Amazon Cracks Open the Kindle
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Amazon Cracks Open the Kindle
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#2This is great news. I've been hoping for an SDK ever since I got a Kindle DX as a birthday present.
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#3Can someone venture some guesses as to what types of apps will be created? That screen seems like a terribly limiting factor for apps...
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#4Can someone venture some guesses as to what types of apps will be created? That screen seems like a terribly limiting factor for apps...
I guess I'm not very creative, but one of the first thoughts to pop in my head was "I would really like to have a day planner on this thing".
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#5Can someone venture some guesses as to what types of apps will be created? That screen seems like a terribly limiting factor for apps...
Plenty of apps don't need rapid refresh, or particularly fancy graphics. Weather apps, stock tickers, crossword puzzles, Sudoku, choose-your-own-adventure type games (even something like the old Adventure), a note taker, shopping list, fitness tracker... Combine these with the Kindle's wireless cellular link, add a little imagination, and I feel it has potential.
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#6Can someone venture some guesses as to what types of apps will be created? That screen seems like a terribly limiting factor for apps...
Hopefully some sort of folder system, since it seems Amazon can't do it.
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#7Can someone venture some guesses as to what types of apps will be created? That screen seems like a terribly limiting factor for apps...
I'd love to play chess on it + cross word puzzles.
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#8I think between the Kindle, Nook (it runs android), and the Apple Tablet, we're going to see some of the next great publishing companies emerge along with the really smart dinosaurs evolve. "Print Content" will no longer just be words on a page, but something interactive that belongs in the 21st century. What if your books/newspapers/magazines were hybrids of software+traditional writing? That thought kind of gives me the chills... in a good way.
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#9Can someone venture some guesses as to what types of apps will be created? That screen seems like a terribly limiting factor for apps...
Plenty of apps don't need rapid refresh, or particularly fancy graphics. Weather apps, stock tickers, crossword puzzles, Sudoku, choose-your-own-adventure type games (even something like the old Adventure), a note taker, shopping list, fitness tracker... Combine these with the Kindle's wireless cellular link, add a little imagination, and I feel it has potential.
The 15 cents per megabyte charge could be limiting at first. I don't know what an application might use and how frequently, so it might not be a concern at all. If it is, i'm sure the pricing will eventually go down to a number that is so low that it no longer is a concern.
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#10I think between the Kindle, Nook (it runs android), and the Apple Tablet, we're going to see some of the next great publishing companies emerge along with the really smart dinosaurs evolve. "Print Content" will no longer just be words on a page, but something interactive that belongs in the 21st century. What if your books/newspapers/magazines were hybrids of software+traditional writing? That thought kind of gives m…
Yes, and this combined with Amazon's new royalty scheme:
http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-amazon-fires-to...
Will create really big changes in the publishing industry.
I just hope that people outside the U.S. won't have to wait years to benefit from these changes (because of legalities).