by feeds.feedburner.com in Tips on September 18, 2008
Recently I stumbled upon a blog which describes how to hack Kindle in great details. Even though I’m not a big hacker myself it is quite interesting to see what is going on in my Kindle internals and what steps I would need to take in order to modify it.Based on his post in order […]
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by blogkindle.com in Tips on December 30, 2007
Yesterday we posted a picture of a hacked Kindle with google maps running on it. Today we have 2 more shots to show you, these were taken with the newly discovered screen-grab utility. The first one is a screen-grab of a New York Times article, and the second one shows google maps running in more […]
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by kindlenews.info in Tips on December 29, 2007
Engadget reports via interface that kindle has some hidden programs like google maps cell based location, picture viewer, slideshow, screenshoot, clock, and the minesweeper game. According to interface, the buttons you need to use for the functionality of these programs are: - Google Maps, show current location (Alt-1 while in the browser)- Play Minesweeper (Alt-M)- Make a…
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by blogkindle.com in Tips on December 29, 2007
A few days ago we reported that the Kindle had been hacked to allow mobipocket eBooks to run on the device. The guy behind the hack was hacker Igor Skochinsky. It seems Igor has done it again, this time uncovering a handful of exciting hidden features. The most exiting of which, as you can see from […]…
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by kindle-pages.com in News on December 29, 2007
Igor Skochinsky’s Reversing Everything blog has announced some undocumented functionality located in the Kindle that is pretty exciting to say the least. Well I should say, Google Maps functionality via the built in CDMA network is exciting, Minesweeper, less so. A picture viewer, screenshot capability, and slideshows are also revealed. […]
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by blogkindle.com in Tips on December 26, 2007
Kindle only allows you to read DRM protected eBooks, so how would you can you read other eBooks on the Kindle? one way would be to add the Kindle DRM to your eBook!Hacker Igor Skochinsky who hacked open the Sony e-reader has done it again, this time he has hacked open the Kindle to allow […]
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by kindlemethis.com in News on December 13, 2007
The first known hack to the Kindle has surfaced. One of the glaring gaps in Kindle’s ability to read various formats is Amazon’s own protected Mobipocket files. Available from various sellers, it also contains DRM that links the ebook to the device.Igor Skochinsky has discovered a way to generate the Mobipocket PID for your Kindle. […]
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