X-Ray<\/a> to give you info on books and movies, Whispersync, and the FreeTime, which is a dedicated “play area” for kids. I also caught mention of multiple user accounts, something I’ve been dying to see implemented on a tablet. Those should also be in play on the 7″ model. The most\u00a0tantalizing\u00a0 feature, though, was the price. A cost of $299 for an 8.9″ tablet that’s connected to an entertainment ecosystem that rivals Apple? Oh my, yes. Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos went on about how the company could afford to price tablets so low because the company isn’t selling a gadget, but a way to access Amazon Services. This is a business model that has been paying off for them so far.<\/p>\nExcept Amazon wasn’t done yet. After asking what it would take to release a $499 tablet, the answer was given in the form of the Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE. As you can tell from that last batch of letters, this is a Kindle with high-speed wireless. Running on AT&T’s 4G network, this 8.9″ tablet’s most impressive feature is the data plan. For $50 a year, Amazon will give you 250 MB of monthly data, 20 GB of Amazon Cloud storage, and a $10 Amazon App Store credit (this is what we meant about Amazon Services). This isn’t enough for most data hogs, but it’s certainly not bad, especially considering what your average cell provider\u00a0charges\u00a0for such a plan. For those who need more, there’s always Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n
Those waiting for a 10″ tablet to rival the iPad or a Kindle Phone to replace the iPhone will just have to wait. Still, the 8.9″ Kindle Fires may be enough to singe Apple’s bottom line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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