Thursday, January 21, 2010

KDK - Kindle Development Kit

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?ie=UTF8&docId=1000476231

Amazon will launch a limited beta version of the Kindle Development Kit - KDK - next month. Currently, given that books & magazines are the only content on the hugely popular e-reader, allowing developers to create active content on the Kindle platform is a move in the right direction. Apps have been the rage on smart-phones over the last couple of years, and Amazon is trying to tap into this market while providing Kindle users more variety on their devices. However, unless a color Kindle is launched and newer features like touch screens are introduced, it will be difficult to gauge how successful Apps on the Kindle will be.

No comments: