To verify that JDK 6 is available on your system, open a command prompt window or terminal window. To use the Android SDK, your development computer must have the Java Development Kit version 6 (JDK 6) installed. Our links for these tools will take you to third-party sites for download and installation of the tools. Note: The Android SDK, Eclipse, the Java Development Kit, and certain other development tools are provided by third parties, not by Amazon. Kindle Fire SDK add-ons for the emulator and USB support (recommended)īefore you begin, review the minimum requirements for developing Android applications on the Android SDK download page.Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE) (recommended).The setup involves installing the following software packages on your development computer: Introductionīefore you can start developing mobile apps for Kindle Fire tablets, you must first set up your development environment. For $500 you can do much better, but if you're on a budget of $200 or less, your dollars go a bit farther than they did a year go.This article was re-printed with permission from Amazon Digital Services, Inc. They're both relatively minor upgrades over last year's Kindle Fire – bringing slightly better hardware to the budget segment of the tablet market. Summing UpĪre either of these tablets game-changers? Not likely.
Though they're mostly unobtrusive, Amazon is partially subsidizing these devices with its "special offers." If you want to remove the advertisements, you'll have to drop an extra $15 through the Manage Your Kindle menu. One "feature" that both tablets share is the presence of ads. Customers who have avoided tablets thus far may look at its $159 price tag and take the plunge. If you want a real eye-popping experience in your Kindle Fire, though, you'll want to wait for the 8.9-inch model.Īmazon released the 2012 SD Kindle Fire to hit an even lower price point. Though its 216 ppi falls well short of the 3rd-gen iPad's 264 ppi, you won't see many other $200 tablets with resolution that high (the Nexus 7 is another).
The sexiest feature in the seven-inch model is its display. Your eyes may like the Fire HD's display your piggy bank may like the standard Fire
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