Category Archives: funny
Amy Sedaris mocks ereaders in funny promo clip
After finally turning her new book, “Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People,” around so that the cover is upright and facing the camera, the always hyperactive comedian Amy Sedaris says, “For many of you young readers, this is a book.” … Continue reading
Posted in authors, funny, online
Tagged crafts, ebooks, funny, humor, inventions, Perusatron, Sedaris, technology, video
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The Kindle is so easy to use, I can crash my car while reading it
This video is making the rounds right now, and I thought some other Kindle owners might appreciate it. I sort of wish by the end of the clip he tried to play a trumpet, just to prove how hardcore he … Continue reading
Amazon pulls Kindle game over offensive language
The new Kindle game Every Word really means every word, even slangish, potentially offensive terms. At his blog laughing-stalk, Erik Deckers wrote that last night he was trying to finish an Every Word game and got stuck on one final, … Continue reading
Posted in active content, funny, offbeat
Tagged Amazon, bugs, dictionaries, every word, games, kindle, language, offensive, oops, race, racial terms, racism, updates, user testing, word games
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Geeky screensavers for your Kindle DX
A reader named Will posted a link in the Screens page to a handful of DX-friendly screensavers hosted over at Picasa. If you’ve read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, played Portal, or watched Futurama, you will likely be interested. … Continue reading
Posted in free, funny, Kindle, screensavers
Tagged Amazon, free, futurama, hitchhiker, hypnotoad, kindle, portal, screens, screensavers
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4 more screens for your Kindle
Medusa! Some old books! A really ugly dog! And a cartoon Day of the Dead box! Now your Kindle can look weirder than ever when it’s not in use. (Don’t worry, it looks awesome when you’re using it.)
Posted in books, creepy, funny, offbeat
Tagged antique books, books, calaca, cartoons, chinese crested, day of the dead, dia de los muertos, dod, free screensaver, kindle, kindle screen, medusa, old books, pierre et gilles, skeletons, ugly dog
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Free Kindle Screensaver: "I Drink Your Bookshelf"
I drink it right up! Update:This image and others are now collected on the Free Screens page of the site.
Posted in free, funny, Kindle, movies, quotes, screensavers
Tagged free, i drink your, kindle, milkshake, movies, parodies, screen, screensaver, there wil be blood
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Free Kindle Screensaver: Doug Henning is magic
Because after all, doesn’t the Kindle’s Whispernet feel like magic? Update:This image and others are now collected on the Free Screens page of the site.