Kindle Fire: Up close with Amazon's media tablet
The Amazon Kindle Fire, one of the most anticipated tablets of the season, shipped this week. Here's a look at some of its notable features
By Melissa J. Perenson | PC World
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Up close with the Kindle Fire
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Home screen
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The bookshelf
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Apps library
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Fonts and more
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Highlighting and notes
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Movie time
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Music player
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Music library
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Odd speaker design
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Kindle Fire origins
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Kindle Fire vs. RIM BlackBerry PlayBook
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Up close with the Kindle Fire
After much anticipation, the Kindle Fire arrived this week. Priced at a bargain $199, the Kindle Fire is Amazon's first stab at a tablet. The company has packed the Fire with modest specs and has tied the device tightly to its book, periodical, app, music, and video stores and services.
Join us on this walk-through of what it's like to use a Kindle Fire.
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