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Amazon has announced the new color Kindle Fire. Backlit 7″ touch screen, no e-Ink, no keyboard, dual-core processor, forked Android OS, fast Internet via Amazon’s cloud servers, shipping November 15, 2011. The Fire Kindle is registered to your Amazon account out of the box, so no registration hassles. Price is competitive at $199. Turn . . . → Read More: Kindle Color Fire MG Siegler (TechCrunch) says he’s seen and used a DVT (design testing unit model) 7″ Amazon Tablet that may be released by end of November 2011. [Added: Amazon has since released the color Kindle Fire, which shipped November 15, 2011.] The new device is backlit with an LED capacitive touch screen, no e-ink, no buttons. . . . → Read More: Kindle Tablet for Christmas 2011? On December 27, 2010, Amazon announced that the third-generation Kindle is “the bestselling product in Amazon’s history, eclipsing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7).” On Christmas Day, The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo was the most purchased and most gifted Kindle book on amazon.com. Enough copies of “Eclipse” were sold for Edward Cullen . . . → Read More: About eBooks and eReaders Did you know that you need a booklight to read a Kindle, or most other dedicated eBook reader devices, in a dark room? If not, that’s something to consider when evaluating your hardware options for reading eBooks. Personally, I like a backlit screen, and wonder how I would adapt to a low-contrast eInk device. That’s . . . → Read More: eInk vs backlight |
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