The Rainforest Tablet

Glaucus · 28 Sep 2011 at 17:51

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
TBH,it could be just launching in the US first.

I doubt it.
The entire device is built around their app store, movies, tv and cloud storage. Non of which are available in the uk ATM. So until they are the device is pretty pointless. They must be having issues with the film producers and getting the licenses.

Steve_bullockuk · 28 Sep 2011 at 17:54

Whats people's thoughts on this cloud based web browsing they have introduced? Surely it will allow them to monitor EVERYTHING that you are looking at?

muon · 28 Sep 2011 at 17:57

They've actually created a nice ecosystem.

Will no doubt it will get Cyanogenmod 8 if you don't like Amazon's system.

edit:

Also UK is missing so many key amazon apps that the tablet isn't worthwhile releasing in the UK atm.

NeilF · 28 Sep 2011 at 18:23

Kindle Fire

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15096655

7" IPS (in-plane switching) display
1024 x 600 resolution
Customised Google Android operating system
$199 (£130)
Weighs 413 grammes
Dual core processor
8GB internal storage

I would have prefered a bigger screen + higher resolution for a few £10 more...

ChrisGTL · 28 Sep 2011 at 18:26

Nicely priced, daughter wants a tablet soon for birthday so this is another I can check out.

NinetyOne · 28 Sep 2011 at 18:26

Only on the US site atm it seems.

NinetyOne · 28 Sep 2011 at 18:28

edit* nvm

2StepSteve · 28 Sep 2011 at 18:31

No 3G = not impressed.

MissileMoose · 28 Sep 2011 at 18:33

I came in here thinking somebody's Kindle set alight. I am disappoint.

NinetyOne · 28 Sep 2011 at 18:36

2StepSteve said:
No 3G = not impressed.

Their is 3g you just have to pay more.

PGdude · 28 Sep 2011 at 18:37

"Amazon has droped the keyboard from some of its Kindles in favour of touch"

I hate it when editors don't proof-read properly.

(I had to fix so many typos there to not make myself look stupid)

POB · 28 Sep 2011 at 18:38

Let me know when someone hacks normal android on it then it will be a decent deal.

Cosimo · 28 Sep 2011 at 18:43

Read all about it:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18322778

Rameses · 28 Sep 2011 at 18:54

It looks pretty cool, and the reason is simple. A complete ecosystem as mentioned above.

The major problem with Android is the lack of cohesion with content. You have to drag & drop your content, but with this everything you buy from Amazon is available locally or cloud.

Clearly we don't have movies on Amazon yet but the music/books/magazines/apps will be still appealing to people. The OMAP 4 processor has a decent PowerVR GPU too so games won't be a worry, that is, if Android has any graphical games like on the iPhone.

Deleted member 77746 · 28 Sep 2011 at 19:07

Battery life better be as good as the Kindle v3! They should have produced more add ons for these types of devices not making more devices I think!

Minstadave · 28 Sep 2011 at 19:17

mrbell1984 said:
Battery life better be as good as the Kindle v3! They should have produced more add ons for these types of devices not making more devices I think!

The battery life will be nothing like the Kindle 3, that lasts weeks to months and is e-ink. This is a standard tablet with a backlit colour screen, so you'll get hours of battery life rather than days/months.

kona786 · 28 Sep 2011 at 19:23

AmTechFox said:
... if Android has any graphical games like on the iPhone.

it has.

SiriusB · 28 Sep 2011 at 19:23

And lose any benefit of having e-ink to read from in the first place.

PixieLandGirl · 28 Sep 2011 at 19:53

US details for the Kindle fire preorders are available here http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2/ref=famstripe_kf

pumaz · 28 Sep 2011 at 19:55

My £150 Hannspad blows this out the water, the lack of ports on this thing is plain dumb, not even an SD slot!