Amazon’s new $199 tablet is getting lukewarm reviews, but I don’t think that they are going to have much impact on sales. Especially when you consider the price point and the growing popularity of tablets in general, it will still likely see high sales numbers from less tech-savvy consumers.
Amazon.com Inc's latest $199 tablet computer got tepid reviews from some closely watched gadget reviewers, a potential hiccup for the world's largest Internet retailer as it tries to grab a bigger share of one of the hottest technology sectors this holiday season.
David Pogue of The New York Times said the 7-inch Kindle Fire HD has no camera on the back, no GPS navigation, no speech recognition, and trails Apple Inc's more expensive iPad in thickness, screen size, screen sharpness, Web speed, software polish and application availability. Continue Reading
