On 1/1/12 11:41 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jan 1, 10:05 pm, wrote:
On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 18:55:38 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

Wife and I did a bit of a road trip today, I drove and she took her
kindle fire. She read the thing the whole way and back.

I really liked it because now she doesn't tell me how to drive....

It's already paid for itself!!!!

wife got me a pandigital tablet...wifi, kindle, android OS...works
great. paid about $200. nice color screen...beautiful and very useful
if you have wifi

yup. Her Kindle has the wifi. Don't think this this is android
though.

I thought I read somewhere that the Kindle OS and the Android OS were
both based on Linux kernals? Maybe not.

On 1/1/12 11:41 PM, Tim wrote:

yup. Her Kindle has the wifi. Don't think this this is android
though.

Kindle fire is Android based. There is Amazon app store. I don't know if
the entire Google app store is available but it should be easy enough
for Tim to find out. One thing I've noticed is that the latest codecs
for the new hi def cameras weren't included with either my Archos or
Toshiba tablets. If Tim finds that true with the Fire, the easiest
solution is to install one of the many free players that work.
There are a lot of good free apps as well as terrible ones. Make sure
you install a good Antivirus before you start playing around,Tim.

On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:16:13 -0500, Oscar wrote:


On 1/1/12 11:41 PM, Tim wrote:

yup. Her Kindle has the wifi. Don't think this this is android
though.

Kindle fire is Android based. There is Amazon app store. I don't know if
the entire Google app store is available but it should be easy enough
for Tim to find out. One thing I've noticed is that the latest codecs
for the new hi def cameras weren't included with either my Archos or
Toshiba tablets. If Tim finds that true with the Fire, the easiest
solution is to install one of the many free players that work.
There are a lot of good free apps as well as terrible ones. Make sure
you install a good Antivirus before you start playing around,Tim.

We got our 8-year old granddaughter the Pandigital tablet for Christmas. It got sent back for the
Kindle Fire almost immediately. Don't know why, she just wanted it. I suppose there's something
about it that's better.

On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:26:02 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:52:32 -0500, Happy John
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:16:13 -0500, Oscar wrote:


On 1/1/12 11:41 PM, Tim wrote:

yup. Her Kindle has the wifi. Don't think this this is android
though.

Kindle fire is Android based. There is Amazon app store. I don't know if
the entire Google app store is available but it should be easy enough
for Tim to find out. One thing I've noticed is that the latest codecs
for the new hi def cameras weren't included with either my Archos or
Toshiba tablets. If Tim finds that true with the Fire, the easiest
solution is to install one of the many free players that work.
There are a lot of good free apps as well as terrible ones. Make sure
you install a good Antivirus before you start playing around,Tim.

We got our 8-year old granddaughter the Pandigital tablet for Christmas. It got sent back for the
Kindle Fire almost immediately. Don't know why, she just wanted it. I suppose there's something
about it that's better.

My father in law has a Nook and my wife bought a chip full of
software that you plug in that makes this pretty much a fully enabled
Android machine. It seems interesting but you still would not have GPS
and I don't think this thing is Gx, only WiFi.

I have no idea what 'Android' is all about. My cell phone works when I need it, and my Callaway GPS
tells me the distance to the next green. What more could I possibly want?

On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:16:13 -0500, Oscar wrote:


On 1/1/12 11:41 PM, Tim wrote:

yup. Her Kindle has the wifi. Don't think this this is android
though.

Kindle fire is Android based. There is Amazon app store. I don't know if
the entire Google app store is available but it should be easy enough
for Tim to find out. One thing I've noticed is that the latest codecs
for the new hi def cameras weren't included with either my Archos or
Toshiba tablets. If Tim finds that true with the Fire, the easiest
solution is to install one of the many free players that work.
There are a lot of good free apps as well as terrible ones. Make sure
you install a good Antivirus before you start playing around,Tim.

was looking for an android antivirus...google says that android OS
isn't susceptible to viruses. the mcaffee folks agreed but said
android was malware vulnerable

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:16:13 -0500, Oscar wrote:


On 1/1/12 11:41 PM, Tim wrote:

yup. Her Kindle has the wifi. Don't think this this is android
though.

Kindle fire is Android based. There is Amazon app store. I don't know if
the entire Google app store is available but it should be easy enough
for Tim to find out. One thing I've noticed is that the latest codecs
for the new hi def cameras weren't included with either my Archos or
Toshiba tablets. If Tim finds that true with the Fire, the easiest
solution is to install one of the many free players that work.
There are a lot of good free apps as well as terrible ones. Make sure
you install a good Antivirus before you start playing around,Tim.

was looking for an android antivirus...google says that android OS
isn't susceptible to viruses. the mcaffee folks agreed but said
android was malware vulnerable

Check out Lookout on the Android market. Good stuff, I wouldn't be
without it.

On Tue, 3 Jan 2012 08:40:24 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:16:13 -0500, Oscar wrote:


On 1/1/12 11:41 PM, Tim wrote:

yup. Her Kindle has the wifi. Don't think this this is android
though.

Kindle fire is Android based. There is Amazon app store. I don't know if
the entire Google app store is available but it should be easy enough
for Tim to find out. One thing I've noticed is that the latest codecs
for the new hi def cameras weren't included with either my Archos or
Toshiba tablets. If Tim finds that true with the Fire, the easiest
solution is to install one of the many free players that work.
There are a lot of good free apps as well as terrible ones. Make sure
you install a good Antivirus before you start playing around,Tim.

was looking for an android antivirus...google says that android OS
isn't susceptible to viruses. the mcaffee folks agreed but said
android was malware vulnerable

Check out Lookout on the Android market. Good stuff, I wouldn't be
without it.

thanks much! will do

bpuharic wrote:
On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:16:13 -0500, wrote:

On 1/1/12 11:41 PM, Tim wrote:
yup. Her Kindle has the wifi. Don't think this this is android
though.
Kindle fire is Android based. There is Amazon app store. I don't know if
the entire Google app store is available but it should be easy enough
for Tim to find out. One thing I've noticed is that the latest codecs
for the new hi def cameras weren't included with either my Archos or
Toshiba tablets. If Tim finds that true with the Fire, the easiest
solution is to install one of the many free players that work.
There are a lot of good free apps as well as terrible ones. Make sure
you install a good Antivirus before you start playing around,Tim.
was looking for an android antivirus...google says that android OS
isn't susceptible to viruses. the mcaffee folks agreed but said
android was malware vulnerable
Avast has a free anti-virus/malware app for Android.

On 1/12/2012 7:40 PM, Earl wrote:
bpuharic wrote:
On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:16:13 -0500, wrote:

On 1/1/12 11:41 PM, Tim wrote:
yup. Her Kindle has the wifi. Don't think this this is android
though.
Kindle fire is Android based. There is Amazon app store. I don't know if
the entire Google app store is available but it should be easy enough
for Tim to find out. One thing I've noticed is that the latest codecs
for the new hi def cameras weren't included with either my Archos or
Toshiba tablets. If Tim finds that true with the Fire, the easiest
solution is to install one of the many free players that work.
There are a lot of good free apps as well as terrible ones. Make sure
you install a good Antivirus before you start playing around,Tim.
was looking for an android antivirus...google says that android OS
isn't susceptible to viruses. the mcaffee folks agreed but said
android was malware vulnerable
Avast has a free anti-virus/malware app for Android.


A friend said to get "lookout" for android. It's free at the Amazon App
store...

In article ,
says...

On 1/12/2012 7:40 PM, Earl wrote:
bpuharic wrote:
On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:16:13 -0500, wrote:

On 1/1/12 11:41 PM, Tim wrote:
yup. Her Kindle has the wifi. Don't think this this is android
though.
Kindle fire is Android based. There is Amazon app store. I don't know if
the entire Google app store is available but it should be easy enough
for Tim to find out. One thing I've noticed is that the latest codecs
for the new hi def cameras weren't included with either my Archos or
Toshiba tablets. If Tim finds that true with the Fire, the easiest
solution is to install one of the many free players that work.
There are a lot of good free apps as well as terrible ones. Make sure
you install a good Antivirus before you start playing around,Tim.
was looking for an android antivirus...google says that android OS
isn't susceptible to viruses. the mcaffee folks agreed but said
android was malware vulnerable
Avast has a free anti-virus/malware app for Android.


A friend said to get "lookout" for android. It's free at the Amazon App
store...

As well as google's Android Market.