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Amazon unveils Kindle Fire Tablet, Kindle Touch, new Kindle (photos)

Amazon today took the wraps off its first tablet, the 7-inch color Kindle Fire along with two other new Kindles.
By Jason Perlow, Senior Contributing Writer
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CEO Jeff Bezos today took the wraps off Amazon's first tablet, the Kindle Fire. The 7-inch color device, which resembles RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook, is expected to shake up the market with it's price tag of $199. Check out Andrew Nusca's story for more.

In this gallery, we've included some up close and personal photos of the Fire along with Amazon publicity shots. Plus, there are photos of Amazon's newest Kindle and Kindle Touch.

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A close-up of the Kindle Fire user interface.

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The back of the Kindle Fire device.

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Kindle Fire, side view.

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Amazon Kindle Vice President Dave Limp and the Kindle Fire.

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Kindle Fire up close, side view.

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Kindle Fire Closeup, front view.

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Kindle also released a new version of its Kindle e-reader. This Kindle raises eybrows with its $79 price tag. At 6.5 inches by 4.5 inches, it's smaller and lighter than the current one and includes Wi-Fi. Andrew Nusca has more.

Photos of the device follow, courtesy Amazon.com

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The new Kindle Touch is the company’s next-generation e-reader that uses an infrared touch display. The basic model will cost $99 and a 3G model will sell for $149. Here is Andrew Nusca's take.

Amazon publicity photos follow.

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