I-pad, Kindle Fire ???

[MIGMaster]

i defintely like the size of the Fire better than the current iPad. I don't have any inclination to carry around something as big as a drink tray.

[Staggerwing]

I heard news of this the other day - that Apple was considering a smaller version.

In my mind that cements the Fire as a competitor to the iPad.

In fact, looking at every "competing" tablet out there, they are almost universally smaller.

One thing I like a lot about my iPad2 is the camera and Facetime. I can keep in touch with my distant family members
visually without sitting in front of the desktop. I can even follow the kids around and make them see their grandparents.
Some of the Android tablets have cameras but the Fire isn't one of them. Still, I do wish I had a more 'pocket sized' tablet
to carry with me and to read in bed at night. The iPad is a bit heavy and unwieldy to carry every where the way I do my
iPhone (who's screen is too small to squint at for more than a few minutes at a time).

[MIGMaster]

I think there is definitely a sweet spot for tab size. My Kindle e-reader is just a bit too small, but the iPad is too big. I like the zie of the playbook if it was just a "tiny bit" bigger. Just for the folks south of the border, "tiny bit" is a metric unit of measurement 

[Staggerwing]

Down here I believe it's 1 bit = 3 smidgens.

[MIGMaster]

  I never was that fluent in the US/Imperial system.

[LongBlade]

I never was that fluent in the US/Imperial system.

I've always favored cubits myself.

[MIGMaster]

I could never figure out if you had to freeze them first ? Maybe that was only if they were ice cubits .....

[Centurion40]

I prefer units of measurement that begin with the letter "F".

[Staggerwing]

I prefer units of measurement that begin with the letter "F".

Such as Furlongs, Firkins, and Fortnights?

Maybe we could just settle on three fingers of Scotch.

[LongBlade]

I always thought three fingers measured something else...

[Staggerwing]

I always thought three fingers measured something else...

As in, measured before the Royal Wedding can proceed?

[MIGMaster]

I'd love to see what Charles uses to measure with  - must be both feet !

[Staggerwing]

FYI:
Amazon has some Kindle Fires (refurbished) on sale for $169US while supplies last... which would be one unit less than an hour ago.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0051VVOB2/?ie=UTF8&tag=mysimon&linkCode=ur2&qid=1327619743&camp=1789&sr=8-1&creative=9325&condition=refurbished

[LongBlade]

FYI:
Amazon has some Kindle Fires (refurbished) on sale for $169US while supplies last... which would be one unit less than an hour ago.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0051VVOB2/?ie=UTF8&tag=mysimon&linkCode=ur2&qid=1327619743&camp=1789&sr=8-1&creative=9325&condition=refurbished

Nice. Let us know how you like it.

[Staggerwing]

Will do. Should be here tomorrow as I am a prime member (2nd day shipping). I'll have to see which tablet, ipad2 or fire, I reach
for most after a month when I want to look up something or browse news sites.