The Kindle Fire, shown here, could be updated with a snazzier metal case. Photo: Victor J. Blue/Wired
With Google’s Nexus 7 tablet set for a July release, Amazon is fast-tracking the production of its next-generation Kindle Fire. This is the message from China Times, which reports Amazon has already ordered 2 million Kindle Fire 2s from Quanta, and the tablets could arrive sometime in July or August. This information lines up with a recent report from BGR concerning a quad-core Kindle Fire arriving in July.
Both BGR and China Times point to a higher-quality metal casing replacing the plastic enclosure of the current Kindle Fire. BGR expects a 10-inch Kindle Fire while the China Times article points to three possible screen sizes: 7 inches, 8.9 inches and 10 inches. China Times reports that components for the 7-inch version began shipping in June. If this is true, it would put the Kindle Fire 2 development and release time at under a year.
The first Kindle Fire was announced in late September 2011, with tablets shipping to consumers in November 2011. The Kindle Fire went on to dominate the Android tablet market, but lately sales of the device have fallen as Samsung has taken over second place to Apple in the tablet market.
With the impressive Nexus 7 reaching consumers in July, Amazon needs to step up its 7-inch tablet game — and quickly.
Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/07/kindle-fire-2-in-production/
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