Amazon to Launch a 7-Inch Android Kindle

TechCrunch is quite certain that Amazon will be releasing an Android tablet.
Here are the details of the Android tablet revealed to TechCrunch:

• It’s called simply the “Amazon Kindle”.
• It has a 7-inch capacitive touch screen that’s multi-touch and back-lit.
• It runs Android but it’s a customized version.
• It looks like a BlackBerry Playbook.
• There are no physical buttons on the surface of the device.
• This initial version of the device will be WiFi-only.
• There is no camera.
• There’s no Android Market.
• Only a 7-inch Kindle tablet will be launched now, and launch date is end of November.
• It will cost only $250.

Here are details that are still unconfirmed:

• Processor is single core.
• Internal storage is 6 GB.
• There is an SD card expansion.

TechCrunch went as far as creating a mockup image of the device as Amazon does not want to release images of the device yet.  The mockup image is what you see below.

For impressions, I quote hereunder the article from TechCrunch.
The Android on the Kindle looks nothing like the Android you’re used to seeing.
The interface is all Amazon and Kindle. It’s black, dark blue, and a bunch of orange. The main screen is a carousel that looks like Cover Flow in iTunes which displays all the content you have on the device. This includes books, apps, movies, etc. Below the main carousel is a dock to pin your favorite items in one easy-to-access place. When you turn the device horizontally, the dock disappears below the fold.
Above the dock is the status bar (time, battery, etc) and this doubles as a notification tray. When apps have updates, or when new subscriptions are ready for you to view, they appear here. The top bar shows “YOUR NAME’s Kindle” and then the number of notifications you have in bright orange. It looks quite nice