Techcrunch: The Kindle "Fire"

[m-reader]

Just remember how much we all laughed when Apple named their tabled "iPad".
Pun galore it was! Only now, it's Apple who's laughing
I'm not worried about the name. I am looking forward to seeing how well it's supported by Amazon market. IMHO that's the biggest fail of Android tablets so far - no solid market support.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by seajewel

Then again, people said this about the Kindle name back when it came out, too.

And the iPad, too, people will quickly get used to it.

[Dopedangel]

Well now I understand Amazon's $200 price point for the tablet.

[Lalilulelo]

What's wrong with the name? Would you prefer a serial number that you can't remember, eg, sony prs-t1 or was it prs-505s-cew?

[OtterBooks]

I find it hard to believe that name could make it to production without anyone involved speaking up about it.

[soondai]

I am a little confused. This was rumored to be a single core tablet. But now we hear that they it's a dual core 1.2 Ghz processor, and you know they won't skimp on the screen.

I guess the 2.1 android base might be disappointing, but that's firmware that can be updated.

I'll be surprised if they don't come in at 250 or less with Prime included.

But this sounds pretty promising to me. Better than it did a week ago. Not sure why everyone is so negative on this

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Zoshka

Remember all the jokes and derision when the iPad was announced, comparing it to a feminine hygiene product? Then it started selling and pretty much changed computing and the only jokes now are about every inferior tablet that has tried to imitate it or compete with it.

Remember that MADtv skit that predicted an iPad 4+ years before Apple announced it?

Spoiler:

[replica145]

Originally Posted by boswd

The Fire? Oh my goodness, I really hope that was only the internal code name.

I thought its code name was Hollywood ... or something.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by OtterBooks

I find it hard to believe that name could make it to production without anyone involved speaking up about it.

Why? I see absolutely nothing wrong with it. It's clearly related to the "Kindle" name. What don't you like about it?

[JeremyR]

If nothing else, they have a number of classic rock songs they could use to advertise it with.

Jimi Hendrix, Arthur Brown, Kansas, The Doors, ELO, Johnny Cash (er, not quite rock), Jerry Lee Lewis, The Cult, etc

My pick though would be The Mission off of Rush's Hold Your Fire album.

Hold your fire --
Keep it burning bright
Hold the flame
'til the dream ignites --
A spirit with a vision
Is a dream with a mission

I hear their passionate music
Read the words
That touch my heart
I gaze at their feverish pictures
The secrets that set them apart

Eh, better than the hipster stuff Apple uses, anyway.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by JeremyR

My pick though would be The Mission off of Rush's Hold Your Fire album.

I'm onboard with BOC's "Burnin' for You"

[Ben Thornton]

If Nintendo can get a best-selling console from a product pronounced "wee", then perhaps product names don't matter.

I don't think that we can say anything really, from the specs - the important thing is what content they're delivering through it, and how that looks.

[carld]

Originally Posted by soondai

I am a little confused. This was rumored to be a single core tablet. But now we hear that they it's a dual core 1.2 Ghz processor, and you know they won't skimp on the screen.

I guess the 2.1 android base might be disappointing, but that's firmware that can be updated.

I'll be surprised if they don't come in at 250 or less with Prime included.

But this sounds pretty promising to me. Better than it did a week ago. Not sure why everyone is so negative on this

The processor is nice, definitely. But rumors are that it will cost more like $300 and may or may not have Prime for that price. If true that would be disappointing. I'm not really interested in it myself since it's only a 7-incher, but I'd still like to see Amazon put out an amazing tablet.

I don't see anything wrong with the supposed name.

[Sil_liS]

Originally Posted by stonetools

For the people who are disappointed : What did they expect- some kind of Android dream tablet, as good as the iPad but half the price, with full on access to the google market, and assorted bells and whistles? Time to give up hunting that unicorn.

You forgot about free stuff. A dream tablet must come with free stuff.

I wonder what will happen with domain names. Are fire departments in danger of infringing on trademarks or are we going to see calendars of firemen holding the new Fire?

It should be introduced Johnny Storm (from the Fantastic 4) holding a kindle, saying "flame on", and turning it into Fire. (we need some flame emoticons)

Also, as there have no ipad killers yet, probably because of the name, we can look forward to fire killers, or hydrants.

[markdek]

Surely, "wildfire" would have been better than "fire".