6 weeks after the launch of the Kindle Fire Media Tablet, the first color of the Amazon. We can get the Kindle Fire at DHL shipped to a long review. Bikers do not have to waste time. I better get started ...
1. Open the box.The Kindle Fire in a brown corrugated box similar to the previous version of the Kindle durable transport. Is to be noted that the thickness is almost 2 inches thick, or about half as much as the normal version of Kindle 2 boxes stacked. The top lid has cut the wind like the Kindle Basic.
When the lid off to see the Kindle Fire lying quietly in a cardboard tray. I have to cover the Starter's Guide to a small stick. The bottom hole is for the Power Adapter with 5V is connected to the end of the Kindle is the Micro USB (B) As with other Kindle.
All that came in the box, it will be a guide to Kindle Fire and adapters to note that Amazon does not have a USB cable for data transmission with. That may be because the Amazon requires users to purchase content from Amazon Store and transfer to the computer by streaming or downloading via WiFi is enough.
2. Body.
Moderately to capture the fact that the Kindle Fire features the kind. "As needed" by the body so it can be seen as an IPS screen, touch screen 7 "Button - Power Port Micro USB port for headphone Mini Jack. And a small speaker for 2 channel.
You do not have a Kindle Fire Volume Control button or the Home Button The Android Tablet to others, so in addition to the control unit. All is done via the touch screen.
For the air-quality materials and assembly quality. The deep, strong feelings for the design of the machine that allegedly came from a Blackberry Playbook Reference design kit that I never really try to catch you at it's Playbook. However, the images seen by the web and have seen the machine shop. I believe that they are saying. Not quite understand the fact that Amazon is designed to suppress the cost as low as possible.
LCD touch-screen technology, IPS (In-Plane Switching) like the iPad and Nook Color / Tablet with the brightness and color accuracy is quite consistent in every aspect of normal use. On the monitor screen of the display colors Kinldle Fire. Brightness and contrast are quite good for a spot along with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixel density at 160 pixel per inch (ppi) color display and has 16 million colors.Glass screen material from Down Corning Gorilla Glass, a glass with ice. And resistance to abrasion and impact is high. So it is trust that the display of the Kindle Fire did not break or scratch easily under normal usage in general.
The back of the machine is a rubbery material. The texture is soft and does not slip easily. The right to hold it. It can hold with one hand easily. Weight about 413 grams along the spot is relatively heavy compared to the size of the machine with a 7 inch screen, but by God to make sense to hold in one hand and a reasonably good balance.
3. Start Up.
I press the power button for a moment. Display will show up in the center of the screen Kindle Fire. Then start updating your software in the machine. That the output from the software to Kindle Fire in the pre-release, which may lead to unpleasant as it should. (Review from outside the top-most blog software that runs in the Kindle Fire were not as good as it should. That may be because the equipment they use it as a pre-release firmware version) for the update of the software. It takes about 15 minutes, then to the eyes and ready to work perfectly.
4. User Interface.The main screen of the Kindle fire or Home Screen layout is simple. I come from the top of the screen is the Status Bar, which displays the name and icon of the System Settings, WiFi and battery status.Next to the box for Search Keywords.
Down to the main menu. Classified by type of content, including:.
⁃ Newsstand for the purchase or subscribe to the magazine.
⁃ Books for book and ebook (. Mobi or. Azw).
⁃ Music for the song.
⁃ Video for movies or videos.
⁃ Docs for documents, PDF or txt to send to the device via USB cable or email attachment and downloaded from the Internet.
⁃ Apps for Apps and games.
⁃ Web is a Web Browser and Bookmark.
Shelf below the main menu to display the page content, or Apps that are enabled. Arranged in chronological order. You can use your finger to move (swipe) to the left - right to move to different locations. Work similar to Cover Flow on iOS.
Bottom line is that the Apps on the App Shelf in order to run a business similar to the Dock or Application Launcher on the computer itself.
5. Look & Feel.
In a typical use of the touch screen, fast response to Kindle Fire smooth scroll or switch the screen to be quite soft. The accuracy of the touch screen is quite good. When compared with other Android Tablet ever caught. Part be due Processor (TI OMAP4 1GHz Dual-Core) and Optimize software of the system to the physical aspects of the media is, however, that the use of the Kindle Fire, though. is relatively good compared with other Android tablet. But still with a touch screen of the iPhone and the iPad iOS device is not enough.
Although the operating system (OS) to Kindle Fire is based on Android, but it is modify the software in new systems and heavy lifting. The editing features that are unnecessary. User Interface and it's all according to the spec of the Amazon to the User Interface is simple and easy to use but at the same time, it lacks some features that are present in other Android Tablet.
But most will agree that Amazon has added a system that integrates your online store with full Amazon Kindle Store. Such as data transfer and download Streaming System User Account for Content channels and online payment systems that are Cloud Storage and online storage of each client on the Server of the Amazon, making access and purchase content. Can be done easily. Some may feel that (cost) is too easy with.
6. To store content.Amazon deliberately designed to Kindle Fire a storage unit in the 8GB because it requires users to purchase content from the front Kindle Store is the main content purchased from the Kindle Store has the advantage that it is. Cloud Drive are stored in each customer on the Internet. (A concept similar to a locker to store information on the Internet), and the user can download. Or streaming via WiFi to watch at any time without having to store such content in the air. On the content of each of the Newsstand, Books, Music, and Video Device and Cloud will have the option to use. Browse the information contained in or on their Cloud Drive.
Transfer files via USB cable can plug Micro USB to the Kindle in general or the data / charge their blackberry or nokia to your computer then the computer will see the Kindle as a drive: Kindle and the screen of the device. Kindle is shown by the USB mode.
On the Kindle drive appears on the computer. I have several folders. But that really is: Music, Books, Documents, Pictures, and Videos, and put each file in the correct folder (such as music files in the Music, etc.), otherwise the machine will not see my files.
If you buy content from the Kindle Store files will be placed in the correct folder automatically.
7.1 Features: Newsstand.
For the content of the magazine. Now the platform iOS and Kindle has turned to a centralized system called Newsstand (newsstand), which includes a subscription service and storage magazines together in one place instead of the Apps-specific magazines each. The results of market research by Conde Nast magazines, major manufacturers report that iOS Newsstand on the increase in the subscription of the magazine up to 268% (http://gigaom.com/apple/conde-nast-subscriptions-up. -268-since-newsstand-...).
Newsstand Kindle Fire on the same page with the Kindle e-reader will be more content, including major newspapers and magazines on Kindle Fire Newsstand Browser has the advantage of the cover. And the content is a beautiful painting. If you want to buy. Click the cover to order it directly from your device. It can either purchase the book. And subscription. Then click the order and payment (via one-click purchase of the Amazon) successfully. Book or magazine that will be downloaded into the machine. The latest issue of the magazine - newspaper, the Register will be downloaded on the list was automatically when it is released on the kindle store the user can go to Cloud Drive to their download time back since. sign up. Magazines, all without the need to keep them in any way.
7.2 Features: Books.Newsstand book, ebook, as well as all books purchased from Amazon will be stored in the Cloud Drive which can be downloaded at any time. So do not worry that the book will be deleted from the accidental. Or even when the device is damaged or lost. It can also download all the books back into the new one easily.
Kindle Fire ebook app to work with a simple touch. To flip the pages of a book by a swipe to the left (next page) and right (previous page) by changing pages will move (slide) to the next simply by effects out of turn like. ipad ibooks app on any.
ebook app on Kindle Fire has the option to display three types of text / white on black. Letters in black / white on the ground. Brown and text / background color on ivory. Size is a size 8 and have a fully up to 8 characters to choose from and it can also be selected from the line. And the width of the column letter and also the third stage is missing for the ebook app on Kindle Fire is a function of reading and listening (Read To Me), which is available on the Kindle screen black and white, all except Basic. The recently released.
With clarity and brilliance to Kindle Fire for books with pictures. The children's book or a magazine than a book that focuses on the main character. In the latter case, the screen Kindle e-ink is a comfort to read that we are incomparable. In short, the ebook app for reading books on Kindle Fire bad. But I do not e-ink screen, certainly.
7.3 Features: Music Player.Features of the Kindle Fire will play better than the Nook Color (firmware 1.x) It features a close-up, put my iPod into the USB port can be done either through WiFi or by using the command purchased from the Kindle Store.
Classification of music can be done either by creating a Playlist, artist or band name (Artists) album or a song at all. The collection will be available in both built-in memory of Cloud Drive and on Amazon.
Function to play music with the Shuffle, loop, skip forward / backward, and can jump to a range of music that has a. The selection of music from the headphones. The speakers are connected through a USB port or sound from the speakers MiniJack luxury and small on the unit was bad.
Kindle Music Store can be accessed easily through the Store menu at the top of the screen and the Preview for the song lyrics for The preview is normal. The order also does not allow the song to Amazon to order. For customers outside the United States. Before you order. Understand how the system will check the IP Address and will not buy if the order does not come from an IP address in the United States. Customers outside the United States. As well as in Thailand. So do not be content even if you use music in the U.S. and a credit card or Gift Certificate. (Books and magazines can be bought as usual).
7.4 Features: Video.
Types of video content on the Kindle Store is divided into three main groups.
- Amazon Prime Instant Video including movie or series to watch free streaming for Amazon Prime.
The delivery cost. The annual membership fee of about $ 70.
- Movies Rent a movie.
- TV Shows are available for hire list. Series or TV Movie. Both old and new.
Amazon Web sites that contain content of movies and TV Shows including over 100,00 issues, all of which customers can get a preview movie for every subject, but customers outside the U.S. can not continue to buy. Like the music.
7.5 Features: Apps.
Amazon's App Store and Android Apps and Games and a lot of multimedia. The one supplied with the first on Facebook / Picture Gallery / email / Contact / IMDB / Quick Office / Pandora Video / Comics / ESPN / The Weather Channel, Audible, Words game / Pulse, etc. for IMDB, which is a database. My film is tightly bound to the Amazon Kindle Store, where users can buy Gaa movie via IMDB directly open and edit the Quick Office application such as Microsoft Word or Office documents.
7.6 Features: Web.
Amazon is a web browser on the Kindle Fire "Silk", which includes processing, such as pages render on the page. And processing the Flash content on Amazon's Cloud will be sent to the browser of this approach implies that the page faster. The power of the CPU less. This saves battery life. It is the feeling that the batteries last for quite a long time. But the speed of the display that page. I did not notice it any more.
Accurate and supported formats of HTML web browser as the Kindle Fire Tablet as well as on other browsers display web pages very smooth. To respond to commands through the touch screen is very good. You can play multimedia files such as video and sound smooth.
8. Conclusion.Although it features most of the tablet computer is designed to demonstrate the Kindle Fire Device as part of the Platform is clear, for example, adding the ability to display multimedia content. To complete the online storefront. And invested in hardware for durability. (To reduce the damage and return. The cost of the Amazon), but at the same time cut out almost all the unnecessary parts (like hard drive size is relatively small. To force them to buy and store content on the Cloud, or the standard features like Bluetooth or SD Card slot is not necessary because, for example), to suppress the sale as low as possible.
As has been discussed in earlier reviews. Content purchased from outside the United States. In the book, ebook, magazines and newspapers are not only The music and videos. The film. Still have to wait for the next. Due to the distribution rights.
If you intend to buy a Kindle Fire because that is the Tablet may have been disappointed with the features and memory have a limited number are available at App. (In the case of the uniform was not the root) as well as the lack of the necessary connections such as Bluetooth or 3G, or even a key feature that should be in a Tablet, in general, and the Volume Control is not on Kindle Fire of this. hard to say. It is up to the expectations.
So I would say that the Kindle Fire is a virtual storefront that Amazon is selling it to customers for use as a channel for the purchase and consumption of multimedia content that Amazon has sold out sold Shaver was similar. You have to buy razor blades in high enough. Have their own hardware that Amazon does not have to rely on a platform competitor to Apple Google or Microsoft and Amazon will benefit directly the profits from the sale of the full impact without having to pay a percentage of sales content to a competitor's. next Other than that. Amazon also has its own hardware store customer behavior has benefits in its own database. Without having to share this information with anyone. The bargaining power and the content provider as well as major buyers.
Advantages:.- The quality and durable materials.- Monitors quality.- CPU load.- Touch controls responsive.- Easy to use.- Supports a wide variety of multimedia files.- Web browser, it works great.
Disadvantages.- No Bluetooth.- No 3G.- No Volume Control buttons on the unit.- The Thai keyboard. (The Thai).- Storage is not extended to 8 GB.- The film has music from outside the United States.- Functions and apps that are available are quite limited.
