Amazon Releases The Kindle Fire? Is It Worth It?

There has been a lot of recent talk about Amazon’s new Kindle Fire. No doubt the debut has created a great buzz And to be sure Kindle and Kindle Fire isn’t just the only thing that is happening here. Amazon has really out done itself here.

Though major competitors like the iPad, Barnes and Noble’s Nook, and other tablets, the Kindle Fire takes things a step further by offering consumers more content (through its vast library of Apps, movies, music), fast browsing, and of course, a lot cheaper cost. The cost factor is huge for many. But are their any downsides?

Amazon.com's new Kindle Fire really heats up the market place! According to a survey from PriceGrabber, four out of every time consumers would rather get a tablet than a laptop. A survey of over 3,500 Americans, stated that they would rather have a tablet because they are easy to carry, lightweight, and touchscreens.

Amazon.com had just released its latest update to the popular kindle which can pretty much do everything that the iPad can do, but at $200, it is half the costs.

This market is exploding in just the first year. In less than two years the tablet market is over $30 billion (and counting). With such an infant market and with Apple having about 80% of the pie at the moment, Amazon sees this as an opportunity to go head to head, by offering more bells and whistles without the cost.

How is it able to do this?

Answer: The "Cloud" and crazy amounts of content it can provide:

The Cloud: With computing memory space now existing “in the cloud” (a term to indicate that the memory space is used by off site servers and not dependent on how much memory space your computer has. Think of it in terms of your email at Google or Hotmail. The size of your computer memory doesn’t depend your ability to access your email. You have can a million emails and its stored at Google’s cloud servers.) With the cloud taking most of the memory, you can have smaller, faster, and more mobile devices that can also stream video, music, and books.

Amazon has tons of content. With millions of e-books and streaming video and music, Amazon can offer content easily and cheaper, than many of its other competitors. It's massive library and easy to access gate, the Kindle is sure to be a hit.

Certainly there is a income gap connection here too.

Money talks....Amazon released its powerful and attractive Kindle Fire to reach consumers that may not have enough money to buy the iPad, which is about $500. Kindle Fire and the Kindle are certainly great products and a lot cheaper too. The focus is on the “Non-premium,” prices as Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com’s CEO recently stated.

Any Downside to the Kindle and Kindle Fire?

Though it is powerful, it doesn’t have some of the same things you would expect from other computing devices. It doesn’t have a camera and it doesn’t allow you to use your cell phone (it doesn’t have cellular capabilities). It will however, let you browse the internet through wireless communication.

No camera - you can snap a piciture of yourself reading

Not a phone - the Kindle Fire doesn't have cellular capabilities

Other Basic Notes:

Approximate size: 7.5 inches.

Cost: About $200

Speed: Fast, cloud-dependent

Battery Life: 7.5 hours for video playback.

NEW Smart Browswer: The Kindle Fire uses Amazon Silk, Amazon.com's web browser.Amazon's smart browser which used in the cloud. (For more information, see the video below.)

Kindle Fire is scheduled to be released November 14th, just in time for the holiday. Back orders are still being taken on Amazon.com's website!

No doubt, Kindle Fire “thin and tall” dimension allows you to easily read. But it will allow you to easily buy whatever you need or want on Amazon as your personal tablet is already signed in to your account. This means, that you can shop whenever, wherever, through Amazon’s immense market.

Pulse, the iOS android newsreader will be available to the Kindle Fire. Basically, Pulse allows you to gather your news feeds through Google Reader, Facebook, Reddit, and Youtube. Pulse is free on Amazon’s App store.

Strong demand: Amazon.com announced that its Kindle Fire was the "most wished for" product on its website this past week.

Being released on November 15th, the Kindle Fire is sure to be heading fast out of the starting gate. Though it has to far to go to catch up to the iPad, which this past quarter, sold nearly 9.5 million units.