The Amazon Kindle 2 is looking to give all other tablets a run for their money. Not to be outdone by Apple’s iPad 2, “Amazon.com Inc., the largest Internet retailer, said it sold ‘well over’ 1 million Kindles a week in December, with record demand led by its Kindle Fire tablet.” Product page. Click here for more pictures. Continue reading for an unboxing and video review.

The company introduced the Kindle Fire, which has a 7-inch display and sells for less than half the price of Apple Inc.’s least-expensive iPad, on Sept. 28 in a bid to erode Apple’s dominance. Amazon is releasing a Fire update to improve performance, make touch navigation easier and let users choose what items are displayed, after some users complained.

[via AmazonWashingtonPostTheVerge]

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