What type of leisure activity do you practice on the KFire

jocampo · 11-28-2011, 05:14 PM

I'm curious about what new Kindle Fire users are actually doing with the new gadget....

Share your opinion or experience with us ...

carld · 11-28-2011, 06:04 PM

I picked mixed, as I really use it for all those things. I also plan to use it for mobile document editing.

jswinden · 11-28-2011, 06:08 PM

Mostly for reading in my case, but a close second is browsing the web when away from my computer.

weatherman · 11-28-2011, 06:27 PM

For me it's about 70% reading including books, NYT and graphic novels. In that I also count "social news" that I get through Google reader. Then about 20% for web and 10% email. No games for me.

SCION · 11-28-2011, 06:32 PM

Mixed here. Primarily reading (books, mags, news), then video, audio (Slacker cached radio stations, podcasts), little web browsing. I haven't played any games yet.

RainingLemur · 11-28-2011, 07:14 PM

Interwebs and movies for me.

Blossom · 11-28-2011, 09:29 PM

I use mine for listening to music. It makes a great desktop radio if you own TuneIn Pro. It doesn't use much battery at all.

I also use it for Reading. I use Mantano as my default reading app. It's an epub reader but it allows me to change the background color and brightness of the book so I can read comfortable. I do this before bed each night. Read about 3 to 5 chapters so I can wind down and sleep.

I surf alot. Facebook works great on Silk. I use the Pulse app for my Google reader and so I can up to date on my RSS feeds and then I have Opera Mobile for other surfing sites that Silk doesn't like. I also listen to podcasts.

I have watched a few videos and played Angry birds when I am bored.

I even use it for recipes. I use Google docs for my recipes so I can use the Quick Office app to access them when I am cooking.

Andy_T · 11-29-2011, 03:46 AM

Reading and a few games.

Have to watch out not to load too many games to it, or it will share the same tragic fate as my iPad - claimed by my kids for playing and no longer available for me for reading.

Best regards,
Andy

Jessica Lares · 11-29-2011, 08:27 AM

As a musical instrument

, drawing, radio, magazines, managing my finances, observing the weather, document editing, reading comics/books, and gaming.

Just typical stuff really.

Merischino · 11-29-2011, 10:30 PM

reading mostly, inclusive of reading this forum. have also really really been enjoying Pandora. picked one guitarists i like and in about 40 nonconsecutive hours it has yet to goof on style or genre of "similar" musicians even covering. loosely 5 decades of choices.

View Poll Results: I use my Kindle Fire mostly for ...
reading ...	11	29.73%
games ...	2	5.41%
internet ...	3	8.11%
movies ...	2	5.41%
mixed activities ...	19	51.35%
other ...	0	0%
Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll

11-28-2011, 05:14 PM	#1
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	What type of leisure activity do you practice on the KFire I'm curious about what new Kindle Fire users are actually doing with the new gadget.... Share your opinion or experience with us ...

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11-28-2011, 06:04 PM	#2
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I picked mixed, as I really use it for all those things. I also plan to use it for mobile document editing.

11-28-2011, 06:08 PM	#3
jswinden Nameless Being	Mostly for reading in my case, but a close second is browsing the web when away from my computer.

11-28-2011, 06:27 PM	#4
weatherman Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 1010052 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: (previous: Kindle 2, Kindle Fire) Kindle 4 WiFi, K3K, KPW	For me it's about 70% reading including books, NYT and graphic novels. In that I also count "social news" that I get through Google reader. Then about 20% for web and 10% email. No games for me.

11-28-2011, 06:32 PM	#5
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Mixed here. Primarily reading (books, mags, news), then video, audio (Slacker cached radio stations, podcasts), little web browsing. I haven't played any games yet.

11-28-2011, 07:14 PM	#6
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	Interwebs and movies for me.

11-28-2011, 09:29 PM	#7
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	I use mine for listening to music. It makes a great desktop radio if you own TuneIn Pro. It doesn't use much battery at all. I also use it for Reading. I use Mantano as my default reading app. It's an epub reader but it allows me to change the background color and brightness of the book so I can read comfortable. I do this before bed each night. Read about 3 to 5 chapters so I can wind down and sleep. I surf alot. Facebook works great on Silk. I use the Pulse app for my Google reader and so I can up to date on my RSS feeds and then I have Opera Mobile for other surfing sites that Silk doesn't like. I also listen to podcasts. I have watched a few videos and played Angry birds when I am bored. I even use it for recipes. I use Google docs for my recipes so I can use the Quick Office app to access them when I am cooking.

11-29-2011, 03:46 AM	#8
Andy_T Evangelist Posts: 431 Karma: 5121676 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Hannover, Germany Device: iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, Kindle KB, NT, Fire, PW II	Reading and a few games. Have to watch out not to load too many games to it, or it will share the same tragic fate as my iPad - claimed by my kids for playing and no longer available for me for reading. Best regards, Andy

11-29-2011, 08:27 AM	#9
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	As a musical instrument , drawing, radio, magazines, managing my finances, observing the weather, document editing, reading comics/books, and gaming. Just typical stuff really.

11-29-2011, 10:30 PM	#10
Merischino Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 436584 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: the beautiful Pacific Northwest Device: Kindle Oasis, Pixel 2, Kindle Fire HD 8	reading mostly, inclusive of reading this forum. have also really really been enjoying Pandora. picked one guitarists i like and in about 40 nonconsecutive hours it has yet to goof on style or genre of "similar" musicians even covering. loosely 5 decades of choices.

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