Posted on Wednesday, June 22 2011 @ 23:05 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Sources at Taiwanese component makers
told DigiTimes that Amazon is planning to launch tablet PCs as soon as August or September. The sources also reveal that Amazon will provide streamig movie services for these devices.
The timing of launch is to meet the peak sales period prior to Thanksgiving in the US and the year-end holidays in the US and Europe, the sources pointed out.
Amazon adopts processors developed by Texas Instruments, with Taiwan-based Wintek to supply touch panels, ILI Technology to supply LCD driver ICs and Quanta Computer responsible for assembly, the sources indicated. Monthly shipments are expected to be 700,000-800,000 units.
