During a press event in New York City on Wednesday, Amazon took the wraps off of its $ 200 Kindle Fire tablet. The Kindle Fire is equipped with a 7-inch display and will have access to all of Amazon’s services including AmazonMP3, Amazon Prime, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Instant Video and the Amazon AppStore. The tablet is powered by a dual-core processor and weighs 14.6 ounces. Customers can pre-order the Kindle Fire today and it will ship in November. Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos overpriced unveiled a brand new version of his company’s popular eReader, dubbed the Kindle touch. The $ 99 Kindle Touch is equipped with an infrared layer on top of the E-Ink display to help avoid with any interference while reading. It also has Amazon’s Easy Reach technology for turning pages by tapping the screen in specified areas. In addition, an X-Ray Feature Allows users to view where And when certainkind characters or places take place in a book. Amazon willalso sell a separate Kindle touch 3G model for $ 149. Pre-orders for the Kindle touch eReader begin today and will ship by November 21st. Finally, Bezos Announced a new standard Kindle for $ 79 That does not sacrifice a touchscreen. It is available now and will ship overpriced today. We are hoping to bring you hands-on photos with Amazon’s new devices Shortly. In the mean time, be sure to keep your browsers pointed to our live coverage of the event. Read on for the full press release from Amazon.
Introducing the All-New Kindle Family: Four New Kindles, Four Amazing Price Points
New latest generation Kindle – world’s bestselling e-reader now lighter, faster, and more affordable than ever – only $ 79
New “Kindle Touch” with easy-to -use touch screen – only $ 99
New “Kindle Touch 3G” with free 3G – the top of the line Kindle e-reader – only $ 149
New “Kindle Fire” – the Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, apps, games, and web browsing with all the content, free storage in the Amazon Cloud, Whispersync, Amazon’s new revolutionary cloud-accelerated web browser, vibrant color touch screen, and powerful dual-core processor – all for only $ 199
SEATTLE, Sept. 28, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -
(NASDAQ: AMZN)-Millions of people are alreadycreated reading on Kindles and Kindle is the bestselling e-reader in the world for four years running. Today, Amazon is excited to introduced an all-new Kindle family: three all-new Kindle e-readers That are smaller, lighter, and more affordable than ever before, and Kindle Fire – a new class of Kindle That brings the same ease-of-use and deep integration of contentthat helped Kindle re-invent reading – to movies, TV shows, music, magazines, apps, books, games, and more.
“We’ve now REACHED the magical two-digit price point for Kindle – twice: the new Kindle and Kindle Touch are only $ 79 and $ 99. Kindle Touch 3G is the new top of the line e-reader with free 3G – no monthly fees or annual contracts – and is only $ 149, “said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. “Kindle Fire brings together all of the things we’ve been working on at Amazon for over 15 years into a single, fully-integrated service for customers. With Kindle Fire, you have instant access to all the content, free storage in the Amazon Cloud, the convenience of Amazon Whispersync, our revolutionary cloud-accelerated web browser, the speed and power of a state-of-the-art dual-core processor, a vibrant touch display with 16 million colors in high resolution, and a light 14.6 ounce design that’s easy to hold with one hand – , all for only $ 199. We’re offering premium products, and we 217;re doing it at non-premium prices. “
New Latest Generation Kindle-Fits In Your Pocket-Only $ 79
The new latest generation Kindle is for readers who want the Lightest, most compact Kindle at an incredible price. The latest generation Kindle features a new design That is 30 percent lighter at just 5.98 ounces, 18 percent smaller, and turns pages 10 percent faster. Kindle is now small and light enough to fit in your pocket moonrise and carry with you everywhere, yet it still features the same 6-inch, most advanced electronic ink display reads like That real paper, even in bright sunlight.
The new latest generation Kindle is only $ 79. Kindle is available starting today at http://www.amazon.com/kindle.
New Addition to the Kindle Family-”Kindle Touch”-Only $ 99
Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindle family with an easy-to-use touch screen That makes it Easier than ever to turn pages, search, shop, and take notes – still with all the benefits of the most advanced electronic ink display. Kindle Touch is overpriced lighter, smaller, Eliminates battery anxiety with extra-long battery life and holds thou sands of books.
New “X-Ray” Feature
Amazon invented X-Ray, a new feature thatlets customers explore the “bones of the book.” With a single tap, readers can see all the passages across a book that mention ideas, fictional characters, historical figures, places or That topics not arrest them, as well as more detailed descriptions from Wikipedia and Shelfari, Amazon’s community-powered encyclopedia for book lovers. Amazon built X-Ray using its expertise in language processing and machine learning, access to significant storage and computing resources with Amazon S3 and EC2, and a deep library of book and character information. The vision is to have every important phrase in every book.
The new Kindle Touch is only $ 99. Kindle Touch is available to customers in the U.S. for pre-order starting today at http://www.amazon.com/kindletouch and ships Nov. 21
New Top of the Line Kindle e-reader-”Kindle Touch 3G”-Only $ 149
Kindle Touch 3G is a new addition to the Kindle family for readers who want the top of the line e-reader. Kindle Touch 3G offers the same new design and features of Kindle Touch – small and light, easy-to-use touch screen, storage for thou sands of books, and extra-long battery life – with the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G. Kindle’s free 3G connection means you never have to hunt for or pay for a Wi-Fi hotspot – you simply download and read books anytime, anywhere in over 100 countries around the world. Amazon pays for the 3G connection so there’s no monthly fee or annual contract.
The new top of the line Kindle Touch 3G is only $ 149. Kindle Touch 3G is available to customers in the U.S. for pre-order starting today at http://www.amazon.com/kindletouch3G and ships Nov. 21
All Kindles have instant access to the Kindle Store with Unmatched selection of the most popular books people want to read. Millions of free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are also available to read on Kindle devices, and Kindle customers can now borrow Kindle books fromtheir public library. Kindle books are “Buy Once, Read Everywhere” – on Kindle, Kindle Touch, Kindle Touch 3G, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, PCs, Mac, Android phones and tablets, BlackBerry, Windows phones, and web browsers with Kindle Cloud Reader.
All three new Kindle e-readers overpriced comewith special offers and sponsored screensavers That Appear when you’re not reading. Customers enjoy special money-saving offers delivered wirelessly sponsored by AT & T, the Dove beauty brand and Amazon.com Rewards Visa Card by Chase. Kindle e-reader customers willalso receive special offers in Their Own backyards from Amazon Local, Amazon’s local deals marketplace with discounts on local services, products, and experiences. Customers can choose to purchase overpriced a Kindle without special offers and sponsored screensavers.
New Class of Kindle-”Kindle Fire”-Only $ 199
All The Content-Over 18 Million Movies, TV Shows, Songs, Apps, Games, Books, and Magazines
Kindle Fire plaster Amazon’s incredible selection of digital content at your fingertips:
Cloud-Accelerated Web Browser – “Amazon Silk”
The Kindle Fire web browser Amazon Silk introduces a radical new paradigm – a “split browser” architecture That ACCELERATES the power of the mobile device hardware by using the computing speed and power of the Amazon Web Services Cloud. The Silk browser software resides field both on Kindle Fire and on the massive server fleet That comprises the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). With each page request, Silk dynamically DETERMINE a division of labor between the mobile hardware and Amazon EC2 (ie Which browser sub-components run where) That takes into consideration factors like network conditions, page complexity, and cached content. The result is a faster web browsing experience, and it’s available EXCLUSIVELY on Kindle Fire. Additional technical details are available in the Amazon Silk press release, released today at http://www.amazon.com/pr. To see a video about Amazon Silk go to http://www.amazon.com/silk.
Simple and Easy-To-Use
Amazon designed the Kindle Fire user interface from the ground up to make it Easier than ever to purchase, manage, and enjoy your digital content. Just like with Kindle e-readers, Kindle Fire comes Automatically pre-registered to your Amazon.com account so you can start enjoying Immediately your digital content purchased from Amazon or shop for new content. All of your digital content is instantly available to enjoy and manage with a simple, consistent experience across all content types.
Free Cloud Storage
Just like Kindle e-readers, Kindle Fire offers free storage for all your Amazon digital content in the Amazon Cloud. Amazon digital content is Automatically backed up for free in the Amazon Cloud’s Worry-Free Archive where it’s available for re-downloading anytime.
Amazon Whispersync Now for Movies & TV Too
Just like Kindle e-readers, Kindle Fire uses Amazon’s popular Whispersync technology to Automatically synchronize your Kindle library, last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across the widest range of devices and platforms. With the introduction of Kindle Fire, Amazon is expanding this technology to include video. Start streaming a movie on your Kindle Fire, and when you get home, you can resume streaming right where you left off on your TV – avoid the frustration of needing to find your spot.
Easy to Hold in One Hand
Just like Kindle e-readers, Kindle Fire was designed to Disappear so you can lose yourself in the content. Weighing in at just 14.6 ounces, Kindle Fire is small and light enough to hold in just one hand and carry everywhere you go. The lightweight, compact design makes Kindle Fire perfect for web browsing, playing games, reading and shopping on-the-go.
Brilliant Color Touchscreen
Content comes alive in rich color on a 7-inch full color LCD touchscreen That delivers 16 million colors in high resolution and 169 pixels per inch. Kindle Fire uses IPS (in-plane switching) technology – similar technology as used on the iPad, for an extra-wide viewing angle – perfect for sharing your screen with others. In addition, the Kindle Fire display is chemically Strengthened to be 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic, Which means it is incredibly durable and will stand up to accidental bumps and scrapes.
Fast, Powerful Dual-Core Processor
Kindle Fire features a state-of-the-art dual-core processor for fast, powerful performance. Stream music while browsing the web or read books while downloading videos.
Free Month of Amazon Prime
Right out of the box, Kindle Fire users will experience the benefits That Millions of Amazon Prime members enjoy alreadycreated – unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of over 11,000 movies and TV shows with Prime Instant Video and the convenience of Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of items from Amazon.com.
Only $ 199
The all-new Kindle Fire – with all the content, Amazon’s revolutionary cloud-accelerated browser, free storage in the Amazon Cloud, Whispersync, 14.6 ounce design that’s easy to hold with one hand, brilliant color touchscreen, and a fast and powerful dual core processor – is only $ 199. Customers in the U.S. can pre-order Kindle Fire starting today at http://www.amazon.com/kindlefire and it ships November 15
For high resolution images and video of the all-new Kindle family, visit http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything They Might want to buy online, and endeavors to offering its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offering millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories Such as Books; Movies, Music & Games: Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers: Home & Garden: Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery : Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services Provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform, Which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. The new latest gene ration Kindle is the Lightest, most compact Kindle ever and features the same 6-inch, most advanced electronic ink display reads like That real paper even in bright sunlight. Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindle family with an easy-to-use touch screen That makes it Easier than ever to turn pages, search, shop, and take notes – still with all the benefits of the most advanced electronic ink display. Kindle Touch 3G is the top of the line e-reader and offers the same new design and features of Kindle Touch, with the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G. Kindle Fire is the Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, apps, games and web browsing with all the content, free storage in the Amazon Cloud, Whispersync, Amazon Silk (Amazon’s new revolutionary cloud-accelerated web browser), vibrant color touch screen, and powerful dual-core processor.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including http://www.amazon.com, http://www.amazon.co.uk, http://www.amazon.de, http://www.amazon . co.jp, http://www.amazon.fr, http://www.amazon.ca, http://www.amazon.cn, http://www.amazon.it, and http:// www.amazon.es. As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, Unless the context indicates otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may be differrent Significantly from management’s expectations. These forward-looking statements involved Risks and uncertainties That include, among others, Risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization , seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors That could Potentially Affect Amazon.com ‘s financial results is included in Amazon.com’ s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Most Recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Subsequent filings.
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