Amazon live stream right now

[SAWYER]

http://live.theverge.com/amazon-kindle-fire-paperwhite-reader-event-live/

$119 wifi $179 3g Oct 1
8 week battery

new Kindle Sep 14 $69

$159 Sep 14 7" 10"

 

[Super56K]

Amazon...$159 for a Fire? If that's got a 1280x800 res screen then holy moly.

 

[Dominato3r]

$159 for an upgraded Kindle fire: faster processor, 2x Ram, longer battery life.

 

[Bryf50]

1920x1200 holy shit

 

[Dominato3r]

Omap 4470.

I think he's trying to hit the Nexus 7 with the Tegra 3, but doenst make any sense because it doesn't look like this thing is gonna be in the same class.

 

[Phokus]

Thank god i held off buying another Nexus 7. Hopefully the Fire HD is rootable/ROMable. Would love that sweet sweet jellybean on it.

 

[Bryf50]

Kind of odd how they're touting MIMO and 5ghz wifi as some new advancement.

 

[MontyAC]

8.9 inch screen. Wonder what's the price for it.

 

[KLin]

8.9 inch screen. Wonder what's the price for it.

$159

 

[Super56K]

8.9 inch screen. Wonder what's the price for it.

$299 would be quite compelling.

 

[MontyAC]

$159

That's for the Fire, not the 8.9 inch HD model. We should know soon.

 

[MarkLuvsCS]

Kind of odd how they're touting MIMO and 5ghz wifi as some new advancement.

Well most devices especially laptops have cut costs by not including 5ghz support or multiple antennae. Most laptops support "n" but just 2.4ghz "n". Cramming better wireless support in even smaller devices is a great move for providing a smoother feeling to some things like HD streaming.

 

[TheStu]

Kind of odd how they're touting MIMO and 5ghz wifi as some new advancement.

They are touting it as a new advancement in the tablet space. Certainly the popular tablet space. I am not going to say absolutely that there does not exist some tablet in China or Korea that doesn't have 5GHz N and MIMO, but the iPad doesn't have it, and neither does the Nexus 7.

 

[zerocool84]

Damn, I should have sold my original Fire already. I want the 8.9" one.

The Fire HD 8.9" I think will be $299

 

[Dominato3r]

Wow. Insane pricing.

 

[Red Storm]

Damn that new Kindle looks nice.

 

[Viper GTS]

WTF are they doing announcing tablets that won't ship for 2.5 months? That's terrible by modern standards.

Viper GTS

 

[fallenangel99]

Cant wait for the reviews of the FireHD.. i'll just have to return my iPad and go with FireHD if the reviews are good!

 

[Super56K]

GG Amazon...8.9" 1200p tablet? $299 please.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

I'm confused. Does the 7" hd one also have a 1920 x 1200 screen or just the 8.9?

 

[disports]

Kindle Fire HD 8.9" w/ 32GB & 4G LTE @ $499 w/ 250mb/month data plan for $49.99/year

 

[NutBucket]

WTF are they doing announcing tablets that won't ship for 2.5 months? That's terrible by modern standards.

Viper GTS

Like MS with the windows8 tablets?

Anyway, I was thinking I would wait for a full-fledged win8 tablet but this FireHD may change my mind. Plus, it would be more than adequate for 90% of what I use my laptop for.

 

[disports]

I'm confused. Does the 7" hd one also have a 1920 x 1200 screen or just the 8.9?

Same resolution for both

 

[Eug]

Ad showing new devices came out yesterday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZImmrCmzKVA&feature=autoplay&list=UUCF7JzHqBZYIgNFmy1qNPxA&playnext=1

 

[Anubis]

8 week battery