As the text is read by the original audiobook reader, each word is highlighted on the Kindle book version, allowing you to follow along bouncing-ball-style (well, sans an actual bouncing ball) with the story. Immersion reading uses the audio and Kindle versions of a single book and combines them to create an experience currently not reproducible on any other tablet.
KINDLE FIRE HD TV
It's not compatible with all movies yet, and I've yet to see it featured in any of the TV shows I've watched on the device. Impressively, this works in real time, adding and removing people from the list as they enter and exit scenes. Select whichever actor you're interested in, and as long as that person is actually listed in IMDb, you'll have access to his or her bio. Just tap the screen while watching "The Avengers," for example, and a drop-down menu of the actors who are in the current scene appears. X-Ray for Movies is frankly a lot less useful, as it's essentially an integrated IMDb feature that provides access to actor bios while you watch the movie. Definitely useful, but the ability to search for specific terms should be at the top of Amazon's to-do list when the time comes to revise this feature. With X-Ray for Books you can get more information about characters, terms, and historical figures mentioned in a Kindle book, and it also highlights exactly where (via page number and a graph) in the book those details are mentioned and can jump right to the appropriate page. Apps can be removed from the carousel at will and/or added to favorites, which appear at the bottom of the screen, negating the need to scroll through your entire catalog to find the app you want.
The carousel interface is still here, but scrolls faster and looks smoother, with app icons rendered in sharp, less pixely forms. On the 8.9, images and text are even sharper, thanks its 1,920x1,200-pixel resolution and high contrast. It still feels streamlined and mature, eschewing the toylike quality the original interface had. The new interface debuted first on the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire (2012) and hasn't changed at all here.
Since the debut of the original Kindle Fire, Amazon has completely redesigned the interface. Thankfully, if you own the original Fire (or pretty much any Micro-USB-to-power adapter), its charger should be compatible with the Kindle Fire HD 8.9. While the tablet will charge when connected to a plugged-in computer, it will do so very slowly and only when asleep. But, the Fire HD 8.9 has superior video-streaming prowess and is also a lot cheaper than the iPad in both Wi-Fi (starting at $269) and 4G LTE (starting at $399) models.įor some strange, ill-conceived reason, Amazon chose not to include an actual power adapter with the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and instead supplied only a Micro-USB-to-USB cable. Its performance in just about everything beats all other tablets, and it's the best doorway to the most and highest-quality apps you can find on any mobile device. The fourth-generation iPad is still the ultimate premium tablet. The Mini does have speedier performance and as mentioned, many more app options, however. Especially if you're an Amazon Prime member. While the iPad Mini carries with it the trump card advantage of Apple's ecosystem and industry-leading App Store, the Fire HD 8.9's lower pricing, superior streaming capability, and higher-resolution screen make it a better deal if you're looking for a media consumption device.
The Fire HD 8.9's unique screen size lands in between the 7.9-inch iPad Mini and the 9.7-inch iPad.
Also, its faster processor makes for a much smoother and zippier experience. It has a large 1,920x1,200-pixel-resolution screen that facilitates Amazon's current Kindle Fire interface better than the 7-incher. If you're interested in purchasing a Kindle Fire, know that the Fire HD 8.9 is the version to get.
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