Amazon has made the jump from small to big screens with its e-readers in the past, and its now done so again with its tablets. The company has just announced a new Kindle Fire HD with an 8.9-inch, 1920 x 1200 display (or 254 ppi). But that's not all, it's also announced a smaller Kindle Fire HD that ups the resolution on the standard model. The larger of the two is 8.8mm thick and weighs in at 20 ounces, and that high-res screen has a polarizing filter on it that promises to cut down on glare -- the touch sensor is also laminated, which Amazon says offers better sharpness and contrast. As for internals, it has a TI OMAP 4470 processor, and is the first tablet with MIMO, dual-band (2.4, 5GHz) technology. Amazon also says that the tablet's WiFi is 41 percent faster than the latest iPad.
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http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/06/amazon-announces-kindle-fire-hd/