Amazon Kindle Fire, specs, price and release date revealed!

Amazon has just announced their new Android tablet, the Kindle Fire, which features a 7″ color display. It is priced at $199 and is shipping on November 15th (now available for pre-order). The also announced an entry level $79 Kindle and a $99 Kindle Touch (also available with a 3G option for $149). Kindle Fire is powered with Google's Android Operating System.The Kindle Fire also includes Amazon Silk, their new cloud-accelerated web browser. The web browser on Kindle Fire introduces a radical new paradigm — a “split browser” architecture that accelerates the power of the mobile device hardware by using the computing speed and power of the Amazon Web Services Cloud. The result is a faster web browsing experience, and it’s available exclusively on Kindle Fire.

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Kindle Fire Tech Specs:
Most of the anticipated specs are true and some of the technical details are even better than the original rumors, like a dual-core CPU, not to mention the lower price point:

7″ multi-touch color IPS display
1024×600 pixel resolution at 169 ppi
Dual-Core CPU
512MB RAM
Wi-Fi – 802.11b/g/n
8GB internal storage
Unlimited cloud storage of Amazon content
8 hour battery life
USB 2.0 micro port
Top mounted speakers and audio jack
Runs highly modified Android 2.3 OS
Tied to Amazon account for immediate setup, no tethering to PC / Mac required
Amazon Silk cloud-accelerated web browser
Free month of Amazon prime with purchase
1 year warranty
7.5″ x 4.7″ x 0.45″
14.6 ounces (weighs slightly less than a pound at 0.9lbs or 414 grams)

Kindle Fire TV Commercial:

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