Grahame Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) Yep, It's now official Available direct from Amazonhttp://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Fire-Phone-32GB-AT/dp/B00EOE0WKQ etc http://online.wsj.com/articles/amazon-unveils-smartphone-1403114271 http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/18/amazon-phonehttp://www.theverge.com/2014/6/18/5819516/meet-the-fire-phonehttp://gizmodo.com/amazons-fire-phone-is-here-at-last-developing-1592702508http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/amazon-announces-its-first-smartphone-the-fire-phone/http://time.com/2895275/amazon-fire-phone/http://m.t3.com/news/amazon-announces-the-amazon-fire-phone Firefly:"It's basically the easiest way to spend your money you'll ever find." Edited June 18, 2014 by Grahame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agile_one Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 AT&T only, and $649 without plan? Good luck with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 I noticed a distinct lack of .flac support. "Audio: Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, PCM/WAVE, AAC LC/ELD, HE-AAC (v1 & v2), AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AMR-WB+, Audible Enhanced format (AAX)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 The internets are not happy Fire Phone UI is a mess - https://twitter.com/joshuatopolsky/status/479330755987124224So why bother?”-Benedict Evans, analyst“Amazon’s new phone makes sure that the direct line from your bank account to Amazon never tangles.”-@davepell, start-up investorhttp://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27909104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 "kindle" -> "fire" Oh, I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) Does Amazon sell .flac files? If not, there's your answer. Pretty sure not. Only .mp3 and physical format to the best of my knowledge. So why PCM/WAV but not .flac? Anyway, I am all for market competition, but a phone from Amazon? They have the customer base to think of the idea, but I'm not sure how they think they can compete with companies like Samsung, Google, and Apple. Getting the owners to easily check out at Amazon is one thing, but unless there is that "gotta have it factor" and intuitive UI, people are not going to have them in their hands. Gone are the days of having multiple devices in pockets: it's pretty much only smartphones, so Amazon will have to bring their A game if they want people to switch over... and I'm not really seeing it. Nothing that others have, unless that Dynamic Perspective is what they are going with, but that seems to be a pain. I'm not into the hand motion thing. Imagine if I drop the damn thing. What would I have bought on Amazon? Or is that their plan? Edited June 19, 2014 by roadtonowhere08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkam Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I'm as big a fan of Amazon as anyone, but this phone is a stupid idea. The head tracking tech was more thought-out than I expected, but it's not going to sell them any phones. I'm really surprised they aren't tossing in something like a special data plan that includes unlimited usage of Amazon Prime's streaming services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 How about they make Prime 2 day again, that would be great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Prime is still 2 day for me, and they still describe it as that on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I'm looking at 2 weeks for prime, but it's my own fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtonowhere08 Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) I think Amazon is throwing everything at the wall, and hoping that something sticks. All because Wallstreet has finally noticed that they make basically no profit. I think it's times like this where companies falter and do more harm than good. Edited June 19, 2014 by roadtonowhere08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 also its not cool looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agile_one Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Giant fail, just like facebook phone. That was real, right? Real and fail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Giant fail, just like facebook phone. That was real, right? Real and fail? Jesus I forgot about that. So many awesome phones right now, I think we've hit a point where a new phone is not the most exciting thing in the world. The tech seems to have leveled off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I remember my AT&T iphone. Never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) "590 nits of brightness" Umm, what is the nits to lumens ratio? Never heard of that before. Edited June 19, 2014 by aardvark baguette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Enigma Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Most LCD TVs are about 450nit. High bright displays are about 700-800nit. Seems the screen would not be great in direct sunlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikongod Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 "590 nits of brightness" Umm, what is the nits to lumens ratio? Never heard of that before. They don't convert cleanly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candela_per_square_metre http://www.unitconversion.org/luminance/nits-to-lumens-per-square-foot-per-steradian-conversion.html Lumens has very little meaning for comparing devices. A 96" TV putting out 1000lumens is not as bright as a 48" TV only putting out 700lumens... By a reallly wide margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I prefer candelas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I remember my AT&T iphone. Never again. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Y'all have nothing to worry about, Colin will fix it all..... But until then, no thanks for me as well..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted June 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Good point. We'll have to ask Colin if he gets a new company phone and what it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Good point. We'll have to ask Colin if he gets a new company phone and what it is! does it run the metro interface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 does it run the metro interface? I see what you did there. As opposed to the "sporno" interface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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