evilrob
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Android-based smartphone from Amazon which can track your head for a wonky 3D perspective effect, and the ability to buy anything from Amazon just by showing it to the camera (i.e. it can scan book covers, film posters etc. don't even need a barcode or QR code).
Specs:
4.7inch 1280x720 screen
2.2ghz quad core processor
22 hours talk time (apparently)
13 megapixel main camera, 2 megapixel front-facing job
Gorilla glass front AND back (loving this! iPhone 4 anyone?)
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EOE0WKQ/ref=amb_link_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=gateway-center-column&pf_rd_r=018HT2AMYECGTAX11ZDF&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1827797502&pf_rd_i=507846
Verge hands on (with brief video of head tracking and firefly features):
http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/18/5819516/meet-the-fire-phone
What do you reckon?
[Edited on 19-06-2014 by evilrob]
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A2H GO
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No takers? 
Nope, didn't think so.
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Balling
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I'm sure it might be a great phone, but I would never trust myself with a device which sole purpose is to make me shop more. 
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pow
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If you can flash it with Vanilla Andriod winner
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Rob_Quads
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Have the UK prices been announced yet?
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by A2H GO
No takers?
Nope, didn't think so.
It's a bit steep at $650/750 (32/64GB) but then people have bought the Kindle and the Kindle Fire, so i imagine they'll buy this as well 
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Robbo
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the amazon app already lets you buy things with a picture
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evilrob
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
the amazon app already lets you buy things with a picture
This 'Firefly' malarky is integrated system-wide with OCR - so you can point the phone at a business card, for example, and it will figure out there's a phone number on it so you can dial it straight away, or import to contacts or whatever; pretty cool.
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kz
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob_Quads
Have the UK prices been announced yet?
No announcement at all regarding a European launch afaik, we might not even get it.
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John
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Really boring release. Can understand why Amazon want to make it easy for people to buy stuff from Amazon, I'm surprised Bezos released something so mediocre, especially after having just finished reading 'The Everything Store'
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Jimbothebarbarian
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Emma Watson looks fucking doable in the picture...
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