Without the usual build up Seattle-based Amazon released 5 new members of the Kindle family. The new line up consist of 3 tablets,
including Amazon's first kids edition, and 2 e-readers. The five
Kindles are now available for pre-order and will ship next month in
plenty of time for the start of holiday shopping.
The flagship of the new Kindle's is the Fire HDX 8.9 will run the
Fire os4 based on on Android's latest operating system KitKat. The new
OS will feature the new firefly technology that Amazon introduced, in
June, on their Fire smartphone,
the new family library that allows family member to link their Kindle
accounts together, profile so that each person can have their own
customized profile on the tablet and several more features that will
make experience enjoyable.
Some of the other specifications of the HDX 8.9 are a 2500 x 1600
resolution with 339ppi (pixels per inch), a blazing fast 2.5 GHz
quad-core processor, an HD front-facing and 8 megapixel rear-facing
cameras and dual-antennas for faster wi-fi conductivity. The HDX 8.9
comes in 5 versions 16, 32 and 64GB each with or without special offers
and start at $379.
“The team has packed an incredible amount of technology and
innovation into the new Fire HDX—an exclusive HDX display, a powerful
quad-core processor, a 70% faster graphics engine, exceptional audio
with Dolby Atmos, and the fastest Wi-Fi—and it’s still startlingly
light,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO, in a press release.
“Fire HDX combines best-in-class hardware with exclusive features and
services from Fire OS 4 including Firefly, the Mayday button, Family
Library, ASAP, and more.
The new kids edition of the Kindle Fire tablet comes in both a 6 and
7-inch versions in either green, blue or pink. Both of these tablets
come with a 2 year warranty that your child breaks it Amazon will
replace it at no cost. The tablets come with freetime unlimited and
parental controls to make sure that your children will only be viewing
age appropriate apps, movies and books. Just because the tablets carry
the label kids edition they still come fully featured with a quad-core
processor, front and rear-facing cameras and the same Dolby audio system
as the rest of the Kindle family. The 6-inch version sells for $149 and
the 7-inch is $189.
The third of the new tablets is the Kindle Fire HD 6-inch that starts
at $99. With the low price tag you might think that it doesn't have all
the features. That is not the case as it still boost a 1280 x 800
resolution with a 252 pixel density, a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and a
VGA front-facing and 2 megapixel rear-facing cameras.
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