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News this week about Amazon\u2019s Kindle Fire tablet device shipping earlier than expected in the US has caused a stir on the internet. Many technology commentators have said this device offers some serious competition to the iPad 2. With all this hype flying around, we here at Elysium thought we\u2019d better give you the lowdown on the \u2018next big thing\u2019.<\/p>\n
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First off it\u2019s worth noting that the Kindle Fire isn\u2019t a revolutionary tablet device \u2013 that accolade was taken by the iPad, followed by the iPad 2. However the Kindle Fire is actually a very important product for Amazon that brings together its popular services (store, movies and eBooks etc) and showcases them all in a solid piece of hardware with an easy-to-understand interface, at a game changing price. It\u2019s the price that\u2019s most revolutionary.<\/p>\n
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Fitted with a 16-million colour, Gorilla Glass, 1024 x 600 resolution 7 inch LCD touchscreen that\u2019s a higher density than those found on iPad 2\u2019s \u2013 so the beauty is very much in the display. It\u2019s not got as much on-board memory storage, only 6 GB in fact, but as Amazon likes to put it \u2013 \u2018most of your stuff will be in the cloud\u2019. Ahhh the trusty \u2018cloud\u2019.<\/p>\n
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As mentioned above, the price is the biggest factor here \u2013 the Kindle Fire will be available for $199 \u2013 no other tablet with a similar spec comes close to this offering. There are other options out there that will perform better, but usually at two or three times the cost and without the seduction of the vast Amazon content store at your fingertips. If you were to do some rough maths with exchange rates now you\u2019d be looking at around the \u00a3125 mark plus any delivery costs. That\u2019s less than a third of the price for the lowest spec iPad 2.<\/p>\n
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No date has been set for availability in the UK yet so it\u2019s purely a US thing for the moment. If you really want one you\u2019d better get a telephone call\/Facebook message\/Tweet out to the relatives over on stateside telling them to bag you one of these this autumn.<\/p>\n
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Overall the Kindle Fire is a great piece of kit, especially for the price. There are other bigger tablets that have more features and a larger screen, but these also cost two to three times more. If you\u2019ve already got an iPad 2 then there is little point in getting this one too. However if you\u2019re in the market for a tablet at extremely good value for money, the Kindle Fire is definitely something you\u2019d want to get your hands on at an extremely competitive price.<\/p>\n
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