Bravo Bezos

wodin · 09-28-2011, 01:34 PM

Why am I not surprised that Jeff's got it figured out?

$199; Bravo!

The tablet market just got busted open!

wodin · 09-28-2011, 01:35 PM

I wonder how long it'll take the boys and girls at xda-devs to hack da buggah?

Marseille · 09-28-2011, 04:28 PM

This is the lower spec'd coyote, and the price is very attractive. Shocked they bought into the buttonless revolution. Personally I was looking forward to a nice page button on the side like normal kindles.

As for xda, the lack of an sd slot is kind of a blow. It will hardly prevent hacking, especially given the price, but I'm a lot more willing to play with hacks when I can boot from sd, leaving a main install and warranty undisturbed. And the more people use the hacks, the more stable and fully featured they become.

The price also means Amazon has a strong incentive to prevent 3rd party OSs. They aim to cover manufacturing losses with content, and until someone tears it down, I'm going to assume there is some restrictive tech in there. I'd be pleased to be wrong.

=X= · 09-28-2011, 05:25 PM

Well the million dollar question for the members on this board is will the new kindle reader be released on the Android market?

=X=

RainingLemur · 09-28-2011, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Marseilles

This is the lower spec'd coyote, and the price is very attractive. Shocked they bought into the buttonless revolution. Personally I was looking forward to a nice page button on the side like normal kindles..

That's my biggest problem with the new Kindles - No page buttons (more importantly, no keyboard).

Granted, I figured it would happen eventually...I was still holding on to the faint glimmer of hope that they'd keep a Kindle model with a keyboard. I wouldn't be looking forward to using the directional pad to peck notes in.

=X= · 09-28-2011, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainingLemur

I was still holding on to the faint glimmer of hope that they'd keep a Kindle model with a keyboard. I wouldn't be looking forward to using the directional pad to peck notes in.

They are they are now calling it the "Kindle Keyboard" it's not going anywhere however it will most likely remain last years hardware.

Sweetpea · 09-29-2011, 02:16 AM

I was expecting a more reader-friendly tablet. Meaning, containing paging buttons. But at least the Kindle App will allow the volume buttons for paging...

But I'm glad I already decided not to go for it, as I already expected it to be geographically restricted. And the lack of a card slot is an absolute no-no for me, especially on a device that is made for interactive content.

09-28-2011, 01:34 PM	#1
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09-28-2011, 01:35 PM	#2
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	I wonder how long it'll take the boys and girls at xda-devs to hack da buggah?

09-28-2011, 04:28 PM	#3
Marseille Guru Posts: 687 Karma: 5700000 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: kindle	This is the lower spec'd coyote, and the price is very attractive. Shocked they bought into the buttonless revolution. Personally I was looking forward to a nice page button on the side like normal kindles. As for xda, the lack of an sd slot is kind of a blow. It will hardly prevent hacking, especially given the price, but I'm a lot more willing to play with hacks when I can boot from sd, leaving a main install and warranty undisturbed. And the more people use the hacks, the more stable and fully featured they become. The price also means Amazon has a strong incentive to prevent 3rd party OSs. They aim to cover manufacturing losses with content, and until someone tears it down, I'm going to assume there is some restrictive tech in there. I'd be pleased to be wrong.

09-28-2011, 05:25 PM	#4
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	Well the million dollar question for the members on this board is will the new kindle reader be released on the Android market? =X=

09-29-2011, 02:16 AM	#7
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I was expecting a more reader-friendly tablet. Meaning, containing paging buttons. But at least the Kindle App will allow the volume buttons for paging... But I'm glad I already decided not to go for it, as I already expected it to be geographically restricted. And the lack of a card slot is an absolute no-no for me, especially on a device that is made for interactive content.

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