First Premium Kindle App Now Available as Scrabble

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Once upon a time when a device got released it pretty much had its primary function and that was about it. Now a days, with the advancements of technology even a seemingly simple device can have  a plethora of different uses thanks to some software tweaks. Just look at those simple Texas Instruments graphing calculators that the community has managed to install all sorts of games onto and you’ll see what I’m talking about quite clearly.

However, in many cases, bringing out a device’s true potential involves breaking at least a few security precautions set forth by the manufacturer. This can be made evident with the iPhone which has many features supressed by Apple but brought out by the hacking community working in conjunction with the various jailbreaks.

Although, comparing a device like an iPhone to say, a Kindle, isn’t exactly fair as they are both quite different devices. However, seeing how they both feature a screen, Internet connectivity and a keyboard (be it virtual or physical) they are at least somewhat similar, right?

One of the biggest selling points of the iPhone is its App Store which amasses well over 250,000 mobile applications for download. The Kindle, on the other hand has no such thing besides a few hidden games preinstalled on the device. However, some have theorized that the device would fair quite well if educational applications were released for the platform.

Well today, it was announced that Scrabble has made its way out for the Kindle and marks the device’s first premium application. Priced at $4.99, Kindle Scrabble is made by video game publishing giant Electronic Arts and is available for the third generation Kindle along with both versions of the Kindle DX.

Currently, the game sits at number 4 on the Kindle’s best seller list which is quite promising considering it’s the first premium application available for the platform. It will be interesting to see how many other developers create applications for the Kindle and what succcess they will see.

If you have a Kindle, will you buy Scrabble?