Post Tagged with: "Kindle Fire"

Kindle Fire: The Most Divisive Product of 2011
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Kindle Fire: The Most Divisive Product of 2011

A month after its launch, Amazon’s Kindle Fire continues to be an extraordinarily polarizing product. Lots of people like it and it appears to be flying off the shelves (though it would be nice if Amazon supplied some actual numbers to back up its glowing sales reports.) But a significant element of the tech world [...]

Published by on December 14, 2011 5:00 am
My Experience with the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet
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My Experience with the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet

I’d like to start this topic off by making a point. The way most reviewers review technology products is helpful for those to whom technology is well understood and non-threatening. However, I would argue, that the way most reviewers review and compare products is not helpful for the way the average non-techie consumer processes information [...]

Published by on November 21, 2011 3:34 am
The Tech.pinions Amazon Kindle Fire Review Roundup
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The Tech.pinions Amazon Kindle Fire Review Roundup

Well the reviews are out and it seems like they are mostly positive. Other than a few user interface gripes it appears most reviewers believe the Kindle Fire to be a worthy Android tablet competitor but not much of an iPad competitor. From our own experience with the Kindle Fire we tend to agree on [...]

Published by on November 13, 2011 10:33 pm
Analysis: How Amazon’s Kindle Fire Will Impact The Tablet Market
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Analysis: How Amazon’s Kindle Fire Will Impact The Tablet Market

I have been using the Kindle Fire for a while now and I am quite impressed with this new entry into the tablet space. Although one of Amazon’s major goals was to make this a great eBook reader, the fact that it runs on Android and can run Android apps, has a Web browser, and [...]

Published by on November 13, 2011 9:01 pm
The Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet Will Not Slow the iPad
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The Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet Will Not Slow the iPad

Philip Elmer-DeWitt reported on the Fortune blog about data released suggesting the potential impact of the Kindle Fire on iPad sales. The data originated from ChangeWave and points out several key findings from their survey of “early adopter types.” 5% of those surveyed said they had pre-ordered or were very likely to buy Amazon’s new [...]

Published by on November 9, 2011 9:54 pm
7″ Media Tablets Like Kindle Fire…”Dead On Arrival”?
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7″ Media Tablets Like Kindle Fire…”Dead On Arrival”?

UPDATED with Amazon Kindle “Fire” references. A few weeks ago, TechCrunch reported that Amazon’s 7″ Kindle tablet was “very real” and would ship for the 2011 holidays.  (UPDATED: Now rumored to be called “Kindle Fire“.  ) Almost a year before that, Wired’s Brian Chen reported that on an earnings call, Jobs said, “the current crop of [...]

Published by on September 8, 2011 4:18 am