For when chess in the kindle?

[KRorschachZ]

Originally Posted by terencek

For anyone outside the USA following this thread, here's the bad news in an answer just sent to me with Amazon's legendary efficiency:

"I understand your concern and I'm sorry for any inconvenience. Currently, Kindle active content is only available to customers located in the United States. We value our international customers and hope to make Kindle active content available in more locations in the future."

So: no Scrabble or Monopoly for non-US folks like me hoping for an electronic stocking filler!

Currently, Kindle active content is only...

in the future...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhNM2K8cmU8

In the year of 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find
In the year of 3535
Can't tell the truth, can't tell no lie
Everything you think, do and say
Is in the pill you took today
In the year of 4545
Won't need no teeth ,won't need your eyes
Won't find a thing to do
Nobody's gonna look at you
In the year of 5555
Your arms are hanging limp at your side
Your legs have nothing to do
Some machines doin' that for you
In the year of 6565
Won't need no husband, won't need no wife
You'll pick your sons, pick your daughters too
From the bottom of a long glass tube wouwo
In the year of 7510
If god is commin' he should make it by then
Maybe he'll look around and say:
"Now it's time for the judgement day!"
In the year of 8510
God is gonna shake his mighty hand
He'll leave a salient place where man has been
Or tear it down and start again wouwo
In the year of 9595
I'm wondering if man is gonna be alive
He's taken everything earth had to give
And he's put back nothing wouwo
Now it's been 10.000 years man has cried a million tears
For what he never knew now man's dream is through
But through eternal light the twinklin' of starlight
So very far away now it's night to yesterday

Read more: http://www.metrolyrics.com/in-the-ye...#ixzz18rw2Muxd

remix:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G-XA...eature=related

[Barty]

Originally Posted by carld

Even with a low-powered system like the Kindle a strong chess program should be easily possible. Chess programs have gotten SO strong that Chess Genius on my phone beats me most of the time on instant move.

I had a little chess playing gizmo back in the 80s. I'm sure the processor it had wasn't a tenth as fast as the one in the kindle

[dvhh]

Originally Posted by terencek

For anyone outside the USA following this thread, here's the bad news in an answer just sent to me with Amazon's legendary efficiency:

"I understand your concern and I'm sorry for any inconvenience. Currently, Kindle active content is only available to customers located in the United States. We value our international customers and hope to make Kindle active content available in more locations in the future."

So: no Scrabble or Monopoly for non-US folks like me hoping for an electronic stocking filler!

I live too outside the US and my current solution is to jailbreak then code myself, but I would also say that except for the English/some western language, localization support is very poor, one of my friend is complaining about Chinese char support, and I can hardly see any Chinese or Japanese input method support (I won't even try other exotic charset). But Amazon is coding its sofware almost from scratch and I guess it would be ready for international scene in 5 years.
In the meantime, enjoy the international restriction as they are, the kindle is still a great ebook reader after all.

[KRorschachZ]

Originally Posted by Barty

I had a little chess playing gizmo back in the 80s. I'm sure the processor it had wasn't a tenth as fast as the one in the kindle

kindle fave 600 mhz. arm cpu... I calculate perphas 2700 ELO U.S.C.F. chess game... and option to play versus another engines / players and solved problems...

pd: I don´t need 3D pawn´s or kinetic gestual for play chess on my kindle... 8-)

[dvhh]

I tried to write a basic display for chess game on the kindle, but without the KDK it seems difficult to read chess graphics, so I would have to generate the piexe graphics on the fly.
As for the level, I think I will start with a dumb one for a start, because I am not proficient enough to write an actual AI that have a specific ELO level.

[KRorschachZ]

Originally Posted by dvhh

I tried to write a basic display for chess game on the kindle, but without the KDK it seems difficult to read chess graphics, so I would have to generate the piexe graphics on the fly.
As for the level, I think I will start with a dumb one for a start, because I am not proficient enough to write an actual AI that have a specific ELO level.

good lucky...

[KRorschachZ]

chessing¡¡¡



http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004KACWZW

chessing¡¡¡

see good. I don´t know what level is max.... on elo. but it´s beatifull.

it´s enormus ... clic here:

Spoiler:

3,25 $ buys

[JonB]

Doesn't seem to be available in the UK. Page says "Pricing information not available". Hmm...

[sirmaru]

Its already out for US customers. See this thread:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=120889

[sereniteit]

Originally Posted by sirmaru

Its already out for US customers. See this thread:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=120889

I'm sorry but that is not correct. Here in Europe it is not available and still shows that pricing is not available.

A pity :-(

[montalex]

I just succumbed to temptation and changed my Amazon shipping address to a U.S. one, downloaded Chess, then switched my address back to my Canadian address. I grew up in the U.S., and all of my family are there, so I often have things shipped to them. No reaction yet from Amazon... I've done this in the past, with no more than an interrogatory email from Amazon, asking if I'd moved. They just have to follow international copyright laws, so they have certain guidelines, but I don't thing they are compelled to mete out justice to scofflaws like me.

Chess is very nice!

[FF2]

Originally Posted by montalex

I just succumbed to temptation and changed my Amazon shipping address to a U.S. one, downloaded Chess, then switched my address back to my Canadian address. I grew up in the U.S., and all of my family are there, so I often have things shipped to them. No reaction yet from Amazon... I've done this in the past, with no more than an interrogatory email from Amazon, asking if I'd moved. They just have to follow international copyright laws, so they have certain guidelines, but I don't thing they are compelled to mete out justice to scofflaws like me.

Chess is very nice!

Next time you try to enter the US you will be subject to a full body scan including cavity search and your kindle will be erased by electromagnetic pulse. You will be renditioned to some foreign prison and be forced to use a Sony (that will get me in trouble).

Enjoy Chess you lawbreaker, you!

[montalex]

Originally Posted by FF2

Next time you try to enter the US you will be subject to a full body scan including cavity search and your kindle will be erased by electromagnetic pulse. You will be renditioned to some foreign prison and be forced to use a Sony (that will get me in trouble).

Enjoy Chess you lawbreaker, you!

Why did I not listen to my inner voice, which clearly whispered, "This is wrong, don't do it."
Now I am going to have to play a lot of chess to make the consequences of my actions seem worth the punishment. Does U.S. immigration allow you to bring your own lubricant? Is there any surfing at Guantanamo Bay?

[FF2]

Originally Posted by montalex

Is there any surfing at Guantanamo Bay?

I think they call it waterboarding. Oh, you mean as in wifi - the electric cattle prods are close.

[GoSharks]

I hate to tell you what they use hockey sticks for in Guantanamo.......