Amazon Boss Jeff Bezos unveiled two new Fire tablets and a Kindle at an
event in Santa Monica with built in light so owners can finally read in the dark. It all gives clear indicators that even Fire is willing to ask its share from Apple which is already halved by Samsung’s attacks.
One has a 7inch screen, the same as the much rumoured iPad mini,
while a new Fire HD has an 8.9inch screen. The costliest, 4G-ready version will go for $499, while a Wi-Fi version is $299. The cheapest, 7-inch version of the Fire, which launched in November and is now the No. 2-selling tablet in the United States, behind Apple's iPad, will sell for $159. It seems Kindle is eyeing a strong foothold in international mobile world with Apple and other Giants of the field.
However, the firm did not say if the tablets we be made available internationally.
As the world's largest Internet retailer, it is essential for Amazon to have a major presence in this new sector. Amazon is willing to make little or no money selling cheap tablets and e-readers because it wants to get the devices into as many hands as possible, then sell higher-margin digital content, such as e-books, video, games, apps and music, to a more connected and engaged customer base.
The company also showed off a "paperwhite" e-reader with a much sharper screen and longer battery life.
The firm also revealed a new Kindle Fire HD tablet, which features a 8.9-inch 1920x1200, 254ppi display. It has a laminated touch sensor for better visuals and 25% less glare. The tablet is powered by an OMAP 4470 processor from Texas Instruments, which Amazon says outperforms the Tegra 3.
The Kindle Fire HD also includes stereo speakers, an upgrade over the Kindle Fire's mono speaker.
The event came a day after Nokia Corp. and Google Inc.'s Motorola Mobility division announced five new smartphones between them. The two from Nokia will be the company's first to run the next version of Windows. Consumer electronics makers are trying to generate interest in their products now, before Apple announces a new iPhone and possibly a mini iPad next week.
'Kindle Fire HD is the world’s most-advanced 7” tablet, with a stunning customised HD display, the fastest Wi-Fi, exclusive Dolby audio, powerful processor and graphics engine, 11 hours of battery life, and 16 GB of storage for all your HD content,' said Bezos.
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