The much-awaited Kindle Fire tablet from Amazon has been introduced and priced at $199.

The tablet is the latest–and possibly biggest–challenger to Apple Inc.’s dominant iPad.

From in.finance.yahoo.com:

Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos said, “We asked ourselves, Is there some way we can bring all of these things together [web service, Prime, Kindle, instant video and its app store] into a remarkable product offering customers would love. Yes there is Kindle Fire,” during the launch.

The cheapest new Kindle will cost $79, and dispenses with the keyboard the Kindles have carried since the first model launched in 2007. Previously, the cheapest Kindle cost $114.

Amazon is also bringing out the first black-and-white Kindle with a touch screen. It will cost $99 and is reminiscent of Barnes & Noble’s latest Nook. A version with access to AT&T’s cellular network for book downloads will cost $149.

The Kindle Fire tablet will run on modified version of Google’s Android operating system has a 7-inch screen. The tablet will go on sale from Nov 15 and the pre-orders started on September 28, 2011.

Tags: Amazon, Android operating system, instant video, iPad, Kindle, Kindle Fire tablet, Prime, web service

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