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Reverse Engineer Finds Kindle's Hidden Features

Posted by Zonk on from the under-the-hood dept.

bensafrickingenius writes "CNET's Crave site has an interesting article on Amazon's Kindle eBook reader, and the extensive reverse-engineering that fans of the device have accomplished. The site specifically points out the work of Igor Skochinsky at the Reversing Everything website. His work on the Kindle's Root Shell has revealed some fascinating goodies: 'Among the ones uncovered and described on his blog are a basic photo viewer, a minesweeper game, and most interesting, location technology that uses the Kindle's CDMA networking to pinpoint its position. There also are some basic location-based services that call up a Google Maps view to show where you are and nearby gas stations and restaurants.'"

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  1. More info by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If like me, you don't know what a Kindle is, here's a Wikipedia link.

    1. Re:More info by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      dwarfurl != wikipedia.
      Generally speaking, dwarfurl = goatse

  2. Your Kindle is watching you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Big Brother knows where you go to read.

    1. Re:Your Kindle is watching you by headkase · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      OMG!!!1!! They;ve located our Secrit HQ!!! Frank, Joe, let's get out of here!!! Frank?? Joe?? Oh yeah, they're just figments.

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  3. Reverse Engineering Finds Kindle Still Useless by Foofoobar · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And Steve Ballmer is still ugly and bald. Film at 11.

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  4. Re:Flagged. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Cather in the Rye

    Catheter in your Eye?

  5. FUCK? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Imp7ementation to and enj0y all the by the politickers Future. The hand right now. I tried,

  6. Re:eBook readers are all wrong by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    dumbass ...