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Kindle Fire showing components, back cover removed. The Amazon Fire, formerly called the Kindle Fire, is a line of tablet computers developed by Amazon.Built with Quanta Computer, the Kindle Fire was first released in November 2011, featuring a color 7-inch multi-touch display with IPS technology and running on Fire OS, an Android-based operating system.
In September 2016, Amazon announced the release of the updated Fire HD 8 which includes the virtual assistant Alexa, [13] priced at US$89.99. Fortune reported that, "As with most of Amazon's devices, the aim isn't to make money off of the hardware but instead to sell digital content such as books, movies, and TV shows to users". [14]
Amazon Fire TV (stylized as amazon fireTV) is a line of digital media players and microconsoles developed by Amazon since 2014. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The devices are small network appliances that deliver digital audio and video content streamed via the Internet to a connected high-definition television .
Release date April 12, 2014: November 19, 2014 September 29, 2015: October 20, 2016 October 25, 2017 June 21, 2018 October 31, 2018 ... Template: Amazon Fire TV Models.
developer.amazon.com /docs /fire-tv /fire-os-overview.html Fire OS is an Android -based operating system developed by Amazon for their hardware devices . Fire OS includes a customized user interface primarily centered on content consumption, and heavy ties to content available from Amazon's storefronts and services.
After Fire OS 5 was released on new 2015 Fire tablet models it was also made available as an over-the-air upgrade for 4th gen Fire tablets, including the 2014 HDX 8.9. Amazon provided a downgrade mechanism for users who did not like the upgrade.
Amazon announced the Kindle Scribe on September 22, 2022, with a release date of November 30. Notably it is the first Kindle to include a 10.2 inch, 300 ppi display; and stylus functionality for writing. [ 96 ]
In November 2014 the price for the unlocked version dropped to $199 and even further to $179 in April 2015. After a further price drop to $130 in August 2015, the device eventually was listed as unavailable on the Amazon site. On August 27, 2015, the "Phandroid" website reported that Amazon had discontinued the Fire Phone. [31]