Category: Kindle Mod
How I Dropped the Kindle Fire Launcher Without Rooting and Why I Went Back
The Kindle Fire is a powerful device for the price and as a result many people are eager to get the greatest possible return on their investment. It can definitely…
Kindle Fire Already Being Successfully Hacked To Use Android 4.0.1: Ice Cream Sandwich
http://youtu.be/Fg819ZqLMIY
As has been noted a few times in the past, Amazon didn’t really put any effort into securing their tablet against modification. The Kindle Fire was bound to be rooted…
Jailbreaking the International Kindle
I was quite close to publishing similar findings myself but Jean-Yves Avenard beat me to it. It is now possible to create custom updates for International Kindle that runs firmware…
Hacking the International Kindle – First Attempt
If you were wondering why there were no posts lately – I’ve been busy trying to come up with a way to install Unicode Font Hack on Kindle 2 International.…
Modding the Kindle For European Wireless
iReaderReview reports interesting piece of news. Someone has started a project to hack the Kindle for use with European wireless networks. It looks like they’ve already managed to switch the modem…
Unicode Fonts for Kindle 2 v0.1
Patches were tested by several volunteers and all results were positive. The patch works and doesn’t cause any problems. You can now read books on your Amazon Kindle 2 in…
Kindle 2 Screensaver Hack
For people who wanted to replace author pictures in Kindle 2 Screensaver with any pictures of their own there is now a solution. clarknova from MobileRead Forums created a custom…
DIY Kindle 1 USB Charger
While researching Kindle USB chargers I found these instructions by Alan from SnarkyBytes.com on building your own USB charger cable for Kindle 1. To make one yourself you’ll need: Some…
Reflashing Kindle 2 with custom firmware may soon be a reality.
It looks like Jesse Vincent has found a way to re-flash Kindle 2 with custom hand-made firmwares. At the moment he’s not uncovering any details of the process. Hopefully, he…
Kindle 2 Disassembled
Folks from iFixIt.com have disassembled Kindle 2 and here is brief scoop of what they’ve found: Battery used is 3.7V 1530mAh Li-Pol battery model number S11S01A. It weights 1.1 oz…