, but it is still an elegant slate that resembles RIM’s PlayBook. Light and easy to hold, it sports a display supporting 16 million colors, which should make it a worthy rival for Nook Color, it’s main competitor. Amazon is not yet willing to disclose more about Kindle Fire, and we’ll have to wait a bit longer for the hands-on experience.
What is certain is that it doesn’t have 3G capabilities, and you’ll have to use the WiFi to go online and give a try to Amazon’s very own Silk browser. It might feel like a shortcoming, but if this is the price, we have to pay to enjoy an affordable tablet, it is worth it.
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