Episode 84: 84: Spared No Expense

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss Amazon's new Kindle and Kindle Fire products. Is Amazon Apple's most dangerous competitor, or are the two companies not really in competition at all? Who is Amazon's ideal customer? Finally, John and Dan make their predictions for next week's Apple press event. Links for this episode:Amazon shows off Kindle Fire HD with 4G LTE for $499, WiFi for $299 - Ars TechnicaKindle Fire’s 4G package offers 250MB of data a month for $50 a year - Ars TechnicaAmazon’s new $119 Kindle Paperwhite e-reader comes with front-lit screen - Ars TechnicaKindle Fire HD 8.9" 4G - Amazon.comKindle Fire HD 8.9" - Amazon.comKindle Fire HD - Amazon.comKindle Fire - Amazon.comKindle Paperwhite - Amazon.comKindle - Amazon.comHow to Store Batteries - Battery UniversityHow to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery UniversityAmazon FreeTime Gives Parents More Control Over What Kids WatchiOS Version History ChartVolume of the iPhone 4S vs. the (rumored) iPhone 5 - iamconcise.comLive Updates From Amazon's Press Event - NYTimes.comIMDb: Internet Movie Database - WikipediaSponsored by Hover (use coupon DANSENTME for 10% off), Squarespace (use coupon DANSENTME9 for 10% off), and Sourcebits