slashgear.com - 3/4/2009
—
kindle 2 small The Kindle 2 may present itself as a straightforward way to read ebooks, but delve under the cover and there’s a tweak-friendly debug mode waiting to be tinkered with. New Kindle 2 owner Jesse has been looking through, and came across a new USB networking facility that wasn’t ...
itunes.apple.com - 3/4/2009
—
itunes.apple.com —
Kinle for iPhone allows Apple iPhone and iPod
Touch owners to read Kindle books using a simple,...
easy-to-use interface. You can shop for hundreds of thousands of books at www.amazon.com/kindlestore, and wirelessly transfer the books to your iPhone or ...
(more)
iTunes: Amazon.Com - Kindle for iPhone (Application)
digitimes.com - 2/27/2009
—
digitimes.com —
Despite weak demand hitting its TFT-LCD panel business,
Prime View International (PVI) expects to see strong shipments...
of its electrophoretic displays (EPDs) as the company's largest client Amazon has launched its second-generation e-book Kindle 2, ...
(more)
PVI expects Kindle 2 to boost EPD shipments
money.cnn.com - 2/27/2009
—
money.cnn.com —
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Against a backdrop of
plummeting ad revenue for newspapers and magazines, and rising...
costs for paper and delivery, Hearst Corp., is getting set to launch an electronic reader that it hopes can do for periodicals what Amazon's ...
(more)
Hearst to launch a wireless e-reader - Feb. 27, 2009
Comments
Blog Reactions
Web Browsing On Kindle 2 Via USB To PC
GadgetReview —
... USB connection to PC by tinkering with the built-in debug mode. Now why would anyone want to bypass the 3G connection? I’ll go with just because they could.
Maybe you’re thinking, “hmm what if we went the other way and used the Kindle as a 3G modem device?” Tempting but forget it. This method only works as described and even if you could, Amazon would likely spear you and ban you for life.
[Mobileburn via Slashgear]Similar Posts:
Amazon.com Kindle 2 Available Now; ...
Kindle 2 hacked for tethered web browsing, but not the way you think
Engadget —
... the Kindle 2 has a few surprises in its debug mode that the original Kindle didn't have, one of which is a USB networking facility that will let you bypass the usual 3G option and instead take advantage of the internet connection on a connected computer. Not the most practical option, to be sure, but it also probably won't cause Amazon to start breathing down your neck (as the other, as yet not possible option, likely would). Hit up the link below for the complete how-to. [Via SlashGear] ...
Related: kindle 2 tether laptop, Kindle
Exclusive: CrunchGear’s Kindle 2 unboxing
crunchgear.com 2/24/2009 —
Kindle 2 unboxing
Welcome to KrunchGear’s Kindle 2 Dekontainment, a video in which we unbox the Kindle 2 and show off some of its various and sundry ...
The Kindle 2 Gets Disassembled [Kindle 2]
i.gizmodo.com 2/25/2009 — Once again, the guys at ifixit have gotten their hands on a shiny new gadget just to tear it apart. However, they did discover some interesting bits of information about the build. •The Kindle 2 sports a 532 MHz processor, clocking in faster ...
Kindle 3 rumor with touchscreen 8.5 x 11-inch display returns
engadget.com 2/27/2009 —
Now that the Kindle 2 is out, it's time to get back onto the Kindle rumor mill. You might recall that in addition to the early leaks of the device that become the Kindle 2, a bigger screened Kindle mimicking an 8.5 x 11-inch sheet of paper for ...
Amazon's Kindle for iPhone hits the App Store
engadget.com 3/4/2009 —
Sure, Amazon could pit the Kindle squarely against phone- and PDA-based e-book apps, but why not play both sides? The company had previously mentioned its desire to embrace non-Kindle devices in its digital delivery ecosystem, and the first fruits ...
IRiver Japan gets in on the the eBook reader craze with the Libre
dvice.com 3/5/2009 — The debut of the Kindle 2 and the subsequent release of the Kindle software for the iPhone proves that the world is finally ready for the mainstreaming of eBook readers. Nevertheless, most book fans in Asia still don't have the Kindle, so iRiver ...
Kindle 2 tethering: It’s not what you think —
CrunchGear
So it seems there are some debug commands inside the Kindle that can allow it to browse the web over USB networking which, in theory, could allow you an alternative way to buy books from the Kindle store. Note: This is not a way to tether the Kindle to your laptop and share its 3G network ...
A Larger, Touchscreen Kindle 3 Coming This Year? [Kindle] —
Gizmodo
While we first saw the Kindle 2 months ago in a leak, there's been another nagging rumor, one of a Kindle with a full 8.5"x11" display. And according to DigiTimes, that Kindle still exists. Sneakily tacked on a post about Amazon's e-ink display manufacturer Prime View International, the ...