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Nice to see Kindle Fire accessories emerging: FireDock Speaker
I don’t see (or am not aware of) many third party electronic accessories for non-iOS devices. It looks like the Kindle Fire has sold in enough numbers that at least one company plans to launch a $129.99 speaker and charging dock for it: The Grace FireDock. The downside is that the FireDock is not scheduled to be available until July. That’s a long ways off and I would not be too surprised if it never sees the light of day.
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March 29, 2012
FYI to CNN: Here’s why Kindles are not sought after on the secondary market
CNN’s breathless story about how the iPad is doing better on the secondary market (resale) than Amazon’s Kindle makes me wonder if no on there considered the obvious reasons:
1. Kindle prices drop with each new model (including subsidized models)
2. Kindle prices have been so low starting with the third generation (summer/fall 2010) that there it makes more sense to buy a new model with better features at the same or lower price.
Hence, little or no resale value.

iPad retains value longer than Kindle, research finds (CNN)
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February 9, 2012