Kindle 2 Sleep Backgrounds (Screensavers)

unrequited · 03-05-2009, 06:45 AM

Now that it's been made available after a little bit of tinkering by clarknova (THANKS!), I thought this would be a good place to share sleep backgrounds.

Here's my collection which are a bunch of Nintendo related old-school box art and screen shots from title-screens and some in-game images. Of note are a couple stages of Super Mario Bros. that I've found the maps for, and cut them into a nice 600x800 picture ala below:

Anyways, share alike!

**updated 2009/03/05 - brightened images up, and added ingame screenshots and title screen shots of a lot of games **
http://christopherwu.net/files/kindl...nsavers_v2.zip

unrequited · 03-05-2009, 06:49 PM

...updated first post with latest version with brighter pics, more pics!

clarknova · 03-06-2009, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unrequited

Here's my collection which are a bunch of Nintendo related old-school box art and screen shots from title-screens and some in-game images. Of note are a couple stages of Super Mario Bros. that I've found the maps for, and cut them into a nice 600x800 picture ala below:

My poor family. My kindle used to be: wife, son, daughter, repeat. Now it's: wife, Mario Bros. lvl 1-1, son, Mario Bros. lvl 1-2, daughter, arkanoid lvl 1...

Nice work!

unrequited · 03-06-2009, 07:16 AM

Hah. That's hillarious.

HarryT · 03-07-2009, 04:31 AM

Can you please confirm that you have the permission of the copyright holder to distribute this material. If not, it cannot be posted here.

unrequited · 03-07-2009, 11:25 AM

These are free (no cost) to be distributed, fair use screenshots of video games. There are hundreds if not thousands on wikipedia, and you can read their justification & rationale here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...nale_guideline

HarryT · 03-07-2009, 11:29 AM

That's interesting, but this is not Wikipedia, and we have a strict policy of not hosting or linking to copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright holder. Sorry, but that's the way it is.

unrequited · 03-07-2009, 05:13 PM

That was the rationale for why it's fair use, geez. You don't even live in the United States. Maybe it's different over there, but our Supreme Court has given fair use pretty broad standard and test case.

zelda_pinwheel · 03-07-2009, 05:15 PM

no worries ; we've discussed it and it seems like fair use to us so you can leave your post as it is.

desertgrandma · 03-07-2009, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unrequited

That was the rationale for why it's fair use, geez. You don't even live in the United States. Maybe it's different over there, but our Supreme Court has given fair use pretty broad standard and test case.

This is a world wide forum, unrequited, not just for the US. Harry and the other mods have to be VERY careful of what is posted here. Thats why he questioned your posts.

HarryT · 03-08-2009, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

This is a world wide forum, unrequited, not just for the US. Harry and the other mods have to be VERY careful of what is posted here. Thats why he questioned your posts.

... and this server is in Canada, so we are governed by Canadian law.

unrequited · 03-08-2009, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

no worries ; we've discussed it and it seems like fair use to us so you can leave your post as it is.

Thank you.

sudipto · 03-09-2009, 12:37 AM

... and now, back to the original topic at hand

Where can one find the details of how to customize the backgrounds the Kindle displays ?

unrequited · 03-09-2009, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sudipto

... and now, back to the original topic at hand

Where can one find the details of how to customize the backgrounds the Kindle displays ?

...first post, first link, or click here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...624#post379624

all the info is in that thread, clarknova is the guy who made it happen.

FauxShizzle · 07-22-2010, 01:10 AM

Here is a Tumblr account dedicated solely to Kindle wallpapers/backgrounds. I think there's over a hundred already.

http://kindlewallpapers.tumblr.com/

03-05-2009, 06:45 AM	#1
unrequited Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 118 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2 DX	Kindle 2 Sleep Backgrounds (Screensavers) Now that it's been made available after a little bit of tinkering by clarknova (THANKS!), I thought this would be a good place to share sleep backgrounds. Here's my collection which are a bunch of Nintendo related old-school box art and screen shots from title-screens and some in-game images. Of note are a couple stages of Super Mario Bros. that I've found the maps for, and cut them into a nice 600x800 picture ala below: Anyways, share alike! updated 2009/03/05 - brightened images up, and added ingame screenshots and title screen shots of a lot of games http://christopherwu.net/files/kindl...nsavers_v2.zip Last edited by unrequited; 03-05-2009 at 06:50 PM.

07-22-2010, 01:10 AM	#15
FauxShizzle Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	kindle wallpapers Here is a Tumblr account dedicated solely to Kindle wallpapers/backgrounds. I think there's over a hundred already. http://kindlewallpapers.tumblr.com/

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03-05-2009, 06:49 PM	#2
unrequited Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 118 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2 DX	...updated first post with latest version with brighter pics, more pics!

03-06-2009, 07:16 AM	#4
unrequited Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 118 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2 DX	Hah. That's hillarious.

03-07-2009, 04:31 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Can you please confirm that you have the permission of the copyright holder to distribute this material. If not, it cannot be posted here.

03-07-2009, 11:25 AM	#6
unrequited Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 118 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2 DX	These are free (no cost) to be distributed, fair use screenshots of video games. There are hundreds if not thousands on wikipedia, and you can read their justification & rationale here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...nale_guideline

03-07-2009, 11:29 AM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	That's interesting, but this is not Wikipedia, and we have a strict policy of not hosting or linking to copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright holder. Sorry, but that's the way it is.

03-07-2009, 05:13 PM	#8
unrequited Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 118 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2 DX	That was the rationale for why it's fair use, geez. You don't even live in the United States. Maybe it's different over there, but our Supreme Court has given fair use pretty broad standard and test case.

03-07-2009, 05:15 PM	#9
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	no worries ; we've discussed it and it seems like fair use to us so you can leave your post as it is.

03-09-2009, 12:37 AM	#13
sudipto Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 12 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2, JetBook	... and now, back to the original topic at hand Where can one find the details of how to customize the backgrounds the Kindle displays ?

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