Amazon 10-inch tablet PC to start mass production in 1Q12 - Page 5

elemenoP · 09-01-2011, 09:05 AM

All this tablet talk. Does this mean that Amazon is NOT going to have a new model of e-ink reader this fall? Have there been any rumors about that?

eP

stonetools · 09-01-2011, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elemenoP

All this tablet talk. Does this mean that Amazon is NOT going to have a new model of e-ink reader this fall? Have there been any rumors about that?

eP

Plenty of rumors. Just Google "Kindle 4 rumors".

The tech pundits say that there will be a Kindle 4 e-ink reader released in the fourth quarter of 2011, probably with a touch screen interface.
Amazon isn't saying and nobody really knows.

OtterBooks · 09-01-2011, 11:06 AM

I'm calling hoax. Amazon has no plans for anything. No Kindle. No tablet. Nothing. Amazon is a giant ponzi scheme and their website will disappear any day now while Bezos flees the country with a giant sack of money.

kennyc · 09-05-2011, 08:19 AM

Well at least I got some books outta the deal before it died.

OtterBooks · 09-05-2011, 09:39 AM

The Kindle isn't going anywhere. They aren't going to dump the biggest, game-changing cash-cow in the history of their company to enter a risky market noted mostly for its failures. I think Amz understands better than anyone that e-ink is a different animal. Even B&N knew this. Many people thought the NC was the successor to their Nook e-reader, but it obviously was not, as they released a new eink device after it.

artifact · 05-18-2012, 05:35 PM

Since this seems to be more of the same with a launch date vs. production date, I'm going to re-open this dead thread.

Digitimes has posted another rumor: Amazon likely to launch 10.1-inch Kindle Fire in 3Q12; to suspend 8.9-inch model

Which has been picked up by Wired:Amazon Rumored to Be Readying a 10-Inch Kindle Fire

wizwor · 05-18-2012, 06:19 PM

this makes more sense to me. 8" fits in my pocket, 10" sits on the coffee table. i see no point in making something smaller than the ipad that won't fit in a pocket or purse (not a confession).

Barty · 05-18-2012, 07:39 PM

Now, will it be 4:3? I hope so. It seems all the android tablets are 16:10 or 16:9, which I hate.

While the geek in me is chafed by all the restrictions apple places on its iThings, the 4:3 form factor, the very hi def screen, and the better overall apps still make the iPad 3 look more attractive than the android offerings. Maybe next generation.

afv011 · 05-18-2012, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Barty

Now, will it be 4:3? I hope so. It seems all the android tablets are 16:10 or 16:9, which I hate.

While the geek in me is chafed by all the restrictions apple places on its iThings, the 4:3 form factor, the very hi def screen, and the better overall apps still make the iPad 3 look more attractive than the android offerings. Maybe next generation.

Unlikely that it'll be 4:3 (16:12), though there have been a few Android tablets with that aspect ratio, Archos has some. I personally prefer 16:9 or 16:10.

Daithi · 05-18-2012, 08:49 PM

I just hope the rumor of a 10" device is true, and that they won't be producing an 8.9" instead. I'll buy a 10" Amazon tablet the day it is announced.

JSWolf · 05-18-2012, 08:58 PM

Digitimes is not the most reliable of sources.

K. Molen · 05-18-2012, 09:12 PM

Ever since the official announcement of the Kindle Fire I've been taken it for granted that a 10" model will be released at some point, and it being out by Christmas this year seems logical. What I'm really crossing my fingers for though, is that the launch of the 10" Fire will coincide with the Fire line-up also being made available to Canada.

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09-01-2011, 09:05 AM	#61
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	All this tablet talk. Does this mean that Amazon is NOT going to have a new model of e-ink reader this fall? Have there been any rumors about that? eP

09-01-2011, 11:06 AM	#63
OtterBooks Wizard Posts: 1,262 Karma: 2979086 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 4, iPad Mini/Retina	I'm calling hoax. Amazon has no plans for anything. No Kindle. No tablet. Nothing. Amazon is a giant ponzi scheme and their website will disappear any day now while Bezos flees the country with a giant sack of money.

09-05-2011, 08:19 AM	#64
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,901 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Well at least I got some books outta the deal before it died.

09-05-2011, 09:39 AM	#65
OtterBooks Wizard Posts: 1,262 Karma: 2979086 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 4, iPad Mini/Retina	The Kindle isn't going anywhere. They aren't going to dump the biggest, game-changing cash-cow in the history of their company to enter a risky market noted mostly for its failures. I think Amz understands better than anyone that e-ink is a different animal. Even B&N knew this. Many people thought the NC was the successor to their Nook e-reader, but it obviously was not, as they released a new eink device after it.

05-18-2012, 05:35 PM	#66
artifact Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 3569616 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: jetBook (RIP), Kobo Touch	Since this seems to be more of the same with a launch date vs. production date, I'm going to re-open this dead thread. Digitimes has posted another rumor: Amazon likely to launch 10.1-inch Kindle Fire in 3Q12; to suspend 8.9-inch model Which has been picked up by Wired:Amazon Rumored to Be Readying a 10-Inch Kindle Fire

05-18-2012, 06:19 PM	#67
wizwor Wizard Posts: 1,068 Karma: 23867385 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kindle, fire	this makes more sense to me. 8" fits in my pocket, 10" sits on the coffee table. i see no point in making something smaller than the ipad that won't fit in a pocket or purse (not a confession).

05-18-2012, 07:39 PM	#68
Barty doofus Posts: 2,549 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	Now, will it be 4:3? I hope so. It seems all the android tablets are 16:10 or 16:9, which I hate. While the geek in me is chafed by all the restrictions apple places on its iThings, the 4:3 form factor, the very hi def screen, and the better overall apps still make the iPad 3 look more attractive than the android offerings. Maybe next generation.

05-18-2012, 08:49 PM	#70
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I just hope the rumor of a 10" device is true, and that they won't be producing an 8.9" instead. I'll buy a 10" Amazon tablet the day it is announced.

05-18-2012, 08:58 PM	#71
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,771 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Digitimes is not the most reliable of sources.

05-18-2012, 09:12 PM	#72
K. Molen Addict Posts: 284 Karma: 4478866 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Toronto, ON Device: Kindle 3, iPad 3, Nexus 10, Nexus 5	Ever since the official announcement of the Kindle Fire I've been taken it for granted that a 10" model will be released at some point, and it being out by Christmas this year seems logical. What I'm really crossing my fingers for though, is that the launch of the 10" Fire will coincide with the Fire line-up also being made available to Canada.

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