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kindle Fire
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:30 pm
by steelcitychaos
Our son likes to play his computer games and watch his cartoons on our laptop but when we go on trips he cant do either on a laptop and some people at work said that this is a good alternative for travel and portability. Does anyone have this or something similar for the kids to use?
Re: kindle Fire
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:34 pm
by cougnix
We just got one, haven't used it yet. Giving it to the kids on Xmas. Any advice on apps and such is also welcome in this review.
Re: kindle Fire
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:57 pm
by ChampDizzle
my 11 year loves to read so looking to get her one next year. She is getting a laptop this year. Times now are expensive.
Re: kindle Fire
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:57 pm
by steelcitychaos
cougnix wrote:We just got one, haven't used it yet. Giving it to the kids on Xmas. Any advice on apps and such is also welcome in this review.
how old are the kids?
Re: kindle Fire
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:02 pm
by Nole4real
my ex has a kindle and the 6 year old loves it
she also has her sisters old iphone so i thought the kindle would bore her but she loves reading
i cant say enough how much a parent with a kid less than 10 should be on the lookout for old iphones from friends and family who dont need theirs anymore..especially the old iphones. u just use them as ipod touch with movies/shows and apps with no monthly cost.
Re: kindle Fire
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:40 pm
by cougnix
steelcitychaos wrote:cougnix wrote:We just got one, haven't used it yet. Giving it to the kids on Xmas. Any advice on apps and such is also welcome in this review.
how old are the kids?
13, 11, and 7. The 11 year old reads, so we are hoping that he will use it for a reading device. But they all steal our iphones to play games too. We didn't buy it, it just kind of fell into our laps from a friend and a company xmas raffle.
Re: kindle Fire
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:48 pm
by LytezOut
My 4 yr old son love to play his leapster. They have some pretty cool and educational games.
Re: kindle Fire
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:47 pm
by Mtwasik
I was debating on this or the ipad2 for my wife, so glad I got the ipad2, fire's getting some bad reviews now that its been out a while. I would hold out, get another tablet if you can't afford an ipad
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story ... 51839620/1
"Kindle Fire feels the heat
Early buyers of Amazon's tablet-like e-reader, the Kindle Fire, are beginning to find what many had feared: it's not really a tablet computer at all.
These early adopters are running into an experience that is often clunky, a touchscreen that isn't super responsive, a Web browser that struggles on many websites and head-scratching hardware omissions. (There are no volume buttons.)"
Re: kindle Fire
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:13 pm
by cougnix
Mtwasik wrote:I was debating on this or the ipad2 for my wife, so glad I got the ipad2, fire's getting some bad reviews now that its been out a while. I would hold out, get another tablet if you can't afford an ipad
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story ... 51839620/1
"Kindle Fire feels the heat
Early buyers of Amazon's tablet-like e-reader, the Kindle Fire, are beginning to find what many had feared: it's not really a tablet computer at all.
These early adopters are running into an experience that is often clunky, a touchscreen that isn't super responsive, a Web browser that struggles on many websites and head-scratching hardware omissions. (There are no volume buttons.)"
Free makes this a non-issue...
Re: kindle Fire
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:18 pm
by cougnix
LOL at the comments under the review. Trendon would be proud...