New Kindle Fire 2 tablets, one with 4G, on the way - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

james99 · 2012-07-06, 10:01 AM

A bunch of new Kindle Fire tablets are on the way, according to NPD DisplaySearch. Watch your back, Google.

Jake · 2012-07-06, 10:16 AM

Still no SD or microSD. Why? Is it so they can keep charging $50 for an extra 8GB of memory? I am sure they know people would rather spend $30 on a 32GB SD card.

TorontoColin · 2012-07-06, 12:34 PM

SD allows people to more easily move their own content on to the device. Given that Amazon is only selling these as portals to their own content, it makes sense that they will try and make any design changes that would encourage people to use their services for content.

lima20 · 2012-08-03, 09:40 PM

I heard 5 different types expected in a few days, and at least 1 is suppose to have SD card

http://www.informationweek.com/news/...held/240003617

james99 · 2012-08-23, 05:56 PM

Amazon.com Inc. is having a press conference Sept. 6 near Los Angeles, said an invitation sent out on Thursday by the world's largest Internet retailer.

Amazon did not reveal the nature of the coming announcement, but the event is being organized by the company's Kindle business, which includes its dominant e-book offering and devices such as e-readers and the Kindle Fire tablet computer.

Camera.Ken · 2012-08-23, 08:00 PM

Several bloggers are reporting that Amazon has invited them to a major press conference on Sept 6. The subject is not known, but the Kindle Fire 2 announcement seems like a good bet.

99semaj · 2012-09-06, 07:39 PM

Wow, $50/year for 250MB/month of data on the FireHD! With a fullsized screen too. The dataplan is a real game changer, and the tablet itself is decently equipped. But IIRC, they don't really cater to Canada...anyone know if we might ever see this?

BGY11 · 2012-09-06, 08:48 PM

Doesn't look like if (if MobileSyrup is correct.

Also, looks like users will be subjected to ads on the lockscreen of all the new Kindle Fire devices (SOURCE) -- although I'm sure that will be bypassed by the modding community pretty quick.

I will say though, that the pricing for the Kindle Fire devices really is competitive. Given that Google is barely able to make a profit on the 16GB Nexus 7, it's clear that Amazon is taking a loss on these that they expect to gain from their eBook and video marketplace.

2012-07-06, 10:01 AM	#1
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	New Kindle Fire 2 tablets, one with 4G, on the way A bunch of new Kindle Fire tablets are on the way, according to NPD DisplaySearch. Watch your back, Google.

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Jake Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gatineau and Ottawa Posts: 10,190	Still no SD or microSD. Why? Is it so they can keep charging $50 for an extra 8GB of memory? I am sure they know people would rather spend $30 on a 32GB SD card. __________________ Tip: See an offending post? Don't reply, report it by clicking on the 'Report Post' icon.

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2012-08-23, 05:56 PM	#5
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Larger tablet rumors swirl as Amazon schedules 'event' September 6th Amazon.com Inc. is having a press conference Sept. 6 near Los Angeles, said an invitation sent out on Thursday by the world's largest Internet retailer. Amazon did not reveal the nature of the coming announcement, but the event is being organized by the company's Kindle business, which includes its dominant e-book offering and devices such as e-readers and the Kindle Fire tablet computer.

2012-08-23, 08:00 PM	#6
Camera.Ken Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 331	Will We Know On Sept 6? Several bloggers are reporting that Amazon has invited them to a major press conference on Sept 6. The subject is not known, but the Kindle Fire 2 announcement seems like a good bet.

2012-08-03, 09:40 PM	#4
lima20 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 659	I heard 5 different types expected in a few days, and at least 1 is suppose to have SD card http://www.informationweek.com/news/...held/240003617

2012-09-06, 07:39 PM	#7
99semaj Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: /dev/null Posts: 2,669	LTE for $50 year! Wow, $50/year for 250MB/month of data on the FireHD! With a fullsized screen too. The dataplan is a real game changer, and the tablet itself is decently equipped. But IIRC, they don't really cater to Canada...anyone know if we might ever see this? Last edited by 99semaj; 2012-09-06 at 07:41 PM. Reason: Removed banned amazon link

2012-09-06, 08:48 PM	#8
BGY11 Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Calgary AB Posts: 3,168	Doesn't look like if (if MobileSyrup is correct. Also, looks like users will be subjected to ads on the lockscreen of all the new Kindle Fire devices (SOURCE) -- although I'm sure that will be bypassed by the modding community pretty quick. I will say though, that the pricing for the Kindle Fire devices really is competitive. Given that Google is barely able to make a profit on the 16GB Nexus 7, it's clear that Amazon is taking a loss on these that they expect to gain from their eBook and video marketplace.

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