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arrabaraba · 03-14-2017, 06:12 AM

Hello!

I'll shortly buy an eink-based, WiFi-enabled Kindle or just an eink display + micro computer. I'm wondering whether the rooted Kindle can give me the functionality I need for my home project.

If I root a Kindle, will I be able to:

connect to my house password-protected WiFi,
programatically fetch some formatted text content with low-res images from some source (e.g. website),
display the contents on Kindle screen and leaving the content visible even, when the device sleeps?

I basically want to turn on the screen, put some text on it, then turn it off again until the contents change again.
Is this possible?

03-14-2017, 06:12 AM	#1
arrabaraba Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: KT2	Fetch & display custom content via WiFi? Hello! I'll shortly buy an eink-based, WiFi-enabled Kindle or just an eink display + micro computer. I'm wondering whether the rooted Kindle can give me the functionality I need for my home project. If I root a Kindle, will I be able to: connect to my house password-protected WiFi, programatically fetch some formatted text content with low-res images from some source (e.g. website), display the contents on Kindle screen and leaving the content visible even, when the device sleeps? I basically want to turn on the screen, put some text on it, then turn it off again until the contents change again. Is this possible? Last edited by arrabaraba; 03-14-2017 at 06:16 AM.