Hacks My Kindle 3 Teardown Video

altzone · 09-03-2010, 10:03 PM

My Kindle 3 Teardown video for those interested to see inside their Kindle:

Regards
Dave.

drnos · 09-03-2010, 10:27 PM

Loved it! Thanks for posting it here. Now I don't have to pry the case apart just to satisfy my curiosity; and when I do need to get at the battery or something, I will have a better idea of what it takes to get the case apart.

ThomasC · 09-03-2010, 10:50 PM

Great video Dave. Very interesting to see what's inside the box! Thanks for sharing this.

Cheers,
Tom

JeremyZ · 09-03-2010, 11:48 PM

Glad to see the LiPo battery is UL Recognized. It is as safe as it can be.

Tuba · 09-04-2010, 03:04 PM

Great video. Will check out the others.
Note that the connector to the hinge is probably to power the light that is built into the Amazon K3 case.

mcgrath · 09-04-2010, 05:53 PM

Wow, nicely done! I really enjoyed your K3 review as well.

jangell2 · 09-04-2010, 10:59 PM

I watched the review and the two things I didn't like were the fact you can't do anything with the Kindle while it's charging with Win7. The second is that black out it does when you change pages.

I'm wondering if anyone has found that annoying are have you gotten used to it and don't even notice it anymore?

Based on the review, there are a lot of pluses to the Kindle. I will have to get used to the screen displaying a picture when it's off. I have never owned anything that does that.

Amazon missed a chance to play a prank on its customers. They could have put a scary image on the screen with the test BOO below it. First thing you see when you open the package.

Tiersten · 09-04-2010, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

I watched the review and the two things I didn't like were the fact you can't do anything with the Kindle while it's charging with Win7.

Eject it from the Computer explorer window and it will charge but still be usable. Section 8.1 in the manual.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

The second is that black out it does when you change pages.

All current eInk displays do that. You can't avoid it.

ChaoZ · 09-04-2010, 11:21 PM

I loved the teardown. Nice and clear and well-explained. Kudos!
The two connectors on the side seem to be the things powering the lighted cover.

Tiersten · 09-04-2010, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaoZ

The two connectors on the side seem to be the things powering the lighted cover.

The bottom hole is also a 1.8V TTL serial port.

jangell2 · 09-05-2010, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiersten

Eject it from the Computer explorer window and it will charge but still be usable. Section 8.1 in the manual.

All current eInk displays do that. You can't avoid it.

No, in the video review he does that and with win7 it is still not available to use. I believe it was mentioned that it works with XP.

This is my first eReader, so the blackout thing is new to me.

Zerodime · 09-05-2010, 12:05 PM

I have Win7 and I can eject it and it still works.

Also: yes the gign blakc is normal and the fastest on the market.

pen_sq · 09-05-2010, 12:24 PM

It's not an accident that Amazon stuck the speakers in crooked. The Kindle's primary purpose is not to deliver e-books quickly into your lap, but to distribute a series of audio buoys for Amazon's own Owl Delivery Network. The tilt of the speakers matches the Owl's unique physiology, for maximum precision. The supposedly useless mike sends home the "whooo" of couriers-in-field for instant tracking.

Don't go attributing to science something that's easily explained as a wizard's work.

Tiersten · 09-05-2010, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

No, in the video review he does that and with win7 it is still not available to use. I believe it was mentioned that it works with XP.

You need to eject from the Computer explorer window if you're using Vista/7 which Dave doesn't do in his review. On XP you eject from the Safely remove hardware window in your notification area. Section 8.1 in the Kindle manual. It works here on multiple Windows 7 machines and others have reported it works as well.

brecklundin · 09-05-2010, 12:38 PM

funny he had no idea what those "mystery ports" were on the side that are wired in...those are where the hinge connects and they provide power to the light in the Kindle brand case with the integrated reading light. It's an interesting concept. But time will tell if they are more rugged than those used in the original K2US as well as even the K2i...still it's fun they found a way to power the light w/o any dongles or separate battery.

It's funny how little the guy knows about the device itself, but I LOVE his enthusiasm for the works...definately an old-school hacker guy...love it!!

09-03-2010, 10:03 PM	#1
altzone Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 440 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	My Kindle 3 Teardown Video My Kindle 3 Teardown video for those interested to see inside their Kindle: Regards Dave.

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drnos Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: kindle	Loved it! Thanks for posting it here. Now I don't have to pry the case apart just to satisfy my curiosity; and when I do need to get at the battery or something, I will have a better idea of what it takes to get the case apart.

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ThomasC Thunder Down Under Posts: 210 Karma: 29154 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: kindle dxg, K3, K4nt, iPhone	Great video Dave. Very interesting to see what's inside the box! Thanks for sharing this. Cheers, Tom

09-03-2010, 11:48 PM	#4
JeremyZ Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 1000702 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chicago Device: Nook ST, Kindle 2, Samsung Galaxy Stellar phone	Glad to see the LiPo battery is UL Recognized. It is as safe as it can be.

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Tuba Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 592 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle DX Graphite	Great video. Will check out the others. Note that the connector to the hinge is probably to power the light that is built into the Amazon K3 case.

09-04-2010, 05:53 PM	#6
mcgrath Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad, Kindle 3	Wow, nicely done! I really enjoyed your K3 review as well.

09-04-2010, 10:59 PM	#7
jangell2 Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 1618384 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	I watched the review and the two things I didn't like were the fact you can't do anything with the Kindle while it's charging with Win7. The second is that black out it does when you change pages. I'm wondering if anyone has found that annoying are have you gotten used to it and don't even notice it anymore? Based on the review, there are a lot of pluses to the Kindle. I will have to get used to the screen displaying a picture when it's off. I have never owned anything that does that. Amazon missed a chance to play a prank on its customers. They could have put a scary image on the screen with the test BOO below it. First thing you see when you open the package.

09-04-2010, 11:21 PM	#9
ChaoZ Connoisseur Posts: 94 Karma: 192 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Mini, Kobo Touch	I loved the teardown. Nice and clear and well-explained. Kudos! The two connectors on the side seem to be the things powering the lighted cover.

09-05-2010, 12:05 PM	#12
Zerodime Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 44 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle3	I have Win7 and I can eject it and it still works. Also: yes the gign blakc is normal and the fastest on the market.

09-05-2010, 12:24 PM	#13
pen_sq Enthusiast Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: none	It's not an accident that Amazon stuck the speakers in crooked. The Kindle's primary purpose is not to deliver e-books quickly into your lap, but to distribute a series of audio buoys for Amazon's own Owl Delivery Network. The tilt of the speakers matches the Owl's unique physiology, for maximum precision. The supposedly useless mike sends home the "whooo" of couriers-in-field for instant tracking. Don't go attributing to science something that's easily explained as a wizard's work.

09-05-2010, 12:38 PM	#15
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	funny he had no idea what those "mystery ports" were on the side that are wired in...those are where the hinge connects and they provide power to the light in the Kindle brand case with the integrated reading light. It's an interesting concept. But time will tell if they are more rugged than those used in the original K2US as well as even the K2i...still it's fun they found a way to power the light w/o any dongles or separate battery. It's funny how little the guy knows about the device itself, but I LOVE his enthusiasm for the works...definately an old-school hacker guy...love it!!