Amazon tablet enters production, report claims

By on May 3, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Tablets May 3, 2011

According to a new report from industry watcher DigiTimes on Tuesday, Amazon has placed orders with manufacturers to build its first tablet PC. The report claims Taiwan-based Quanta Computer has received orders for between 700,000 and 800,000 tablets from Amazon, and the finished devices should begin shipping in the second half of this year. Earlier rumors suggested an Amazon tablet would launch this summer, so the timing of this new report further supports those claims. Amazon has built several successful devices with tablet-like form factors — it’s Kindle eBook reader is the best-selling product of all time on Amazon.com — but this would be the company’s first device to venture beyond eBooks. Amazon’s tablet, which is said to be based on the Android platform, will like showcase several Amazon products and services such as the Amazon Appstore, Amazon’s digital music store and the company’s new Cloud Drive digital music locker service.

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  • Anonymous

    Can’t wait… Amazon is one company I trust because they are about the consumer.

  • Bringit

    iPad.

    • http://www.droiddoes.com/ Norm

      Xoom 4G LTE > iPad

      • Bringit

        < <

      • Anonymous

        Still haven’t woke up yet..geesh..

  • http://WinPhoNation.com loofmodnar

    I’m not interested in a tablet, but an Amazon media player based on android would be highly interesting to me.

  • http://twitter.com/adamjayreid Adam Reid

    With a phone, you only can use one, but with tablets I like the option of having one iOS device and one Android device…in theory. I got a Galaxy Tab to supplement my iPad 2, and this thing is a piece. I can’t wait to ditch it for this, assuming its a 7 inch form factor. Much like a vast number of iPad uses are also kindle users, I can see a big cross over with smaller tablets that you can throw in a bag or a cargo pocket and larger tablets that are used in lieu of laptop. Either way, bring on the Kindle Tablet!!

  • http://profiles.google.com/booboolala2000 Patrick Crumpler

    Ipad2′S recall, haha. The more Android the merrier.

  • http://twitter.com/SonsofAres Sons of Ares

    And the more pasta thrown on the wall, the more for dinner.

  • Debrihmi

    Microsoft taps Amazon on the shoulder .. :|

  • http://twitter.com/singersteve Steven C. Wilson

    “…it’s Kindle eBook reader is…”
    it’s=it is
    fail.

  • http://twitter.com/dustbeta Dustin Schultz

    Too bad it runs Android, otherwise I’d get it since it is Amazon.

  • Joshua Jones

    Man, I’m hoping this turns out to be a good product.  I have much love for Amazon’s customer service, and I can only say that about a very short list of companies.

    If azn can pull this off, I’ll be so happy.  :)

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