The Amazon tablet retails for $199, features a 7-inch multi-touch screen with 600x1024 pixel resolution, includes 8GB storage and comes preloaded with apps, movies and books. It has up to 8 hours of battery life, runs the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS on a 1Ghz dual-core processor and connects via Wi-Fi but not 3G. The tablet allows access to Amazon's digital content including millions of books, songs and apps through its web-storage platform.