In an interview with Consumer Reports, Amazon president and CEO Jeff Bezos said to "stay tuned" to the company's plans for a tablet.

Fanning the flames of the growing tablet rumors, Bezos said that if the company does introduce a tablet, it will likely be a device that complements the Kindle rather than replace it. He said that the company intends to maintain a "dedicated reading device."

We reported on the tablet rumor mill last week after Taiwanese news site DigiTimes noted that Quanta Computer appears to be working on a slew of LCD devices for Amazon. Quanta is rumored to be churning out 800,000 mystery devices (with touchscreens featuring E Ink technology) each month, which could hit the market in the second half of 2011.

In the interview, Bezos spoke to the E Ink technology. He said that color E Ink isn't "ready for prime time," but the technology continues to improve and could be a great addition to a product.

An Amazon tablet could be a viable contender to Apple's iPad. Sarah Rotman Epps, an analyst with Forrester, said recently said that Forrester sees "a market that’s ripe for disruption by Amazon in particular."

"Amazon could create a compelling Android- or Linux-based tablet offering easy access to Amazon’s storefront (including its forthcoming Android App Store) and unique Amazon features like one-click purchasing, Amazon Prime service, and its recommendations engine," said Rotman Epps. Check out the remainder of her analysis of Amazon's strengths here.

Guess we'll just have to 'stay tuned.'