Amazon unveils new $79 Kindle
Hot on the heels of the Kindle Fire. Amazon also announced the a new ad-supported Kindle that cost $79. Which marks the first time a Kindle has been for under $100 at retail. There is also a $109 version that isn’t ad supported that available.
Amazon says that the new Kindle will be available for shipping starting today.
Edit: Here the product page for the new Kindle.
Amazon unveils the 7-inch Android-based Kindle Fire tablet
Today at a Amazon press event held in New York City. Amazon has announced a new addition to the Kindle line up. The Android based 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet.
The 7-inch tablet lacks cameras and a microphone which are found on some recent tablets. The tablet also lacks 3G, so it’s limited to just Wifi.
The tablet with ship with a heavily customized version of Android 2.1, and will retail for $199. Amazon is also including a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime Membership with each Kindle Fire sold.
I’ll update this when there is more info!
Update: We have some specs for the Kindle Fire:
- 7-inch IPS panel with Gorilla Glass coating
- 1GHz TI OMAP dual-core CPU
- 512MB of RAM
- 8GB of internal storage
- chassis weighs 14.6 ounces
The device also supports connectivity to the Amazon Cloud. Which will allow for theoretical unlimited storage of your purchases.
You can also pre-order the device right now from here. And it will be released on November, 15.
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