During our conference trip in San Francisco we befriended an excellent chap from iSupply! He mentioned one of the ways his company determines the core price a product costs to manufacture and release is by a comprehensive tear down. The units are often disassembled and based on each component it can be researched down to the exact cost per component. Today iSupply issued a … [Read more...] about iSupply estimates Amazon Kindle Fire costs $209.63 to make
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Amazon to lose close to $50 for each Kindle Fire Sold
Amazon had one of the most memorable product launches of the year when they announced three new e-readers and the new Kindle Fire tablet. Th Fire android device may resonate with consumers because of the low price but according to Piper Jaffray analyst, Gene Munster, Amazon will likely lose $50 for each Kindle Fire tablet that it sells. Munster believes that the tablet may do … [Read more...] about Amazon to lose close to $50 for each Kindle Fire Sold
Amazon Shows off the New Kindle Fire Tablet
Amazon, at the press conference in New York today, unveiled 3 new e-readers and the new Kindle Fire Tablet! You can think of it as the Playbook Reborn! It has a 7-inch IPS display, fast dual-core CPU, light, 14.6 ounces. The resolution is 169 pixels per inch, and has Gorilla Glass for extra durability. The new Android powered Amazon Tablet is brimming with features, such as … [Read more...] about Amazon Shows off the New Kindle Fire Tablet
The Birth of the Kindle Fire
According to the in-the-know experts at TechCrunch, Amazon is holding a press conference this Wednesday to formally unveil its long-speculated and often-rumored tablet, now officially named the Kindle Fire. The online arguing over the proposed specifications of the device center around some key dynamics of the Fire. First, while it doesn’t pretend to take the place of the … [Read more...] about The Birth of the Kindle Fire