The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite may have a new high resolution E Ink display and light that can illuminate the screen. But the hardware and Linux-based operating system are close enough to those for last year’s Amazon Kindle Touch that it didn’t take long for hackers to find a way to jailbreak the Kindle Paperwhite. Members of […]
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B&N NOOK with GlowLight gets a $20 price cut to keep up with Kindle Paperwhite
Barnes & Noble is slashing $20 off the price of the NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight eReader. When the company introduced the eReader with a built-in booklight in April, B&N set the price at $139. Now you can pick one up for $119. That’s the same price as the new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. Like B&N’s […]
Walmart to end Amazon Kindle sales
Amazon may be one of the world’s largest online retailers. But the company doesn’t have bricks and mortar stores that you can actually walk into. So when Amazon got into the hardware business it partnered with retail stores such as Walmart and Target to sell Kindle eReaders and Kindle Fire tablets. That way potential customers […]
Cheapskate’s guide to using an Amazon Kindle (How to find free eBooks)
Amazon’s newest Kindle eReaders are now available, with starting prices as low as $69. That’s a pretty great price for a portable device with an E Ink display, a 2 month battery, and the ability to store a thousand digital books. A Kindle isn’t much use unless you also have a few books to read. […]
KindleBerry Pi: mobile PC that’s 1 part Kindle, 1 part Raspberry Pi
Low power laptops are a dime a dozen these days (OK, not quite, but you can pick up a refurbished HP Mini 311 for just $170). But looking for something even lower power, one developer decided to take an Amazon Kindle and a Raspberry Pi on a recent trip. And he used them together like […]
Amazon kills text-to-speech with new Kindle Paperwhite
For the last few years Amazon has been been offering a text-to-speech option in some Kindle eReaders. This lets you listen to books by plugging in a set of headphones or by using the speakers in a Kindle Keyboard or Kindle Touch. What’s cool is that this works with almost any eBook because the Kindle […]
Amazon’s new Kindle, Kindle Fire models up for order for $69 and up
Amazon is now taking orders on its new line of Kindle eReaders and tablets. Prices start at $69 for an eReader with an E Ink display, and $159 for an Android tablet with a full color display. All of those starting prices are for models with “special offers,” or ads on the home screen or […]
Amazon launches new $69 Kindle
The Kindle paperwhite isn’t the only new eReader from Amazon. The company is also upgrading its basic Kindle eReader and dropping the starting price to $69. That’s the price for a model with “special offers,” or ads on the home screen. You can get an ad-free model for $89. The new Kindle will start shipping […]
Amazon introduces $119 Kindle paperwhite: front-lit eReader
Amazon has unveiled its next Kindle eReader, the Kindle paperwhite. It’s the first device to  use a new type of E Ink display which makes the background look more white than gray. It also has a higher resolution display than earlier Kindle models, and an adjustable side-light which lets you read even when you’re in […]
DVR hack turns TV shows into Kindle picture books with captions
The Amazon Kindle and other digital book readers are great for reading, you know, books. But most eReaders can also handle text documents, HTML files, and image files — which means you can read websites, magazine articles, or even view family photos on a Kindle. Or you can use it to catch up on TV […]