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Kindle Paperwhite gets its own jailbreak, E Ink spews everywhere

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DNP Kindle Paperwhite gets its own jailbreak, E Ink spews everywhere

If you’re an avid tinkerer who managed to secure a Kindle Paperwhite before they sold out, then we have some news that may well brighten up your day. A jailbreak based off of the hack for the Kindle Touch has been developed for Amazon’s new e-reader and is now available for fearless Paperwhite owners. If you’re up to the task, your bravery will award you some elite features which include: using your device as a weather station display and serial terminal access with Raspberry Pi systems. If all of this sounds like a fun weekend project waiting to happen, head on over to source link for step by step instructions.

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Kindle Paperwhite gets its own jailbreak, E Ink spews everywhere originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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