Today, Amazon announced a big brother to their affordable Kindle Fire tablet called the Kindle Fire HD. It's got an 8.9-inch 1920 x 1200 display at 254 PPI. There's also going to be a 1280 x 800 7-inch model which has 16 GB of local storage going for $199. The 16 GB 8.9-inch version will be available for $299. There's also a $499 model with LTE available, with an insane $49.99/year data plan that offers 250 MB/month (which you'll blow through in 5 seconds if you're downloading at full tilt). The plan is coming from AT&T, though Amazon says it will support all ten 4G bands. 20 GB of cloud storage come included, plus upgrades available for 3 GB or 5 GB plans. The 7-incher is shipping on September 14, while the 8.9-inch version ships on November 20 along with the LTE model.
The Kindle Fire HD is running on an OMAP 4470 processor, and has a new laminated touch sensor with no air gap - that means 25% less glare than before. There's a fancy Dolby stereo speaker in there with an exclusive audio engine for the Kindle Fire HD. Thre's two Wi-Fi antennae inside for awesome signal strength. Storage starts at 16 GB, which means no more dealing with a measly 8 GB. The 8.9-inch version will go all the way up to 64 GB models, while the 7-inch Kindle Fire HD caps out at 32 GB.
One of the cool new software features is Whispersync Voice, which seamlessly transitions between audiobook and regular ol' text book, all while saving your spot between formats. They're calling it "Immersion Reading". The X-Ray feature announced for the Paperwhite will be available in the Kindle Fire HD for movies, so you can pull up actor information from IMDB while the show's playing.
Whispersync has now spread to games, so that achievements, unlocks and progress all carry over to new devices through cloud storage. There's a new e-mail app with support for Exchange, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, including contact and calendar sync. Skype will be preinstalled to take advantage of the HD-capable front-facing camera.
Another cool feature is called FreeTime, which allows parents to set time and content limits for what their kids can do on the Kindle Fire HD. Full profiles are supported so parents can adjust permissions accordingly. Smart. Although, Amazon is also eager to show how easily it is to buy physical products related to games through the Kindle Fire HD's tailored offers as well. Sneaky.
Take a look at our liveblog to see how it all went down. Anyone interested in nabbing any of the above devices? Hit up Amazon to get preordering.
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