Amazon Looks for Developers For Kindle Browser

[JMcEntegart]

Amazon is looking for developers to build what sounds like a brand spanking new browser for the etailer's reading device, the Kindle.

Amazon Looks for Developers For Kindle Browser : Read more

 

[Guest]

So a simple firefox/IE/whatever plugin would not suffice?

 

[lightsaber]

Now if it can support Flash the i-maxipad is in trouble!!!

 

[dman3k]

[citation][nom]lightsaber[/nom]Now if it can support Flash the i-maxipad is in trouble!!![/citation]Who cares about that useless tablet? When did that tablet from Apple suddenly became the measuring stick for tablets?

Tablet PCs have been out for a long time. Keyboardless tablets have been out for a long time too.

 

[pharge]

[citation][nom]dman3k[/nom]Who cares about that useless tablet? When did that tablet from Apple suddenly became the measuring stick for tablets?Tablet PCs have been out for a long time. Keyboardless tablets have been out for a long time too.[/citation]

true... but most of the tablet PC are/were >$1000 (actually most of them are/were >$1500 if not 2000). This is the first time tablet PC gets into the

 

[pharge]

ugh... not sure why... my post was truncated.. >_<

anyway... continue my previous post:

This is the first time that tablet PC gets into the sub $500 department (even it is underpowered and/or functionally limited).
This is a little like the notebook vs netbook story.
personally I am kind of person who put perfermance and functionality before the price. However I have to admit that there is a reason why the underpowered netbooks were sold so well these couple years.

 

[zoemayne]

This is for reading hours on end no need to try to focus much on web browsing because ultimately it will still be lacking due to the e-ink screen.

 

[zoemayne]

This is for reading hours on end no need to try to focus much on web browsing because ultimately it will still be lacking due to the colorless* e-ink screen.

 

[lifelesspoet]

how about opera, they make browsers for everything.