In a breezy modern home atop one of the city’s steep and iconic hills, Amazon representatives told a small gathering of journalists on Wednesday about their new fall lineup of hardware products. “That we’re in a home is purposeful,” one Amazon rep said, explaining that Amazon has been trying to integrate home automation into its products as it also tries to take over living room entertainment.
That introduction gave way to Amazon’s real announcement: in October, the Seattle-based retailer will ship four new tablets and three updated Fire TV products that it hopes will pave the way to bringing more customers into its ecosystem via Amazon Prime and the Amazon App store.
The four new tablets are called the Fire HD8, the Fire HD10, the Fire, and the Fire Kids Edition. (A theme at Amazon seems to be making it difficult to differentiate new models from tablets and phones released in previous years.)
That introduction gave way to Amazon’s real announcement: in October, the Seattle-based retailer will ship four new tablets and three updated Fire TV products that it hopes will pave the way to bringing more customers into its ecosystem via Amazon Prime and the Amazon App store.
The four new tablets are called the Fire HD8, the Fire HD10, the Fire, and the Fire Kids Edition. (A theme at Amazon seems to be making it difficult to differentiate new models from tablets and phones released in previous years.)
I can imagine some people using 6 tablets. One in the kitchen, one in the bedroom, one in the living room, a couple for the kids... When you can get 6 tablets for less than the price of one iPad it starts to be more compelling.