Although I don’t write about Kindle Apps Active Content much anymore, I’ve read enough requests from people for a calendar app that I thought this new title was worth sharing. Calendar Pro is a pretty basic scheduling tool. You won’t find any syncing capabilities or reminders to set, and the first (and otherwise positive) reviewer [...]
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Make your Kindle look busted with this screensaver
Why in the world would you want to make your Kindle look like the screen has been smashed? I dunno, but here are some ideas: To make it less appealing to thieves. To elicit sympathy from nosy coworkers, non-crazy subway riders, or cute coffee shop patrons. To uncover anti-Kindle people in your midst — just [...]
Kindle App News changes name to Ereader App News
Although the blog is still focused solely on Kindle active content apps, at least for now, Kindle App News has gotten rid of the trademark in its domain name. (The blog hasn’t changed its header though, as you can see from the attached screen cap.) Be sure to update your bookmark to ereaderappnews.com to stay [...]
CleverWraps: $5 freezer bags for your Kindle or Nook
At first glance, CleverWraps are just glorified freezer bags, but they bring some nice features you won’t find with any product from your supermarket.
Check out Kindle App News for the best Kindle app coverage
For several months now I’ve been trying to keep track of new apps as they’re released on the Kindle Store. It was manageable at first, but now that the number of titles is approaching 50, the task has grown beyond my resources and attention level. That’s where Kindle App News comes in. The blog was [...]
Turn your Kindle into a universal translator with Kindlefish
Visiting another country anytime soon? Bring your Kindle — a new website lets you use the Kindle’s free 3G connection to quickly translate phrases into over 50 different languages.
Create personalized Kindle, Nook and iPad cases at MyEdge
Although no official announcement has yet been made (that I’m aware of), M-Edge has opened its custom cover store. The service lets you create custom covers for your Kindle or Nook ($40) or iPad ($50) using your own images as well as supplied design elements. If you’re not the creative type, M-Edge is offering a [...]
More Kindle apps released: yoga, trivia, word puzzles and flash cards
Here are the latest games and apps released for the Kindle in the past few weeks. We’re inching close to 50 titles now, but still there’s no sign of an organized Active Content Store on Amazon (just this page of highlights). Until then, or until the burden grows too tedious for me to keep up [...]
“Slingo” 75% off through March 13th
Just a quick note: for the next couple of weeks, you can buy Slingo for $0.99 instead of the usual $3.99. I’ve always thought four dollars was far too high a price for the game, which is a mixture of bingo and slots. A dollar sounds about right.
Kindle 3.1 software update prevents jailbreaking
Update: The new jailbreak for 3.1 has already been released, so you can disregard the warning below. (Thanks to Jordi for the tip!) Original post: If you wanted to use custom fonts or screensaver images on your Kindle but haven’t yet applied the jailbreak hack, make sure you do it before you update to the [...]
New Kindle apps help you learn Spanish or test your movie knowledge
Amazon has slipped three more Active Content titles onto the store. I swear, it’s like the company is embarrassed by these things — it’s almost impossible to find out about new releases unless you randomly search for them. At any rate, the new apps include a trivia game and, in a nice change of pace, [...]
“The Warlock of Firetop Mountain”: another interactive text adventure hits the Kindle store
This is just a quick note that if you enjoy interactive adventure books — think choose-your-own-adventure, but with an added element of D&D-style dice rolling and hit points — then you might want to try out the new Kindle port of the Fighting Fantasy series, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. It just appeared on the [...]