Comments on: A reverse engineer finds Kindle's hidden features

A little hacking reveals that Amazon's Kindle has faux-GPS abilities and related location-based services, a photo viewer, and a minesweeper game.

[wgilbert5]

Hacking the Kindle

Kinda funny thing happened to me on the way to get a Kindle. The company (Amazon) assured me they were out and would ship one to me when they got them in. That was a month or so ago and I haven't been notified my new Kindle is on the way yet, but they have assured me I can buy the books to put on it and they will let me download them as soon as my new Kindle is in my hands. So, then I read this and realize that, although I can't get one, this fellow can get one to hack and, in effect, cut up, and make a jalopy out of it. How nice! I'm really happy to know what I can do with it when (if?) I get it. Thanks Amazon!

[cfw123]

Delivery of Kindle's

Amazon (i.e. Kindle of course) is one of the most reliable companies when it comes to deliveries -- it does what they say. In this case delivering on a first ordered first delivered basis. But it has been my observation that they actually deliver earlier than they promise as a matter of policy, as it greatly cuts down on the chit chat.

In my own case, I ordered on Nov. 16th when it was first announced, but my order didn't make the five hour and a half period it took to ship out their first year's supply. But I did get it on Dec. 4th, and have really loved it ever since I got it. My son didn't order his until I got mine, and is still waiting, but expects his by the end of next week. I did hear that it is taking a month from order to delivery at this time, and it will be June before they can ship immediately upon receipt of an order. Personally I think this is very optomistic, since the orders should really zoom once enough get delivered and other people can see how great it is. And I expect businesses will really order them in bulk like they do the blackberry for their roving marketeers in order to keep them up to date, and provide handouts without going to Kinko's for meetings. Charles Wilkes, San Jose, Calif.

[avagee]

meanwhile use your phone

While you are waiting for Kindle you could give http://www.booksinmyphone.com a try. They give away books that are packaged to be readable on regular 'dumb' cell phones. The screen size is fine for prose. You can browse and install direct to the phone from the mobile version of the site.