Amazon Unveils the Fire Phone

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled a smartphone based on the company's Kindle Fire line of tablets at an event in Seattle on Wednesday.

Called the Fire Phone, the 4.7-inch device boasts a 2.2GHz quad-core processor, an Adreno 339 graphics processor and 2GB of RAM. The phone has Gorilla Glass on both the front and the back. The phone will cost $199.99 for a 32GB version and $299.99 for 64GB with a two-year contract, according to AT&T's website.

As predicted, the Fire Phone's display is capable of display 3D images. Amazon calls the technology Dynamic Perspective, with a 3D effect that adds the illusion of depth behind the screen, rather than outward. The phone uses four special front-facing cameras, all with a wide field of view, to detect where the user's head is at all times, Bezos saidEvery camera is equipped with an infrared light so the Fire Phone's 3D effect should work even in low-light conditions. Read more...