About the Kindle Fire

The Kindle Fire represents an excellent opportunity for application development/investment as the cost of the device is far more affordable than most other tablet devices.

How popular will the Kindle Fire be?

Consider the following factors:

It makes it a very affordable gift
Younger children/adults are more likely to own one
It fits within the “christmas gift” category for most families
It doubles up as Kindle reader too – which is already a very popular reading device across many different age demographics

With this in mind, it’s obvious that the Kindle Fire is going to see a huge influx of Android tablet users across the world. A very exciting opportunity indeed!

What can the Kindle Fire do?

Heres a short summary of the features first announced by Amazon.

Colour Touchscreen

The Kindle Fire features a 7″ vibrant touchscreen that is capable of delivering 16 million colours in high-resolution. The tablet itself uses a technology similar to the iPad that allows the screen to be viewed at any angle without any obfuscation of the picture quality.

Full colour magazines

Amazon are king of books – and now it seems, magazines and periodicals too. Amazon are to host interactive versions of all your favourite magazines for your viewing pleasure.

Simple and easy to use features

Although the Kindle Fire uses the Android operating system at it’s heart – it looks and acts nothing like Android! Amazon have taken a step back and really thought out the user interface to make it as pleasurable to use as possible.

Thousands of movies and TV shows

The Kindle Fire will offer commercial free streaming of all your favourite movies and TV shows, they’re claiming over 100,000 different titles. What’s more is, with Amazon Prime – it’s free!

Dual-Core Processor

The Kindle Fire features an impressive heart – a dual-core processor which delivers impressive performance when playing your favourite games, browsing the web or watching movies.

Thousands of apps and games

Amazon have been pretty smart with the creation of the Kindle Fire. Since it’s based on the Android Operating System – most Android apps will automatically work on the Kindle Fire! Whats more; Amazon even offer a paid app for free everyday!

An amazing new browser, Amazon Silk

Amazon have invested a huge amount of time and effort redesigning the web browser using their cloud-accelerated technologies. The Amazon Silk browser also supports flash – how exciting!

Millions of books!

As you’d expect from a Kindle; there are thousands of fantastic titles to download and read at your leisure.

Free Cloud Storage

Amazon are the main pioneers in cloud computing technology (i.e. keeping all your files online rather than on your device). Every Kindle user gets free storage to keep your digital content safe in their cloud.

Children’s favourites

The Kindle Fire features thousands of great children’s titles; encouraging creativity with educational motives.

Easy to hold with just one hand

If you’ve used a Kindle before, you’ll know that they’re really convenient to take around and extremely comfortable to hold. The Kindle Fire is even smaller and even more comfortable!

17 million songs to download!

Believe it or not; Amazon have an Amazon MP3 Store. They have 17 million songs to stream from their cloud system – or you can download and listen offline.

Durable display

The Kindle Fire is chemically strengthened and is said to be 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic. Amazing!

Email

It supports email (including all major providers such as GMail, Yahoo!, AOL, Hotmail, etc). Nuff said.

Whispersync

Synchronisation technology has seen a huge leap in recent years thanks to cloud technology. With the Kindle Fire, all your files, notes, bookmarks, etc are automatically sync’d with your Kindle.

Documents

The Kindle Fire is capable of loading Word and PDF documents. Very handy for that important meeting you have after that long train journey.

Kindle Development

Impressive stuff huh? We think so. We’re UK based mobile application developers with experience in iOS, Android and mobile-web applications. Because we have experience with Android, we’re going to be taking the Amazon App Store will full force!

We’ve worked with some huge names, including: T-Mobile, Orange, Everything Everywhere, Fat Face, Fujitsu, Sheffield Hallam University and more!

Interested in getting a Kindle Fire application developed by a reputable software company? Contact us today! We’d love to talk more about your project.

Geeky Words (Technical Spec)

Display	7″ multi-touch display with IPS (in-plane switching) technology and anti-reflective treatment, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution at 169 ppi, 16 million colors.
Size (in inches)	7.5″ x 4.7″ x 0.45″ (190 mm x 120 mm x 11.4 mm).
Weight	14.6 ounces (413 grams).
System Requirements	None, because it’s wireless and doesn’t require a computer.
On-device Storage	8GB internal. That’s enough for 80 apps, plus either 10 movies or 800 songs or 6,000 books.
Cloud Storage	Free cloud storage for all Amazon content
Battery Life	Up to 8 hours of continuous reading or 7.5 hours of video playback, with wireless off. Battery life will vary based on wireless usage, such as web browsing and downloading content.
Charge Time	Fully charges in approximately 4 hours via included U.S. power adapter. Also supports charging from your computer via USB.
Wi-Fi Connectivity	Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, or 802.1X standard with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication; does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.
USB Port	USB 2.0 (micro-B connector)
Audio	3.5 mm stereo audio jack, top-mounted stereo speakers.
Content Formats Supported	Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAV, MP4, VP8.
Documentation	Quick Start Guide(included in box); Kindle User’s Guide (pre-installed on device)
Warranty and Service	1-year limited warranty and service included. Optional 2-year Extended Warranty available for U.S. customers sold separately. Use of Kindle is subject to the terms found here.
Included in the Box	Kindle Fire tablet, U.S. power adapter (supports 100-240V), and Quick Start Guide.

Got a Kindle Fire app idea?

We’ve worked with popular brand names, including: T-Mobile, Orange, Everything Everywhere, Fat Face, Fujitsu, Sheffield Hallam University and more!

Do you have a Kindle Fire application idea? Contact us today and let’s have a chat.