Monster High dolls
( Mattel Inc. )
The edgy Monster High dolls are the children of famous monsters. There’s Frankie Stein, whose father is Frankenstein, the man of stitches. Classmate Draculaura, offspring of Dracula, is ironically vegan and faints at the sight of blood. And also Clawdeen Wolf, who spends much of her time shaving the fast-growing hair inherited from papa Werewolf. Price 26.99 and up
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Zynga Words with Friends board game
( Toys R Us )
This board game that is based on the smartphone app where players build words one after another similar to Scrabble. The offline version includes a board and letter tiles. Price: $19.99
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Nintendo’s Wii U
Nintendo’s highly anticipated two-screen console, debuting Nov. 18, is not just for playing games — it can also be a remote control for your TV and stream content from the Web. It comes with a wireless GamePad controller featuring a 6.2-inch touchscreen. Price: $299 and up
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My Magical Wand Cinderella
( Toy Insider )
Timed to the re-release of the Disney animated movie “Cinderella,” the classic doll features the princess as a toddler sporting a tiara, ballgown and clear slippers. To hear 25 songs and phrases and see the skirt light up, kids can wave a wand in front of the brooch on the dress. Price $49.99
My Magical Wand Cinderella on sale on Amazon
Doc McStuffins Time for Your Check Up doll
( Toys R Us )
Based on the popular Disney television show Doc McStuffins, which features a 6-year-old girl who pretends to fix up dolls and toys with the help of stuffed animal friends. This doll talks, sings and includes several toy medical tools. Price: $39.99
Doc McStuffins Time for Your Check Up doll on Sale on Amazon
LeapPad 2
( Toys R Us )
Last year’s LeapPad was a big hit in the kid-oriented tablet market. This year LeapFrog released the second iteration tablet with a longer battery life, faster processor and more memory. “Last year you could not find the LeapPad and you will see the same for the LeapPad 2,” said Laurie Schacht, co-pubisher of the Toy Insider. Price: $99.99
LeapPad 2 on sale on Amazon
Kurio 7
( Toys R Us / October 26, 2012 )
This kid-oriented tablet lets parents set screen time and includes other controls for up to eight different users. It comes with app and games such as “Angry Birds” and “Fruit Ninja.” There’s also a family-friendy app store. Price: $149.99
Kurio 7 on sale on Amazon
Furby
( Wal-Mart Stores Inc. / October 26, 2012 )
This talkative furry creature made a huge splash in the late 1990s, inspiring some frenzied parents to pay hundreds of dollars to buy one secondhand for their kids for Christmas. Hasbro is reintroducing Furby with extra tech high-tech features, including the ability to feed and translate Furby’s babbling into English using a smartphone app. Price: $59.99
Furby on sale on Amazon
Lego Friends
( Lego / October 26, 2012 )
Lego’s gambit for young girls features slim female dolls and pink-trimmed playhouses that are a vast departure from the simple building blocks that the toymaker is famous for. Toys include playsets such a the Butterfly Beauty Shop and Andrea’s Bunny House. Price: $.5.99 and up
Lego Friends on sale on Amazon
Yvolution Fliker scooter
( Toys R Us )
The two-pronged scooter comes with three wheels for cruising and drifting easily. It also comes with a hand brake for easy control. Price: $99 and up.
Yvolution Fliker scooter on sale on Amazon
]]>The Amazon Kindle Fire wins for this demographic. The ease of use, multimedia features like the Amazon Instant Video, Kindle bookstore, and Android App store is sufficient for your non-technological advanced family and friends.
For techies and computer literate:
The Apple iPad 2 wins. The many productivity and business apps in the Apple Appstore, the larger screen, and features are all what makes the iPad 2 beat out the Amazon Kindle Fire in this demographic.
For those on a budget:
For those who are looking for a cheaper tablet, the $199 price point for the Amazon Kindle Fire is the selling point. Although it doesn’t have a camera, the features more than make up for what it lacks. It is a great multimedia tablet and the Silk browser makes it extremely fast.
Amazon Kindle Fire Features:
The Amazon Kindle Fire has new apps including Facebook, Hulu Plus, Netflix, Pandora, and ESPN and many more from the Amazon Android Appstore. There will also be games from Zynga, EA, Gameloft, PopCap and Rovi (ANGRY BIRDS!)
Kindle owners who are also Amazon Prime Members can also borrow books for free from the Amazon Prime Kindle Lending Library. Like with books purchased from the Amazon store, the Lending Library can be accessed directly from the Amazon Kindle Fire itself, though, only the Kindle reader. The free library is not available to those using the Kindle apps on other devices, or a PC. Only a single book can be borrowed at one time, limited to just one new title every month. But any bookmarks, highlights or notes created while a book was on loan will be preserved after the book is returned, so users will still have access to them if they choose to borrow it again. There are over 5,000 titles that are available from Amazon’s Lending Library, including more than 100 current and former books from the New York Times Bestsellers’ list. As long as you live in the US that is, since at launch the service is not available internationally.
Additionally, there are hundreds of videos available for Amazon Prime members that Amazon Kindle Fire owners can stream using the tablet.
SPECIFICATIONS BREAKDOWN
Amazon Kindle Fire Vs. Apple Ipad 2.0
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Tablet
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Price
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$199
$300 less than iPad 2
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$499
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Screen
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7”, in-plane switching display
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9.7″, in-plane
switching display
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Pixel Density
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169 ppi & more than 16 million colors
28% higher pixel density than iPad 2
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132 ppi & more than
16 million colors
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Weight
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14.6 oz
iPad 2 is 46% heavier
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21.28 oz
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Content
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Movies, shows, songs, games, apps,
magazines & books from Amazon |
Movies, shows, songs,
games, apps,
magazines & books from iTunes
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Breadth of
Ecosystem |
Most Amazon content can be enjoyed
on your Kindle Fire and many other devices, including iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, Windows 7 phones, internet-ready TVs, Roku, TiVo, and through your web browser |
Most Apple content
can only be
used on select Apple products
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Buy Once, Enjoy
Everywhere |
With Whispersync, your book library,
last page read, notes, and highlights sync across your devices and you can stream a movie on one device and finish it on your TV, without losing your place |
iBooks syncs
only on Apple
devices – no sync for movies
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E-mail
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Yes
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Yes
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Web Browser
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Amazon Silk, the cloud-accelerated
web browser |
Safari
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Flash Support
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Yes
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No
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Processor
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1GHz dual core
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1GHz dual core
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Storage
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8GB flash memory + free cloud storage
for all your Amazon content so you never run out of space |
16GB flash memory
+ free cloud storage
for iTunes content excluding movies
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Battery Life
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Up to 7.5 hours of video playback,
with wireless off |
Up to 10 hours
of mixed use
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Multitasking
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Yes
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Yes
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Wireless
Capability |
Wi-Fi
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Wi-Fi
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Speakers
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Stereo
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Mono
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Prime Instant
Video |
Amazon Prime members can instantly
stream nearly 13,000 popular movies & TV shows at no additional cost |
N/A
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Kindle Owners’
Lending Library |
Amazon Prime members can borrow
from thousands of popular books at no additional cost |
N/A
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REVIEWS
“The Kindle Fire gives me the features I want at a price point that’s less than half of the iPad 2. I can check my email, browse the Internet, maybe play a few games, most importantly, I can read magazines in color on a Kindle.” – Gizmodo
“At $199 the Kindle Fire is less than half the price of the Apple iPad, which starts at $499.
It is the first tablet from a major company to seriously undercut the iPad in price.” – New York Times
“Consumers will see the iPad and Kindle Fire side-by-side… and simply ask ‘why does
the iPad cost at least $300 more?’ They will look at the features – the comparable
amount of content, the Kindle’s million e-books, streaming TV shows – and pick the Fire.” – Extreme Tech
“The Kindle Fire is the tablet you need at the price you’ll be willing to pay.” – Technology Review
“Amazon’s Kindle Fire is likely to be the first successful tablet not sold by Apple, and there
are several good reasons for it: the low price of $199, the convenient, portable size of 7 inches,
and a rich catalog of books, movies and music offered through Amazon’s Web-based services.” – Ars Technica
“The Kindle Fire is the real deal and it’s going to disrupt the equilibrium of the existing market for media devices.” – Chicago Sun Times
“There’s a new mayor in Droidville. But this guy didn’t roll into town with pomp and circumstance.
He strolled down Main Street and simply offered more than any other candidate, extolling a plan
based on down-to-earth sensibility and affordability. Meet the Kindle Fire.” – Seeking Alpha
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