"A dedicated tablet for every room and everyone" Gives me some ideas. - Page 1
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author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2015, 06:16:59 pm
content: A dedicated tablet for every room and everyoneThat's the dream.Amazon released a new Kinlde Fire for US $50. Now, that opens up a lot of possibilities for embedded applications, home automation and other things, even Amazon somewhat recognizes this:Quotehttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TSUGXKE/Now, this thing has Raspberry Pi 2 performance, yet it is the whole package.Ifthis is hackable, could it be a great platform for projects?They are even offering a six pack for US$250. Crazy.If you were to get a six pack of these things on christmas, what projects would you do with them?

author: TheBay
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 18, 2015, 08:48:50 pm
content: Love how we get ripped off in the UK, it's £49 here, about $77!

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2015, 10:55:12 pm
content: ....WAIT I do not think this is an android device it isFire OS 5 designed for ... reading, surfing the web, watching videos, and listening to musicSO all you can do is read, surf (ie buy), watch videos, listen to music and I assume you have to pay for all of thisSeems a fancy way to depart with your money. I think this was designed to buy Amazon products.WHEW.... I almost ordered one

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2015, 11:12:32 pm
content: It is an Android device. That doesn't mean it has Google services available.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2015, 11:25:01 pm
content: I see that the Fires can be "hacked" to run android but really whats the point (other than the challenge) ?I'd rather get this:http://www.amazon.com/Android-Certified-Resolution-Cameras-Keyboard/dp/B014SPOS46/ref=sr_1_62?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1442617606&sr=1-62&keywords=7+inch+android+tablet&refinements=p_36%3A1253505011so I put this in my cart (even though it is $2 more) and want to try out Android Arduino IDE on itso thanks to OP because I found this oneI wanted a tablet with a keyboard.

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2015, 11:28:52 pm
content: They can't be hacked to run Android, theyareAndroid..

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2015, 11:41:43 pm
content: Quote from: Monkeh on September 18, 2015, 11:28:52 pmOK I guess I should say "root" For someone inexperienced like me "root" and "hack" mean the same even though they are not.QuoteI want to try ArduinoDroid and it is not in the Amazon app store. I have no reason to "root" a Fire to use Google android apps.But I did learn something from this topic.BTW if someone would like to explain the difference between "hack" and "root", I would not mind reading it.thanks

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2015, 06:15:16 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on September 18, 2015, 11:25:01 pmI'd rather not get a generic tablet because then my project would be hard to replicate without finding that specific tablet. But if I hack a Kindle Fire, everyone should be able to get that precise model for at least 3 years (on the second hand market).