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Galaxy Nexus Watering Hole

Nice price drop on the Kindle Fire to $159 plus a bump in processor and RAM. Add to that the Fire HD. Awaiting price.
 
Wow, the PaperWhite looks very impressive! And the free nationwide 3G thing is very bold too. I may just have to make the jump on this one - I've stubbornly stuck with physical books forever, but I gotta say, the PaperWhite might have changed my mind.

Three new Kindle models — $179 for 3G, $119 for Wi-Fi, and old Kindle gets a slight upgrade and a $69 price.

EDIT: And the Kindle Fire HD is impressive as well! Wow, big score for Amazon here, and we still haven't gotten to the rumored smartphone.
 
Calling out the Tegra 3 - dum dum dum.

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Dual Stereo Speakers!!!

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5GHz Wi-Fi Spectrum, which is awesome. OH and two antennas - dual antenna design seems to be the wave of the future. Thumbs up to Amazon for that.

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Hmmm.. this MIMO thing is a little over my head. I guess it's supposed to improve reception? Why don't more devices incorporate this?
 
Unless this thing drops in at $200, all this yap won't mean nothing because you're still paying for all of this to be hampered by the Amazon overlay.
 
RazorSharp said:
Hmmm.. this MIMO thing is a little over my head. I guess it's supposed to improve reception? Why don't more devices incorporate this?
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This should help:

In radio, multiple-input and multiple-output, or MIMO (commonly pronounced my-moh or me-moh), is the use of multiple antennas at both the transmitter and receiver to improve communication performance. It is one of several forms of smart antenna technology. Note that the terms input and output refer to the radio channel carrying the signal, not to the devices having antennas.
 
MSUgEEk said:
Unless this thing drops in at $200, all this yap won't mean nothing because you're still paying for all of this to be hampered by the Amazon overlay.
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It is a fork of Android, not a skin like Sense or Touchwhiz. That's why it doesn't/can't ship with GAPPS.
 
Okay this is amazing - Whispersync for Voice. Syncs your book with your audiobook, so you can listen and read in tandem.

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"How about movies? If you were watching a movie on your Kindle Fire HD, wouldn't it be cool if you could tap the actor on the screen and see 'who's that guy?'" X-Ray for movies.

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By the way if my posts and screenshot copying is annoying anyone let me know.

Just easier to look back into the thread if we wanted some Kindle Fire info.
 
Hmm.. not sure about the Immersion Reading. I personally wouldn't want narration as I read along at the same time. I'm not a child, haha.
 
Stigy said:
By the way if my posts and screenshot copying is annoying anyone let me know.

Just easier to look back into the thread if we wanted some Kindle Fire info.
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Driving me nuts.:mad:

Just kidding:rofl::vroam:

I can't follow the live blog, so this is the next best thing.
 
RazorSharp said:
Hmm.. not sure about the Immersion Reading. I personally wouldn't want narration as I read along at the same time. I'm not a child, haha.
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Me neither, but I think that's just a side effect / plus to Whispersync for Voice. I just imagine getting on the train, reading my book then getting to my car to finish the drive home and starting off where via my radio where I left off reading. That just blows my mind.
 
Stigy said:
This Whispersync for games truly seems to me like a setup for a Kindle Phone.
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Ah, you caught that huh? :) I was thinking...how many people have multiple Kindle Fires laying around with their accounts on them.... then OOOOH, lightbulb.
 
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