Unlike the other Kindles, the Fire is not available outside the U.S. I had decided to one, but sadly it looks like that won't happen (at least not as soon as I hoped).
Kindle Fire - Full Color Kindle with 7" Multi-Touch Display, Wi-Fi
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#12Darn, the Kindle DX is still $379. Everything else got a nice price drop. I've been waiting for a hardware/software update to the Kindle DX and a possible price drop for quite a while now, but I'm not sure I'll ever get it at this point.
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#13I can't help but think of the Kindle commercial on the beach where the iPad owner asks the Kindle owner, "It works in sunlight?"
Funny tip: It was only last weekend I discovered than an iPad works with polarized sunglasses on, IF you use it in landscape mode. That was a major d'oh realization. I hope for Amazon's sake, the Fire works in sunlight.
Great tip. Does that work in general (switching a device to landscape)? If so, this is something that should be more widely known.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Funny tip: It was only last weekend I discovered than an iPad works with polarized sunglasses on, IF you use it in landscape mode. That was a major d'oh realization. I hope for Amazon's sake, the Fire works in sunlight.
Great tip. Does that work in general (switching a device to landscape)? If so, this is something that should be more widely known.
I'm not sure. I was told that it has to do with the polarization inside the IPS display, so this tip may work the same for other devices with an IPS display. Supposedly, it's polarized in landscape orientation, but not landscape.
That said, I don't know if this explanation is factual as I don't understand modern display technologies to a deep level.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
Funny tip: It was only last weekend I discovered than an iPad works with polarized sunglasses on, IF you use it in landscape mode. That was a major d'oh realization. I hope for Amazon's sake, the Fire works in sunlight.
Great tip. Does that work in general (switching a device to landscape)? If so, this is something that should be more widely known.
In my experience, displays are usually polarized diagonally, so portrait and landscape both works. My current (Galaxy S2) and previous (Desire) both do this. I'm surprised the iPad doesn't.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Funny tip: It was only last weekend I discovered than an iPad works with polarized sunglasses on, IF you use it in landscape mode. That was a major d'oh realization. I hope for Amazon's sake, the Fire works in sunlight.
Great tip. Does that work in general (switching a device to landscape)? If so, this is something that should be more widely known.
It may not work consistently in landscape, but in general, if you look at an LCD with polarized glasses and can't see anything, try rotating the display (or your head) 90 degrees. Or just take the glasses off.
This works because of the way LCDs function. An LCD actually uses polarization to turn pixels on and off, so introducing polarized optics at an angle perpendicular to the orientation of the LCD polarization means you see nothing.
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#17micro/SD slot? I guess after xmas they wil introduce the 3G version with other subtle improvements - surprised they aren't going to use their whispernet.
Up to this point, Whispernet gets relatively little traffic per-device (initial book download being the biggest bandwidth use). While there is the experimental browser in the Kindle, it had limited functionality and is fairly well hidden. With the introduction of Video on Demand and full web browsing in the Fire, I'm sure Amazon's 3G provider is hesitant to allow lifetime access to their network for a one time fee of $50.
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#18I'll definitely pick one up once it runs CyanogenMod. My NookColor has quickly become my bedside tablet of choice.
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#198 hours reading :( (vs 3 weeks for e-ink)
This is not a replacement for an e-ink device. It's not even a competitor.
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#20Darn, the Kindle DX is still $379. Everything else got a nice price drop. I've been waiting for a hardware/software update to the Kindle DX and a possible price drop for quite a while now, but I'm not sure I'll ever get it at this point.
From what I've heard, it's incredibly difficult to manufacture the screen at that size.