Kindle hacked

Avatard · 12-23-2009, 10:09 PM

...to save to .PDF:

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/20989.cfm

Newsflash: DRM still won't work.

Trip · 12-23-2009, 10:26 PM

lol, i love the comment, all that money thrown in the garbage.

Dave · 12-24-2009, 04:47 AM

my mom had planned to get me one of these failboats for christmas. thats when i calmly informed her of my general opinion of it an that if i really wanted to read an e-book i have programs that rip .txt and .pdf files into psp sized .jpgs and my firmware can underclock its cpu for stupid long battery life. far more portable than the other two as well. i love watching folks go through the ordeal of unpacking one of those things on the train in the morning. hilarious

shmike · 12-24-2009, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave

my mom had planned to get me one of these failboats for christmas. thats when i calmly informed her of my general opinion of it an that if i really wanted to read an e-book i have programs that rip .txt and .pdf files into psp sized .jpgs and my firmware can underclock its cpu for stupid long battery life. far more portable than the other two as well. i love watching folks go through the ordeal of unpacking one of those things on the train in the morning. hilarious

My sister in law wanted to get the wife one for Christmas.

I honestly don't see the benefit.

Homeslice · 12-24-2009, 11:09 AM

They're so thin they look like you'd break them in half if you twisted them too hard.

I always like seeing the fancy leather covers people have on them. How much do those cost, another $75-80?

I guess their only advantage is a big screen (unlike dave's psp), so you don't have to scroll as often. Also you can enlarge the text for old folks.

Amorok · 12-24-2009, 12:21 PM

Yeah, I have an ebook reader on my iPhone. And if I bought a Kindle, wouldn't I have to get Sprint all over me? Eww.

Dave · 12-24-2009, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homeslice

They're so thin they look like you'd break them in half if you twisted them too hard.

I always like seeing the fancy leather covers people have on them. How much do those cost, another $75-80?

I guess their only advantage is a big screen (unlike dave's psp), so you don't have to scroll as often. Also you can enlarge the text for old folks.

heh i think the last thing i read on there was one of the honor harrington novels worked out to around 800 pages. Not too bad really. Only real issue is bookmarking but i typically will set my last page as my background which makes it easy to remember. Text and background size and color are user selectable but only once (since its written to jpg)

Particle Man · 12-24-2009, 02:56 PM

I have a sony e-reader that works very well - I take it with me just about everywhere

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Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	my mom had planned to get me one of these failboats for christmas. thats when i calmly informed her of my general opinion of it an that if i really wanted to read an e-book i have programs that rip .txt and .pdf files into psp sized .jpgs and my firmware can underclock its cpu for stupid long battery life. far more portable than the other two as well. i love watching folks go through the ordeal of unpacking one of those things on the train in the morning. hilarious __________________ TWF Post whore #6

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Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	They're so thin they look like you'd break them in half if you twisted them too hard. I always like seeing the fancy leather covers people have on them. How much do those cost, another $75-80? I guess their only advantage is a big screen (unlike dave's psp), so you don't have to scroll as often. Also you can enlarge the text for old folks. Last edited by Homeslice; 12-24-2009 at 11:13 AM..

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Amorok Issukangitok Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Biloxi, MS Moto: '06 Suzuki Boulevard C50T Posts: 2,225	Yeah, I have an ebook reader on my iPhone. And if I bought a Kindle, wouldn't I have to get Sprint all over me? Eww. __________________ What goes around comes around. Sometimes you get what's coming around, and sometimes you are what's coming around. You see what I mean?

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Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	I have a sony e-reader that works very well - I take it with me just about everywhere __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.