Amazon Kindle Fire Reviews

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Amazon Kindle Fire

Amazon Kindle Fire Reviews
When planning my view of the Fire Kindle, I know I'll need two things: time, and a large list of music, movies, and books I want to dive into. I say that because I assumed to go to hell review will not replace my laptop. Android-powered, 7-inch device is not really strike me as the engine of productivity (at least when you look at the specs), and find out the selection of applications and services that I will have access to, I plan on doing some serious content consumption.

Amazon Kindle Fire-Make no mistake about it - hell is the right tablet, with many (though not all) the ability of something like the iPad. But focusing on these products is definitely on the lean back experience, and it is reflected in the price, too. But it can take a $ 200 mini giant Apple tablet? Is hell a plan to thwart other Android tablet makers? And is the launch of these products are fundamentally changing the position of the Amazon in the market? I'll try to answer these questions - and more - in my review below, so read on!


Hardware / design
THIS DESIGN ONLY VERY unoriginal

Design of Fire Kindle is anything but inspired. It would be one thing if the device was just a black rectangle with a glossy screen (spoiler alert: it). But what is more striking about the device is identical to how the product looks than we've seen before. Namely, the BlackBerry guidelines. I can not overstate how similar the two products appear. They are the same size (they closely match the dimensions), both feature 1024 x 600, 7-inch screen on the front and have a soft-touch plastic casing on the sides and rear, and both weigh 0.9 pounds.

Has been speculated about (and was recently declared as fact by Barnes & Noble) that Amazon uses the reference design guidelines as a basis for the design of hell, and I would not be surprised if it's true. Make no mistake, it's not that design is always bad - it's just that it is not original.

However, the device feels solid and well made in your hand. It's got heavy enough that it feels great, but not so heavy that you feel tense when held in a long time. Unlike the iPad 2 1.3 pounds, I never felt exhausted after reading a book or magazine in hell.


I'm confused about a number of decisions here, however. Unlike guidelines, iPad, or almost any other tablet on the market, hell has no hardware control volume, which means that you have to go through a series of taps (especially if the device is sleeping) to just change the volume. The fire did not have a "home" button - quite small, hard to find the core along the bottom is used for sleep and wake up the device, and powering up and down. That means that Amazon should make navigation software for travel within the tablet, which would be fine ... if the house does not always disappear into the hidden menu. Also, I found myself accidentally pressing the power button when I am typing or holding a tablet in a particular position, causing the fire to think I wanted to close it. I'm not sure why it's located where it is, but it seems like a poor choice for me.

Knocked aside, I do like the general aesthetics and feel of hell. After using this device and then going back to the iPad 2, I was amazed at how Apple tablet that feels big and bulky. This size and shape may very well be the sweet spot for many users, and because most people never see or use a guide, the Fire should be a relatively new experience for them from a design standpoint as well.


Internal / display

The fire is not a speed demon, though surely hold his own in the specifications department. Inside the device there is TI OMAP dual-core CPU clocked to 1GHz. This fire has 512MB RAM and 8GB of onboard storage, plus Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n. No Bluetooth, 3G, or GPS here, however. While the device has an accelerometer, it does not appear to have a light sensor - at least, there is no option for auto-brightness on hell. I think it's a bit odd, considering the amount of reading in different situations that you will do with this.

This fire has a set of stereo speakers mounted on the back of the casing (if you hold it in portrait). It sounds reasonable from the device, though you probably will want to attach to something (via 3.5mm headphone jack) for a more serious audio. You can charge or sync the Fire through the micro USB port.

There is no removable storage on Fire, and the only model sold is the 8GB version (you actually get something more like 6GB of space used). That could be a deal breaker for some - while you get a large selection of streaming with the tablet, you will be limited to a small amount of content loaded onboard. That would be true especially if you're an avid clear HD movies or TV watchers.

The 1024 x 600 LCD screen does a good job with all kinds of media, featuring vibrant colors and crisp text. Response of a capacitive touch screen looks relatively good - I take issue with some of the scrolling behavior, although I think it has more to do with software than anything else (more on that below).

THIS IS NOT A SPEED DEMON FIRE
Amazon Kindle Fire Specification Reviews


Battery life and performance
I NEVER REALLY FOUND MYSELF ON THE Worry About Charging


The battery on the hell of living up to claims of 8 hours for the Amazon "continuous reading." In fact, it may have slightly outperformed the ranks when I was using it. Just like my experience with the iPad, and iPad 2, I never really find myself worrying about charging the device - it goes for days without needing to connect in. I think Amazon could do a better job of letting people know where they are used battery is in, such as the Android device, you can only see the remaining battery in the settings menu.

On the performance side, Fire seems to be the equivalent of many fellow Android, although it is possible that some customization Amazon is making the tablet feel a little more crowded than what you'll get to experience the raw Android. In Linpack, hell respectable scoring average of about 34 MFLOPS. In the browser, return fire from the SunSpider results 2541.9ms - not too bad, but compared to the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus score of 1634ms, it seems a bit sluggish.

Software


Of course, as everyone knows, hell is not about the specs. This is not about horsepower. It's about software and services - and there is at least one place where Amazon really shines. You can not question that the company has music, books, TV, and movie choices abound, but how do retailers rate Bezos' to create a siled Android experience? The company is making a big gamble that it could be redesigned and re-skin of Google OS in a more user friendly and cohesive. So do they work?

CHECK AND FEEL


To be clear, the experience of hell software is not entirely cut off compared with other Android tablet or phone. You still have some basic parts of the OS in place here, but others have been removed or greatly changed. The things that will seem familiar to users of Android include a keyboard, (which has been reskinned, although the work and it sounds like the standard Gingerbread keyboard), window curtains notification area (although now it is the tap instead of swipe down), and a lot of submenus and screens setting.

There are major changes in other places, however. For starters, there is no "home screen" or "widgets" here. In contrast, Amazon offers a virtual bookshelf that has two special places for your content. The top level is a Cover Flow style swipeable list that displays the items you most recently used (in music, books, magazines, applications, and more). Low level is a list of user-programmable which allows you to put your favorite choice in the box organized. You can rearrange the icons as you do on the homescreen of the iPad (they automatically reshuffle), and the list grows down when you add items. This is for all intents and purposes a new homescreen you - and it works pretty well. At the top of your home screen is a list of your content silo: Newsstand, Books, Music, Video, Docs, Apps, and Web, as well as a search box that lets you peek into the library, or skip to search the web. That makes up for your belongings quickly and easily, and also blends well with Amazon provides a selection of shops.
Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Specification Reviews

One thing I want to see in the hell is a way to perform an integrated search of all the content available in individual stores or your library. Currently each piece is broken, and it would be helpful to jump right into the search box content from a persistent search.

THIS SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE OF FIRE is not fully TERMINATION OR COMPARED WITH ANDROID PHONE TABLET
For ease of use and simplicity, the general concepts to get high marks from me, although I think some tweaking is required. One of the more annoying aspects of this display is the sensitivity of the area swiping. It's actually quite difficult to get the items you want to focus and remain silent, and often taps do not register on those items. In addition, you can not remove unwanted items from the list, so if you visit a web page or open an application that you no longer want on the top of the list, you just have to wait for it to shake off the front page of your device.

Clamping area below is a good idea, although I do not see how it differs significantly from the homescreen full of icons and links to Web pages (pro observations: no). I admit to missing widgets, although there are still some Android apps you can download that will allow you to store or link off quickly in the shade your windows.

Speaking about the area, other place Amazon has changed the OS (and increase it, in my opinion) is that hell offered tap point on the right side of the status bar that drops down a quick option to adjust the volume, brightness, and other settings, as well as providing access to the music being played.

OS The fire did not miss a bit with the handling of the home, menu and back button. Obviously this is necessary for many navigation devices, but does not like Ice Cream Sandwich, which is almost always keep these items presents a screen, often hiding the keys of hell and demanding tap to bring them back. Which can be annoying and confusing when you try to quickly get around the tablet. In addition, they show different ways, depending on the application you are in. Sometimes they are brought forward with a tap to the screen, and sometimes they are buried in the menu pull-ups a little strange that floated along the bottom of the screen. Most of these problems may have been solved by making the sleep / wake button is also home. Maybe Amazon will provide an update of this software as an option.

If not, the OS generally has been cleaned and made whole - so that each application and a menu that you are in a cohesive look and feel like part of the same family. It is not absolutely perfect, however. I noticed some strange behavior on the homescreen where the data seem to reload or recaching random; icon will blink out and then flashes back suddenly. Navigation within the application icons (home, back, and menu) are often fussy, would not take a touch, or fails to appear when I want them. In addition, the performance of the overall OS feels stuttery and slow, there is an odd visual bugs, and things like keyboard slow to respond - back to the iPad 2 of hell is the contrast in the fit and finish. There are a lot of paint here, but I see a lot that Amazon still needs to improve.

EMAIL


Believe it or not, no email client in hell. The software offered is basic but capable IMAP client. You will not find fancy here Gmail features like archiving, conversation view, or management of the label, but you should be able to handle your inbox all the same. If you are a Gmail user, you will be pleased to know that the device is automatically set up your email as an Exchange account, making it possible to update push.

Fortunately, you also get some message management and the ability to see a unified inbox that collects some of the accounts.

Generally email clients work fine - although I can not help but fantasize about how good the hell would a native Gmail client aircraft.

BOOKS
Obviously there is a book reading software on hell, and if you ever use one of the company's clients for Android, IOS, or webOS, you'll have a pretty good idea of ​​what the reader is capable of. And that's a pretty standard. In addition to a clear format and re-format width, font size, and color, you can also choose the words or group of words for the notation, search, and highlighting.

To study and record, the client Fire seems incredible, although I am somewhat disappointed to discover that the company did not include a new innovation that features X-rays are touting the Kindle Touch. I was also surprised to see a slower frame rate on the pages changed from the IOS or Android. As the new flagship Kindle, I expect the experience to be a little more subtle.
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MUSIC AND VIDEO


Aspects of music and video playback from the hell that strong, but it will not exactly surprise you. The second application on the device is clean and structured, but obviously not trying to win the award for "most innovative." I really think it's a good thing. I want my media player to come out of the way and do their job, and it must occur in the Amazon tablet.

Music is a no-frills affair that gives you the option to sort your collection with what is available on the device itself, or your complete library on the Amazon cloud. One strange thing is that you can not see the two buckets in a single view.

When playing music, you always have a small controller and a list of what's on today, and as I mentioned above, you get continuous control in the navigation dropdown. I did have some problems when creating a playlist of my choice where the choice will jump up and down and I will not be able to add a specific song unless I scrolled up and down the track list. This is clearly a software bug that needs to be worked out.

Video is simply the same thing, though instead of starting you out in your library, your plants in page "feature" the shop front. That makes a lot of sense in hell, and at least in my case - because I am a prime customer - free content is displayed in the main slot. This is a big attraction to look around and find a new show or movie. If you see an item, you get the option to watch live or see purchasing options.

Video playback is handled in a way similar to the playback on the video player to the device and the company's web player. Watch the video controls to float on top of your content, and quickly fade if you do not interact with the device. One of the interesting things of note: you can not watch video in portrait mode at all. The fire quickly switch to landscape when you start the video.




Shopping in Hell

Where the Amazon is very powerful in breaking down the barrier between the meaning and content that has had on the device, and a shop where a variety of new content is available for purchase and streams, or download it to hell.

All the silo contents on the device offers a quick jump to the Amazon store where you can browse and purchase new music, movies, books, or magazines. This experience is really painful, and much more integrated in hell than the iPad or other Android tablet. If Amazon trying to prove here, seems to be working. The company must present a smooth way to buy content than from others. Now, I'm not saying that Amazon's method of displaying content in each store is superior to Apple - I'm just saying that the experience there and buy what you're looking for is almost seamless.

As far as selection goes, Amazon would seem hard to beat in many departments. Well-established company offering music, and TV and movie content does not lag very far behind the competition. In books and magazines, it's hard to argue against Amazon, even though many magazines and newspapers here the options available elsewhere in the format that is almost identical.


I found a magazine to read a little cramped on the small screen, and zooming and panning around does not have the subtlety that will make the experience more enjoyable. Some titles are offered in upgraded, tablet-specific format (Conde Nast titles, for example), and I think users will notice a difference in the presentation.

With music and movies, while selection may be widespread, there are limitations. It relies primarily fire stream to get your content, which means that if your connection is slow or you're out of Wi-Fi range, you're pretty much out of luck. You can sideload content, but I got the impression that the installation of drive in your computer and file disposal into it not really what Amazon had in mind when they make a fire of hell.

If you have a good connection, but there are many choices to make you happy. While streaming is the preferred method to enjoy your content, you have the option to download something that you purchased, and the process is relatively painless. Even better, tablet tells you how many minutes can be seen from the video that you downloaded during the process. Of course, it does not tell you how long the download will take - so it's give and take.

The biggest problem for most users likely will be limited storage tablet provides. If you store lots of music and movies on your device, you will have to go into the management of the files fast enough, and that can make for an unpleasant experience.

Minor complaints aside, my main takeaway from hell in the process of finding and buying the content is this: Amazon has done better and more elegant than other people in space now, and I hope the competition follows suit.

EXPERIENCE IS MUCH MORE THAN IT IS ON THE INTEGRATED OR OTHER iPad ANDROID TABLET
Silk Browser
I DID NOT NOTICE THAT EVERY PAGE LOAD TIMES I WILL CONSIDER noticeably faster


Amazon makes a lot of noise about its new browser on the launch of hell. If you remember, Sutra is a WebKit-based browser that relies on the server side elements and a persistent connection should have been more to speed up site load time. Some of the more interesting aspects of the technology include studying the behavior of the masses hit the user's browsing certain web sites, and then pre-cacheing some data on the behavior as possible. That means that if most people would New York Times business pages after reaching the front page, Silk will begin a two-page load the data while you're browsing.

Sounds good on paper, but in my testing, I do not see the page load times that I would consider a rather fast. When talking to the Amazon reps, they managed to sound like a lot of people will need to hammer on the Silk Road to start generating patterns of use. However, I expect to see some bumps in the load times, and I can not say there is something that looks different from the experience. In fact, iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 has faster load times on most sites I tested it side-by-side.

In addition, as the standard Gingerbread browser, suffered hell laggy scrolling and imprecise, clunky pinch-to-zoom behavior. Next to the IOS or tablet Honeycomb browser, it seems less able.

There are some bright spots, such as the use of tabs, but overall I was underwhelmed with the performance of the browser.

Third-party applications
BECAUSE THE FIRE IS ON THE ANDROID 2.3, MANY APPLICATIONS OFFERED FEEL LIKE PHONE APPLICATION glorified


As you may already know, because Amazon has really branched Android, you will not find native Google applications on these devices - including the Android Market. That means that you get "more than 10,000 applications" versus 360 000 + currently available in Google's store.

Amazon has had its AppStore and running since March this year, and have a respectable set of applications - but the set is not complete. Though Amazon touts PR headline such as Netflix, Hulu, and Angry Birds, there is a lot you will not find here. If you have a user's Android or the IOS from the early days, you probably remember what software options it's low population. The fire started offering it gets really thin pretty quickly. Even some applications such as Word With Friends advertised is not available at this writing.

For the OS that is still playing catch up IOS, and one that is plagued by fragmentation in its main store, the app is fully supported, the introduction of a completely separate stores on a completely separate product that developers now have to consider the relative seems terrible to me. Sure, there are some great titles available to owners of Fire - but what a long term plan? If hell does not reach parity with Honeycomb Ice Cream Sandwich, or, the all new "tablet" Android apps will be available for these platforms or require a second building that developers should keep, and which apparently can not be maintained.

Furthermore, because hell is the Android 2.3, many applications are offered to feel like a glorified phone applications. That works sometimes, but often feels clunky and cheap.

I respect the wishes of the Amazon for a complete ecosystem and clean, but it will cause the gap - especially for smaller developers - can be bad.

Whispersync


Amazon Kindle Fire-You may be familiar with Whispersync for Kindle books, which lets you leave off in a certain place on a single device, and then take in the same place to another. For Fire Kindle, Amazon has extended features for video, which means that you can now pause you're watching something online or on the Roku, TV, or another box comes with Amazon Video applications, and take it on Fire, or vice versa.

In my testing, these features will work without fail. That's a relatively simple piece of the puzzle that many people do not need, but for owners of the Fire a little more connected, I can imagine it comes in handy in all sorts of situations.

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Wrap-up
THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THE FIRE TABLET IS REALLY TERRIFIC PRICE FOR COMPANIES
If you are thinking about getting the hell, you must decide not only whether you want a tablet, but what kind of tablet you want. This is not the iPad-killer. It has the potential to do many things, but there are many things that I have not seen it done, and I want to know if it will get there given the slim software support. It's my impression that the Amazon believe that hell would be so popular that developers will choose to work on the platform and not on the main stem Google's Android, but it's just a theory right now.

However, there is no question that hell is really great tablet for the price. The amount of content that has access to - and the ease of getting content - it is important to say the least. The device is designed polite, and software - while lacking some of the paint - is still very good compared to pretty much anything within this range (and that includes the Nook Color). It is a well thought out tablet that can only get better as the company refines the software. It's not perfect, but it's a good start, and at $ 200, which may all need to Amazon holiday shopping season.

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