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Doc Faustus posted:Don't buy that one from monoprice, unless you like hearing a popping sound followed by a burning smell. Kindle Fire™
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feigning interest posted:Kindle Fire™ well I haven't had a problem with the two of them that I bought in the past. I figure you can get bad cheap chinese electronics for anything you get really. Or you can get the stuff from the good batch I guess.
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Oct 10, 2011 21:10
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Telex posted:well I haven't had a problem with the two of them that I bought in the past. I figure you can get bad cheap chinese electronics for anything you get really. Or you can get the stuff from the good batch I guess. Personally, I'm of the opinion that when you can get a 1A charger like that from a Palm Pre or whatever, that will work with most other devices besides iPhones for a couple bucks already, why risk the no-name crap in the first place?
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Oct 10, 2011 23:11
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Alright, this is a bit of a longshot, but I'll ask: Is there any way to get cat dander and allergens off a Kindle and its case? I got a like new Kindle Keyboard 3G+ Wifi with Amazon Lighted Case for a great price off the Amazon Marketplace. It came in, looked fine, worked fine. It shipped with some animal hairs on the screen, I removed them and thought nothing of it... until my eyes started itching and I got a headache while reading it. I emailed the seller and he owned up to having a cat, but claimed he "kept electronics in a room away from the cat." I guess he didn't know allergens can be airborne?  Amazon told me to wipe them down (hasn't helped much) and I've tried vacuuming it (only marginally more effective). I still get a headache when using it. I'd like to avoid getting into a fight with the seller about returning it and I would rather not go back to my Kindle 2. The screen on the Keyboard is so much better in the low light conditions at my work. Ideas? Threads in PI I should check out?
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Oct 10, 2011 23:29
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Wow, that's an interesting question. I would think thorough vacuuming with a fuckoff-powerful vacuum like a Shop Vac would do the trick. Maybe also wipe down with a slightly-damp cloth.
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Oct 10, 2011 23:40
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Wark posted:Alright, this is a bit of a longshot, but I'll ask: I regularly wipe mine down with one of those little alcohol wipes like you can get for cleaning off your eyeglasses - it's great for cleaning the screen, and it helps kill any germs and junk that might track on it from your hands. I don't know if that'll kill allergens but the alcohol should help lift some of it off at least?
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Oct 11, 2011 01:05
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sirbeefalot posted:Personally, I'm of the opinion that when you can get a 1A charger like that from a Palm Pre or whatever, that will work with most other devices besides iPhones for a couple bucks already, why risk the no-name crap in the first place? My Amazon Kindle charger is .85 amps.
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Oct 11, 2011 01:38
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BrainParasite posted:My Amazon Kindle charger is .85 amps. Power supply current ratings need to meet or exceed the draw of the device. If a Kindle pulls .85 amps, then you can plug it into a 1 amp charger just fine.
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Oct 11, 2011 01:45
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Drunk Tomato posted:I think, since the Kindle lasts like 5 million hours on a single charge, its almost a moot point because you will, at some point, have access to a computer and will be able to use the USB charger. Well, I'm pretty lazy about charging it, and it has happened a few times when I was reading in bed and I had to charge it.
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Oct 11, 2011 15:26
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OP (finally) updated, if anyone sees any errors please let me know.
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Oct 12, 2011 22:18
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^^ Sony has a new 6" reader that's probably gonna replace the pocket and touch editions if you want to update that section. http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...384231#features
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Oct 13, 2011 07:54
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Does the new Kindle Touch still offer "experimental" web browsing over WiFi?
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Oct 13, 2011 14:09
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ghableska posted:Does the new Kindle Touch still offer "experimental" web browsing over WiFi? I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that both versions will not have the browser installed. Which is sad, because the experience would be so much better on a touch screen. My guess is that they are slowly going to phase it out of their e-ink devices since it doesn't really work that good. I wouldn't be surprised to see them disable it on the older devices when they come out with the next firmware update. In their minds, you should be getting a Kindle Fire if web browsing is important to you. (And I would have jumped all over a Fire if they had a freaking version with 3G. Was it really that hard/costly to implement dammit!  )
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Oct 13, 2011 15:28
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Cartoon Man posted:I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that both versions will not have the browser installed. Which is sad, because the experience would be so much better on a touch screen. My guess is that they are slowly going to phase it out of their e-ink devices since it doesn't really work that good. I wouldn't be surprised to see them disable it on the older devices when they come out with the next firmware update. Not true. Amazon DID say that the Kindle Touch can't browse on 3G (except for Wikipedia and the Amazon Store).
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Oct 13, 2011 17:34
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ghableska posted:Does the new Kindle Touch still offer "experimental" web browsing over WiFi? the new non-touch Kindle has it, so I can't imagine the Touch not having it. pain in the rear end to type without a keyboard so I will almost never use it over my phone but hey.
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ghableska posted:Does the new Kindle Touch still offer "experimental" web browsing over WiFi? Here's the official word from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-f...#MxIT1OGTA35WG1 Basically, if you have a 3g model and want more than Wikipedia, hook that poo poo up to wifi.
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Maneki Neko posted:Basically, if you have a 3g kindle touch model and want more than Wikipedia, hook that poo poo up to wifi. Or get a 3G kindle keyboard
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Oct 14, 2011 01:48
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Amazon finally allows last-page-read in your own personal documents! I got this e-mail:quote:Dear Kindle Customer, Of course it's not available for me, because I only have a 2nd generation Kindle, but hey! Good news for everybody else! Read more: https://www.amazon.com/kindlepersonaldocuments
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Oct 15, 2011 11:48
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hope and vaseline posted:^^ Sony has a new 6" reader that's probably gonna replace the pocket and touch editions if you want to update that section. I love my Sony Touch, and would only upgrade to another Sony, at this point. But I'm not seeing any actual upgraded specs other than a rebranding... Does this one have, like, a "better" e-ink screen or something?
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Oct 15, 2011 13:40
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It looks like a minor upgrade. Seems to be thinner and lighter than the previous models, aside from that some new software features (the direct library borrow looks pretty nice). But mostly I think it's purpose is to consolidate the 5" and 6" readers at a price point that's more competitive than B+N/Amazon's offerings.
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Oct 15, 2011 18:37
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Quad posted:I love my Sony Touch, and would only upgrade to another Sony, at this point. But I'm not seeing any actual upgraded specs other than a rebranding... Does this one have, like, a "better" e-ink screen or something? Wifi support is the main difference. They knocked $150 off the RRP compared to what the Reader Touch launched at. Also minor things like multiple libraries and multi-touch gestures. hampig fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Oct 15, 2011 |
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Oct 15, 2011 23:13
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Just got my Kindle keyboard with 3G and i'm quite excited. Also just noticed that there was an update released for the Kindle 3 to version 3.3 Slashgear posted:Those of you using the Kindle that Amazon is now calling the “Kindle Keyboard,” aka the Kindle 3, will be glad to hear that today there’s a software update out there that gives you access to Kindle Cloud for your personal documents. Anyone tried it?
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Oct 17, 2011 05:03
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Works just like when you delete a book from your kindle you bought off amazon, still in the cloud to download again. Whats really nice is any mobi you send is now stored as well, which is pretty sweet. They give you 5gb of space, but I wish there was a way to mass delete stuff.
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Oct 17, 2011 12:27
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I've been leaving my wifi on but it hasn't updated. Is there a different method for international kindles?
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Oct 17, 2011 12:47
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pintle posted:I've been leaving my wifi on but it hasn't updated. Is there a different method for international kindles? Try "sync and check for items" in the menu.
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Oct 17, 2011 12:57
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Sperg Victorious posted:Works just like when you delete a book from your kindle you bought off amazon, still in the cloud to download again. Whats really nice is any mobi you send is now stored as well, which is pretty sweet. That sounds pretty great, how do you get stuff on to there? The only way I know to put my own content on my Kindle is with USB. Is Amazon fussy about what kind of documents your documents are? Can you use books you bought from other stores to keep them all in one place?
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Oct 17, 2011 14:57
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Arnold of Soissons posted:That sounds pretty great, how do you get stuff on to there? The only way I know to put my own content on my Kindle is with USB. On the Amazon site you can set an email address for your Kindle, and set what email addresses are allowed to send documents there. This is to keep someone from trying to send monochrome Goatse to your Kindle. The email service accepts Mobi, AZW, and TXT straight up for delivery. It will also convert .DOC, .HTML, .HTM, .RTF and PDF documents to Kindle format to send to the device. If you have a Wifi only Kindle, sending is free. If you have a Wifi and 3G Kindle, it costs you 15 cents per megabyte for files delivered over 3G but free if delivered over Wifi. You can set a max charge limit of 0 in the email settings, this disables personal document delivery over 3G and forces it to wait for your Kindle to connect to Wifi so you won't pay (purcahsed Kindle books will still arrive over 3G with no extra charge).
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/17/technology/amazon-rewrites-the-rules-of-book-publishing.html?_r=1&ref=technology Amazon is trying to go direct to the writers.
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Oct 17, 2011 18:00
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Duckman2008 posted:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/17/technology/amazon-rewrites-the-rules-of-book-publishing.html?_r=1&ref=technology
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Amazon are updating the Kindle version of Dance with Dragons to fix typos, which is pretty cool. Especially considering how irritating the random hyphens were. It's not quite hassle-free, you have to reply to an email with the word "yes", presumably because of the fuss they've caused in the past by editing people's books without consent. I know it's relatively basic... patching something in this day and age, but I still think it's neat.
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Oct 17, 2011 19:53
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So does this new Kindle update mean that Project Gutenberg books I send to XXX@free.kindle.com gets back up to the cloud/Whispersync?
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GigaPeon posted:So does this new Kindle update mean that Project Gutenberg books I send to XXX@free.kindle.com gets back up to the cloud/Whispersync? I think you have to send them to @kindle.com instead, but that's free as long as you do wifi or force it to wifi by having a 0 dollar limit on fees.
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Oct 17, 2011 20:36
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Should work on @free.kindle.com and @kindle.com
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Apparently, as long as you have a recent-ish jailbreak you can still update (your kindle)! That's good news, I'd hate to lose my custom screensavers. Why can't that just be a standard feature 
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bbcisdabomb posted:Apparently, as long as you have a recent-ish jailbreak you can still update (your kindle)! That's good news, I'd hate to lose my custom screensavers. It is on the Kindle 1!
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trandorian posted:On the Amazon site you can set an email address for your Kindle, and set what email addresses are allowed to send documents there. This is to keep someone from trying to send monochrome Goatse to your Kindle. That's awesome, thanks!
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Oct 18, 2011 03:09
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Barnes & Noble dropped the price of refurbished Nook Simple Touch / Nook Color to $79 / $149 http://stores.ebay.com/Barnes-and-Noble-Store
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Rastor posted:Barnes & Noble dropped the price of refurbished Nook Simple Touch / Nook Color to $79 / $149 Sweet, gonna grab a few for some christmas presents this year. Anyone else have a rooted nook touch? Just tried it again today with the marketplace fix and it's running great. Trying out FBreader and Coolreader, CR has some really nice text formatting options. Lots of built in fonts, anti aliasing, font kerning, and a screen refresh update similar to the nook's built in reader, but customizable for a full screen refresh every page or in between a set amount of partial refresh page turns. edit: all the fonts are actually the ones built into the nook along with a few hidden unused ones it seems, CR just scanned the hard drive for font files it seems. Anyway they actually look better on the app than the default reader software. hope and vaseline fucked around with this message at 05:49 on Oct 19, 2011 |
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A Fistful of Owls posted:The fact that the Kindle Fire doesn't have a microSD slot is really dumb. People are saying that you'll be allowed to use the amazon cloud which is all well and good unless you're like me and you're in places without wifi quite a bit. The $200 7" Android Tablet is becoming A Thing http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/19/kobo-quietly-launches-vox-android-tablet-with-7-inch-display-gi/  "Canadian retailer Future Shop gave us an accidental sneak peek at the tablet last week, but now Kobo is making Vox official, complete with a 7-inch 1024 x 600 resolution AFFS+ display with multi-touch, a 7-hour battery and 8 gigs of internal memory with support for up to 32GB of SD storage. The $200 tablet is running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and is powered by an 800 MHz processor and 512MB of RAM. There's also a built-in speaker and 3.5mm headphone jack, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and a variety of pre-loaded apps (naturally you'll have access to Android Market as well). Vox is listed as in-stock on Kobo's online store, though you'll have to wait until October 28th for yours to ship. It'll also be available at Best Buy and Fry's Electronics stores in the U.S., and Best Buy, Future Shop and Indigo in Canada." Basically it looks just like the Kindle Fire but it has an SD card slot and Android buttons. On the downside the processor is unknown and clocked slower.
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