E-Tablets: Kindle models: Amazon reveals new tablets and e-book readers

Friday, September 19, 2014

Kindle models: Amazon reveals new tablets and e-book readers – Business Week

Caroline Biallas

The online retailer is introducing new models of its tablets and e-book readers – and wants to show equal conquer another target group. . Yet the specifically developed for children Fire HD there are only American-Shop

Four new models of the Kindle family presents Amazon on Thursday in his German Online Store – and thus makes the incumbent Tablets from Apple and Samsung competition. From October, the new Amazon tablet coming first in the USA to market, Germany is expected to follow shortly thereafter.

The new Fire HD is At first glance, much smaller, faster and more colorful than the previous version. The tablet is available in models HD 6 and HD 7: The Six-inch display promises according to the product description “vivid colors” and a “whiter whites”. The faster processor makes sure that on the tablet, movies and games will run twice as fast as the previous version

The product also has two cameras -. One on the front, the other on the back. In addition, you can edit on the new Fire HD 6 documents such as Word and Excel files as well as movies and series through the ASAP (“Advanced Streaming and Prediction”) be prepared to play. The Fire HD 7 has compared to 6 HD stereo speakers; Also, the device is slightly larger and therefore has a higher weight of 337 grams.

Fire HDX 8.9 has a four times faster wifi than previous devices and an additional processor power, which ensures that apps and graphics-intensive games to start and run faster. Otherwise, it provides similar services as the Fire HD 6: There are high-resolution two-sided cameras, ASAP is built in, as can be created and edited on the device files

The latest model of e-book reader Kindle are now available with touch screen. In addition, Amazon promises up to 20 percent faster processor, with the “faster, turn over liquid” can be the sides. The storage capacity is twice as high as on the previous device on the new Kindle

Also new is the Kindle Voyage . He has a high-resolution six inch display with 300 ppi (pixels per inch) and is only 7.6 millimeters, the thinnest model of all. Another novelty is the Voyage Page Press-sensors – touch-sensitive areas on the left and right edge of the case, with which you can flip. The front light will automatically detect the environment and adapts to the current brightness. The Kindle Voyage also has a new look: the back of the unit consists of magnesium and the front made of special glass with refractive Mikroätzungen, which is to minimize the mirror effect

In the American Amazon-. Store is also the Fire HD Kids Edition offered. This device is HD or HD 6 7 tablets, which are equipped with a special cover and a specially adapted operating system for children. Those who opt for this device, has at the same time a year access to various children’s films, series, -Play and books. To convince parents of this product is Amazon has devised a special strategy: If the tablet is damaged within the first two years after buying the games, the children receive free a new device

e -Books are in Germany, incidentally, more coming: A study by the management consultancy PWC concludes that 56 percent of Germans have already read a digital book – was there. on the smartphone, tablet, PC, or on dedicated e-book readers 13 percent of Germans even say they regularly read e-books.

Amazon responded with its new devices to this trend and the increasingly changing reading habits.