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amazon fire

[WHAT]

  1. [DESCRIPTION] amazon ANDROID(FIRE OS 3.5) phone,
    1. ] new smartphone by Amazon(their first),
  2. [FEATURES-NOTABLE]
    1. ] dynamic perspective imaging- A custom-designed sensor system that responds to how you hold, view, and move your phone.] view photos - the image changes depending on the angle you are viewing it from ] immersive apps - Peek in maps to show Yelp ratings. In Stubhub stadium view, see 90 degrees to the left and right of your seat, as if you were actually there, looking around. In games, like Lili, take on the character's viewpoint and move your head to look around corners, obstacles, and other objects. ] One handed shortcuts - Access menus, shortcuts, and useful information with tilt, swivel, and peek. ] One handed Reading - auto-scroll, scan long web pages or read entire books without ever having to touch the screen.
    2. ] FireFly - Quickly identify printed web and email addresses, phone numbers, QR and bar codes, plus over 100 million items, including movies, TV episodes, songs, and products—simply press and hold the dedicated Firefly button to discover useful information and take action in seconds.
    3. ] Physical 'firefly' button - to look up everything
    4. ] physical 'photo' button - take photos without having to unlock screen,
    5. ] Mayday  - 15 second access to tech support, Get free, live, on-device video support with an Amazon expert, 24x7, 365 days a year at the touch of a button. No appointments necessary. Now available over the AT&T cellular network, in addition to Wi-Fi
    6. ] home carousel
      1. ]
    7. ] Dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio
  3. [SPECIFICATIONS-SUMMARY-HARDWARE]
    1. ] DISPLAY 4.7", 1280x720, 281 ppi, iIPS LCD PROCESSOR: qualcomm snapdragon 800 quad core 2.2 ghz GPU: Adreno 330 MEMORY: 2MB ram, 32/64 GB flash, STORAGE: ? BATTERY: 2400 mah, NETWORKING: 9 bands of LTE, Quad-band GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA  -WIFI: b/g/n, bluetooth: 3.0 , other: , CAMERA-front: 2 mp + 4 more rear: 13 mp, SENSORS: Dynamic Perspective sensor system with invisible infrared illumination, gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, barometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor PORTS: micro usb, OTHER: Dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio + premium headphones

[WHY]

  1. [HARDWARE]
    1. ] good camera hardware
    2. ] dual speakers
    3. ] premium headphones included
  2. [DESIGN]
    1. ] SIZE: 5.5" x 2.6" x 0.35" (139.2mm x 66.5mm x 8.9mm)
    2. ] CONSTRUCTION: aluminum, anodized features,
  3. [OPERATING-SYSTEM]
    1. ] amazons ANDROID operating system FIRE version - 3.50
  4. [ECOSYSTEM]
    1. ] mayday - a 1 touch access to live technical support agent, within 15 seconds, available 24x7x365
    2. ] unlimited - backup and restore
    3. ] unlimited photos (from fire phone) storage -
    4. ] seamless access to amazon ecoystem for content - movies, tv, books, music library, streaming music,
    5. ] seamless access to amazon ecoystem for shopping -
  5. [PERFORMANCE]
    1. ] great battery life - 11 hour video playback
  6. [VALUE]
    1. ]

[WHY NOT]

  1. [HARDWARE]
    1. ] bluetooth 3.0
  2. [OPERATING-SYSTEM]
    1. ] amazons ANDROID operating system FIRE version - 3.50 - no access to google services like gmail, maps, drive, play store for googles android ecosystem ...
  3. [ECOSYSTEM]
    1. ] amazon's android ecosystem, NOT googles ecosystem, DEPENDING on your USAGE, could be a PRO or a CON
    2. ] requires AMZN prime contract @ 100 year ( which has additional AMZN benefits, the first year of the PRIME service is included w/phone purchase)
    3. ] available @ 1 carrier (AT&T) only 
  4. [PRICE]
    1. ] $200 (subsidized) for 32GB model , $300 for 64GB model, $ 650 unlocked,
  5. [VALUE]
    1. ] high end pricing for a phone w/good hw specs but not top shelf
    2. ] availability is USA only ( currently)

[WHERE]

  1. ] $199 w/2year contract for 16GB model, 299 for 32GB model
  2. ] includes first full year of prime subsription ($99) value

[WHEN]

  1. ] 2014-07-25

[EXAMPLE]

[HOW-TO]

  1. ] Guide to choosing the best smartphone, for you!
    1. ] step 001 -
  2. ] Guide to getting started with your android phone
    1. ] contents -

[REVIEWS]

  1. REVIEW-SUMMARY - Review @
    1. ]  coming soon

[ANALYSIS]

  1. ANALYSIS-SUMMARY - VIDEO amazon fire
    1. ] VIDEO [07:45] - Technobuffalo - first impressions

[REFERENCE]

  1. ] amazon fire official device home page
  2. ] XRAY - 2nd screen ( miracast )
  3. ] ASAP - predictive caching
  4. ] reading exp, immersion reading (read + listen),
  5. ] firefly - presses a button - 
    1. camera recognizes a phone number, a book, a dvd, a qr code, cd cover, a URL, a video game cover,
    2. almost every result brings up a tiny Amazon product listing code with stars at bottom
    3. super fast, .5 second per query
    4. history feature - lists items searched, each w/actions menu
    5. third party actions
    6. listens also - play audio, identify song ( shazam ), works for TV shows also,
    7. visually identifies - signs, art,
    8. uses sophisticated machine learning tech - strips image down to vital bits, uploads to amazon cloud services for processing
    9. third party SDK to build additional services
    10. ex - nutrition info for food products, vivino for wine info, 
  6. ] dynamic perspective
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DESCRIPTION: [PERFORMANCE] amazon FIRE,OS amazon (android) 3.5, 13 MP camera, physical 'firefly' + 'photo' buttons, dynamic perspective system - multiple front cameras(5) tracking for creating an interactive immersive experience

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