Amazon has launched a new Kids Edition of its Fire
HD 10 tablet which comes with unchanged internals compared to the 2017 device,
but some cool kid-friendly features. For starters it has a colorful kid-proof
rubber case (in blue, purple or yellow), 2 years of warranty and 1 year of
FreeTime Unlimited with access to special apps, games, videos and books, and
additional parental controls. Parents can limit what content their child can
see and how much screen time it gets.
The tablet is on pre-order for US$ 199 - US$ 50 more than
the regular Fire HD 10 - and starts shipping on July 11. FreeTime Unlimited
costs US$ 36 a year, after the first free year. The Show Mode Charging Dock comes
in two sizes - one for the Fire HD 8 tablet and one for the Fire HD 10 and is
transforms those devices into a full-screen Alexa experience.
Once docked, the tablet will display an Alexa
homescreen which listens to any voice commands and can play videos, TV shows,
show books and play games. The Show Dock is on pre-order for a special price of US$ 35 and US$ 50 for the 8-inch and 10-inch dock respectively and will ship on July
12. After that date the docks will cost US$ 40 and US$ 55.