Shopping for the best tablet for kids for the holidays? Amazon has unveiled a new lineup of tablets just in time for the holiday season. Amazon has not only updated its Kindle Fire HD 7-inch tablet but added a new line of tablets, the Kindle Fire HDX in 7-inch and 8.9-inch screens.
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New Kindle Fire HDX Tablets Technical Specs
Let’s take a look at the technical specs of each model
| Robot Name | Type | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGO Boost (Editors' Choice) | Buildable Robot Kit | 7+ |  |
| LEGO Mindstorms EV3 | Buildable Robot Kit | 10+ | |
| Meccano - Meccanoid XL 2.0 | Buildable Robot Kit | 8+ | |
| Thames & Kosmos Space Explorers Science Kit | Buildable Robot Kit | 8+ | |
| OWI 14-in-1 Solar Robot | Buildable Robot Kit | 8+ | |
| Makeblock mBot Kit | Programmable Robots | 12+ | |
| Cozmo | Programmable Robots | 8+ | |
| Ozobot Bit (Ozobit 2.0) | Programmable Robots | 6+ | |
| Wonder Workshop Dash and Dot | Programmable Robots | 6+ | |
| Sphero Star Wars BB-8 Droid | Programmable Robots | 5+ | |
| 4M Tin Can Robot | Robot Toy | 8+ | |
| WowWee MiP the Toy Robot | Robot Toy | 8+ | |
| WowWee CHiP Robot Toy Dog | Robot Toy | 6+ | |
| Miposaur | Robot Toy | 8+ | |
| Zoomer Kitty | Robot Toy | 5+ | |
Kindle Fire HDX tablets are the first tablets powered by the 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor so you can expect faster loading and seamless multi-tasking. With the Adreno 330 graphics processor you can expect console quality graphics so playing games on the Kindle Fire HDX tablet will be a lot of fun for the kids.
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Kindle Fire HDX Software and Apps
Both the Kindle Fire HDX 7” and 8.9” run on Fire OS 3.0 or “Mojito” with a lot of new and updated features such as X-Ray for Movies and TV, follow along with lyrics with new X-Ray for Music, fling videos to your TV with Second Screen, and more. Kindle Fire HDX tablets are also more accessible for the blind and visually impaired through new and improved Screen Reader, Explore by Touch, and Screen Magnifier.
With the Kindle Fire HDX tablets, your kids have access to a vast collection of videos, games, ebooks and educational apps specifically designed for kids and with special price for [easyazon_link asin=”B00EW0FYA0″ locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”tabforkidgui-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]Amazon Prime[/easyazon_link].
In addition to powerful technical specs, Kindle Fire HDX also features the latest 4G LTE technology for ultra-fast mobile broadband, letting you connect to the internet at speeds even faster than Wi-Fi.
Kindle Fire HDX Parental Controls
Amazon retained the Kindle FreeTime so parents can have a peace of mind knowing their kids only access age appropriate content. Parents can create a profile for each child and can choose the books, apps, videos and games the kids can access to.
Kindle Fire HDX Customer Service
Amazon introduced the Mayday button for its Kindle Fire HDX tablets which is like a near-instant customer service. When the Mayday button is tapped, a customer service representative appears on screen. The customer service representative can’t see you but can see whatever is on your Kindle HDX screen. No need to worry since they can’t see you or your account information. This means customer service is available 24/7 all year round. Amazon targets that Mayday response time will be 15 seconds or less.
Customer Reviews
Most Amazon customers rated the Kindle Fire HDX tablets with 4 out of 5 stars. Most agree that this tablet is a good buy especially if you are already into Amazon environment. Some call it the iPad Mini killer because of its more affordable price, more superior screen and performance that according to them surpasses that of the iPad Mini.
Final Thoughts
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Kids will love the Kindle Fire HDX tablets as they can read books, play games, watch TV and movies. Parents will love it also as their personal tablet or for their kids since parental controls for the Kindle Fire tablets are quite robust.
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