Kindle Fire - $200 / £130

[Jim Brown]

Amazon have finally announced the Kindle Fire, an Android-based tablet with some pretty decent specs

I don't know if there will be any restrictions on whether you can develop and launch B4A apps onto such a device but the price point of the device is reallly sweet ($200 / £130)

The big sticking point at the moment though is its US only (due to Amazons Cloud being a US service)

Read all about it --- Google News - Amazon Kindle

Oh, and to sum up just how cheap the new Kindle range is:

 

[Kamac]

Wow! So cheap

I wonder if it's actually functional.

 

[thedesolatesoul]

they havent released any specs have they
it doesnt look pretty...but its a good think they are exploiting the price point...

 

[stdenis]

There's also the X10 AirPad at $199.
http://www.x10.com/promotions/airpad_7_inch_android_tablet.html

Anyone tried one yet?

Ray

 

[aloraptor]

It looks ok but I have a nookcolor so I imagine I'll stick with it.

 

[Rusty]

Erel,
Any comments on your thoughts as to whether or not we'll be able to sideload apps written with b4a?

 

[Erel]

Basic4android applications are exactly the same as applications created with Java. So if you can load Java applications then you can also load B4A applications.