Amazon Unveils Kindle Fire HDX Tuesday Sep 24,2013

Amazon.com Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos introduces the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9'' (right) and Kindle Fire HDX 7'' tablet in Seattle on Tuesday Sep 24,2013

The 7-inch and 8.9-inch versions also have sharper, more colorful displays than older models, and both have more pixels per inch than the latest iPad

CEO Jeff Bezos introduced the feature to reporters  saying it is “completely unique” and takes advantage of Amazon’s massive cloud computing and customer service infrastructure

Features
The Kindle HDX models come with Qualcomm’s quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, which is top of the line for tablets. Amazon said they are three times faster than the older Kindle Fire line. For graphics functions, the HDX models are four times faster than before

With the newer tablets, users who turn on the “X-ray” feature can see a small window that lists the name of a song that is playing in some TV shows and movies. One tap brings up the option to buy the song. Users can also look for all music in a show and zip to the exact spot where a particular song is playing.

People who have set up Amazon’s video player as an app on their Internet-connected TVs or through game consoles can also follow along in real-time on their tablets, getting information on actors and trivia related to the shows on the big screen. 

Music lovers can see song lyrics when they play songs purchased from Amazon. Lyrics are highlighted as they are sung. Tapping on the lyrics will zip to the appropriate point in the song

Price
The 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HDX starts at $379 for 8 GB of memory and
the 7-inch starts at $229 also with 8 GB

Availablity
The 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HDX starts at $379 for 8 GB of memory, while the 7-inch starts at $229 also with 8 GB


Note
Kindles accounted for 17 % of all tablets sold in the U.S., compared to 48% for Apple’s iPad and 8 % for Samsung’s Galaxy line