Category: Kindle DX
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As I was playing around with my Kindle DX, I’ve found an undocumented feature that can be used in a couple of ways. I checked and it also works in…
Refurbished Kindle DX now on sale for $399.00
For quite some time Amazon was selling refurbished Kindle devices at a discount: First generation Kindle for $149.00 Kindle 2 for $219.00 Now you can also get refurbished Kindle DX…
Princeton Students Give Kindle a Lukewarm Reaction
I’ve covered before the possible applications that the Kindle and other eReaders could have in education. With Amazon’s pilot program for Kindle usage at universities, this semester is a testing…
Mini-comparison to Sony PRS-505
It so happened that I purchased Sony PRS-505 for my Dad. I chose Sony eReader because my Dad living outside WhisperNet coverage and having very little knowledge of English language…
Kindle DX crashed when copying new dictionary file
I’ve come across yet another way to crash Kindle DX: connect it via USB cable to your PC and try copying over a dictionary file. After copying around 2MB of…
Kindle 2.0.4 (353720025) and Kindle DX 2.1.1 (351050064) updates
On the Kindle source code page two new packages recently appeared: Kindle 2.1.1 (351050064) for Kindle DX Kindle 2.0.4 (353720025) for Kindle 2 Some users have already reported receiving these…
David Byrne Reviews the Kindle DX
Reviews for the Kindle seem to pop up from some of the most unexpected people. One new response to the Kindle DX comes from David Byrne, the front man of…
Sheet Music on the Kindle
The Kindle DX has a nice, big screen. For the most part, the extra large screen is used to make newspapers and magazines easier to read. But one of the…
Strange Kindle battery behaviour
Since I’m currently travelling in the UK for more than a month already, I have Wireless turned off on both Kindle 2 and Kindle DX that I have. After a…
Kindle DX is back in stock
After a little bit over a month of being on back order, Kindle DX can be purchased with same day shipping again. Either Amazon has ramped up their manufacturing or…