If anyone has a Kindle Fire and want a quick upgrade to the Nexus
interface, I've got it running on mine.  I now have a Nexus 7 (Love it
-- wife uses it all the time) and a Kindle Fire running Jelly bean and
the Nexus interface.

Reviews of upgrading the Fire:

The nexus interface is exactly the same on the Nexus 7 and the Kindle
Fire with Hashcodes package

Everything works that I have tried (No issues with wireless, storage, etc).

It is slower than the Nexus 7 (This is expected, the hardware is
older, slower processor, etc) but plays Netflix and all of the games I
have tried perfectly fine.  The User Interface feels Sluggish, where
on the Nexus it really does zip along and feel quite snappy.

The Kindle doesn't have GPS, it doesn't have a camera, it doesn't have a MIC.

In general:  If you have a Kindle fire, or can get a Kindle Fire for
less than $100, it is likely worth going that route and
rooting/upgrading it manually vs paying $200 for a Nexus 7.  I am
really starting to see some maturity in the Android Tablet space with
Jelly Bean.


Of note:  If you buy a Nexus 7 you get $25 play store credit.  On top
of this (And it works for any google account) if you add a Credit Card
to a google account, you get $25 worth of store credit.  With the
Nexus it's a total of $50, but you do get $25 with the Kindle if it's
a new credit card and a google account you haven't added a card to
previously.


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