Comment Re:Specs (Score 1) 80
Capacitive. Not IR or Passive.
They really are trying a different approach to the device as "social" reading. While the Fire is more a media device, for the US.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiRxIXytLYQ
The only thing I'm concerned about is the Android Market. While they say it's a full and open android device. I suspect they have their own Android store and will have limited you to apps they allow. Whether you can sideload the Kindle app on to it needs to be seen.