Not only were the rumors true about the Kindle tablet release with the name Kindle Fire but 3 new unexpected eInk devices sans keyboard and 2 of them adding touch screens are up for pre-order at amazon right now:
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Touch-W...pf_rd_i=507846
Kindle $79 (kso price)
A 6 inch eInk device with no keyboard or touch screen.
Kindle Touch $99 (kso price)
A 6 inch eInk device with no keyboard and even less buttons than the above model.
Kindle Touch 3G $149 (kso price)
...same as the Kindle Touch but with 3G wireless support in addition to the WiFi.
Kindle Fire $199
Full Color 7" Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi. This one has an LCD screen and Amazon enhanced Andriod OS. Look like no 3G on this model.
The previous Kindle 3 models now look to be called the Kindle Keyboard and Kindle Keyboard 3G.
The prices listed above are for the "special offer" models. The non-special order models are an extra $30 for the base Kindle and $40 for the Touch models.
The devices will be shipped in November. I hope they made millions of these. A $79 Kindle is going to sell like crazy.
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