Remember a couple of weeks ago when Kobo unexpectedly announced two new ebook readers and the Kobo Arc tablet on the morning of Amazon’s big Kindle press conference? Now that Kobo knows what they are up against with the 7″ Kindle Fire HD, they are upping the storage configurations for their Kobo Arc tablet while […]
How to Take Screenshots and Open Hidden Camera & Video Recorder App on Kindle Fire HD
I’ve come across a couple of additional helpful tips for the Kindle Fire HD that I missed on the 40 Tips and Tricks post from the other day, which I just updated this morning to add a video review. The first tip is an easy and very useful one: how to take screenshots. To capture […]
40 Tips and Tricks for Kindle Fire HD (Video)
Below is a list of 40 tips, tricks, hidden features, and recommended apps for the Kindle Fire HD. There’s always a lot to learn when getting started with a new tablet, and these tips can help everyone from the beginner to the advanced user get more out of their Kindle Fire HD tablets. Feel free […]
Get 22 Free Audiobooks and eBooks to Test Amazon’s Whispersync for Voice
Testing out the new features on my Kindle Fire HD this evening led me to accidentally discover a killer promotion that Amazon and Audible have teamed up for to give away 22 public domain ebooks and audiobooks (listed below). I know public domain may not sound interesting but these are classics, and the audiobooks are […]
Kindle Fire HD is a Nice Tablet but is Overly Controlled by Amazon
The 7″ Kindle Fire HD started arriving at customer’s doorsteps yesterday morning, mine included, so I’ve had over 24 hours to set it up and start testing everything out. I wanted to write down some first impressions and then I’ll post a video walkthrough and a tips and tricks article in the next couple of […]
Review: Sony Reader PRS-T2 – The T1 Reborn
Here’s the link to my Sony Reader PRS-T2 Review. It’s a couple of weeks late but that just gave me some extra time to test it out. The review includes a 15 minute video walkthrough, some pictures that turned out with a hint of light blue, and some outsourcing to some earlier PRS-T1 reviews since […]
New Kindle Fire Tablets Get Text-to-Speech, E Ink Kindles Don’t
Among the new features Amazon is adding to their new line of Kindle Fire tablets is text-to-speech to read ebooks aloud. This used to be one of the main features that set Amazon’s E Ink Kindles apart from the competition because none of the other major brands have ever offered text-to-speech. But now that Amazon […]
Software Update v3.4 for Kindle Keyboard Adds New Features
Today Amazon released a software update for the Kindle Keyboard, also known as the Kindle 3. The update is somewhat surprising seeing as how that model is a couple generations old, but it’s good to see Amazon continuing to support the older Kindles. It also appears that they intend to continue selling the Kindle Keyboard […]