@MichaelRoss

#VideoStreaming #Foss #Kodi

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Hi Michael, thanks.

To my dismay, I had never heard about Kodi to this day. It seems to be in great use, but should always be used with a #VPN as copyright laws very from country to country and the (standard) global search function in conjunction with the ubiquitous add-ons will make source differentiation difficult.

What is fantastic is that it seems to run on most platforms:

"#AmazonFire TV Stick 4K Max,...

https://www.kodi-tipps.de/die-besten-kodi-addons/

#AskMastodon

My trusty old iPad Mini 4 is starting to show its age (it won’t run any of the modern clients for Masto) and I’m thinking about a replacement, however I’m deeply distrustful of Cupertino at the moment, given their recent actions.

Basically, my use-case for a tablet is:

• reading ebooks
• doomscrolling the Fedi
• listening to podcasts
• streaming from Plex

I’m only interested in an 8-inch that I can hold like a book.

Hardware-wise the #AmazonFire looks like a bargain, but of course Bezos can lick my taint. Given that the Fire is basically an Android, has anyone had success at replacing the OS with a de-Googled OS like e/os or Graphene?

#DeGoogle #Graphene #Eos

Lilbits: UGREEN’s 500W USB-C charger, Fire Toolbox v38, and the ONEXPLAYER G1 hits crowdfunding this week for $899 and up

PC accessory maker UGREEN already sells a desktop USB charger that delivers up to 300W of total power over four USB-C ports and one USB-A port. But it can’t send more than 140W to any single device.

Now the company has introduced an upgraded model that offers up to 240W of power to a single device, and up to 500W when you use it to charge multiple devices.

Here’s a roundup of recent tech […]

#amazonFire #crowdfunding #fireTablet #fireToolbox #lilbits #oneNetbook #ONEXPLAYER #onexplayerG1 #pisguar #pisugar3 #raspberryPi #raspberryPiZero #ugreen #ugreenNexode500w #ups

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-ugreens-500w-usb-c-charger-fire-toolbox-v38-and-the-onexplayer-g1-hits-crowdfunding-this-week-for-899-and-up/

Fire Toolbox v38 for Windows (and v9 for Linux) released. The latest version of this Amazon Fire tablet hacking utility brings a task manager for viewing (and killing) running processes on your tablet and more options + troubleshooting tools. https://buff.ly/3Pr9bJ8 #FireToolbox #AmazonFire

Lilbits: Install Google Play on Amazon Fire tablets, postmarketOS update, and a new color ePaper display kit

This week a lot of folks have been unwrapping Amazon Fire tablets, setting them up… and figuring out that some of the apps and games you want to run on them aren’t available out of the box.

Fortunately there are a bunch of ways to make an Amazon tablet more useful. You can sideload applications that aren’t available in the Amazon Appstore. Or you can even install the Google Play Store and add a custom launcher application to make an Amazon tablet feel more like a standard Android tablet… even though it’s running Amazon’s fork of Android called FireOS.

In today’s tech news roundup, I’ve got links to some of the articles we’ve published over the past few years that describe how to hack an Amazon Fire tablet. And in more recent tech news, the latest release of the postmarketOS mobile Linux distribution brings camera support to some phones that originally shipped with Android, AOOSTAR has a new mini PC with discrete graphics, JSAUX has a new dock for handheld gaming PCs that includes built-in cooling fans, and there’s a new Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W-powered color E Ink display kit.

Amazon Fire Tablet hacking roundup

Amazon’s Fire line of tablets are some of the cheapest Android-based tablets that are worth buying. The Fire HD 8, Fire HD 10, and Fire Max 11 have decent displays, affordable price tags, reasonably good battery life, and performance that’s more than good enough for reading eBooks, streaming videos, surfing the web, or even light gaming.

But while the tablets run an operating system that’s based on Android, Amazon’s FireOS is different in a few important ways. It has a custom user interface designed by Amazon that puts the company’s apps and services front and center. And it ships with the Amazon Appstore instead of the Google Play Store. Not only are fewer apps and games available in Amazon’s store, but if you already paid for an app or service on your Android phone, you’d have to pay again to get it from Amazon… unless you install the Google Play Store yourself. Because an open secret about Amazon’s tablets is that it’s possible to install Google’s app store on them. Keep in mind that there might be some compatibility issues – not all apps distributed in the Play Store will work perfectly on Amazon tablets. But many will.

Here’s a roundup of some of Liliputing’s guides to making Amazon Fire tablets more useful:

• Hack your Amazon Fire tablet with Fire Toolbox (Install Google Play, disable Amazon apps, and more) – This all-in-one tool has a lot of nifty functions. But it may be overkill if you just want to install the Play Store. So check out some of our device-specific guides below:
• How to install Google Play on Amazon Fire tablets (2023) – Originally written for the Fire HD 10 (9th-gen), this article provides step-by-step instructions for installing the Play Store manually or with Fire Toolbox on most recent Amazon Fire tablets.
• How to install the Google Play Store on the Amazon Fire Max 11 (2023) – This guide was written shortly after the Fire Max 11 was released, and provides instructions specifically for installing the Play Store on Amazon’s most powerful current-gen tablet.

• How to install Google Play on 12th-gen Amazon Fire tablets (2022 models running Fire OS 8) – While this guide for installing the Play Store on Fire 7 tablets was first published in 2022, it was updated with information relevant for all tablets running FireOS 8.

• How to sideload apps on Amazon Fire tablets (install apps that aren’t in the Amazon Appstore) – Don’t want to install the Play Store, but have an app or game or two that you want to install? This guide may help.
• Amazon Fire tablets: How to disable the Continue & Discover row on the home screen – Don’t want to replace the home screen & launcher app, but want to reclaim some real estate on the default home screen? This guide can help.

• How to use an SD card with Amazon’s Fire tablets – This guide describes how to use a microSD card as either removable storage, or as if it were internal storage (allowing you to install apps to the SD card, among other things).

Inky Frame 7.3″ is a 7-color ePaper display powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W [ CNX Software]

Available now for about $94, this kit features a 7.3 inch, 7-color E Ink display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W, microSD card reader, and battery connector.

v24.12: The One With Androids & Cameras, But It’s Mainline Linux [postmarketOS]

PostmarketOS 24.12 is a mobile OS with a mainline Linux kernel. It brings initial support for using cameras on some phones (Pixel 3A, Fairphone 5, and Pocophone F1), UI updates, an updated wallpaper, and other improvements.

7-in-1 RGB Cooling Docking Station for handhelds [JSAUX]

This $60 docking station is designed for handheld gaming PCs. Sit your handheld in the cradle and use a USB-C connector to add Ethernet, HDMI, and more USB ports… as well as two cooling fans that help keep the PC from overheating while docked.

AOOSTAR GODX is a mini ITX mini PC with Ryzen 9 6900HX and Radeon RX 6600LE [AOOSTAR]

While the hardware is a few generations old at this point, it’s still a lot of power for a compact PC, including discrete graphics and support for up to three 4K/120 Hz displays. Available now for $529 and up, the system also supports up to 64GB of DDR5-4800 dual-channel memory, and two M.2 2280 slots for PCIe 4.0 storage. It has two 2.5 GbE LAN ports as well as USB4, USB 3.2 Type-A, DisplayPort, and HDMI ports, and it measures 200 x 193 x 80mm. Update: The AOOSTAR GODX is available from AliExpress for $503 and up. 

Keep up on the latest headlines by following Liliputing on Bluesky or @bradlinder@fosstodon.org on Mastodon. You can also follow Liliputing on Threads, Facebook, and X.

#amazon #amazonFire #aoostar #aoostarGodx #dock #eInk #epaper #fireMax11 #fireTablet #fireToolbox #inkyFrame #jsaux #lilbits #miniPc #postmarketos #raspberryPiPico2W

HIVE MIND: Question re Amazon Fire 7 tablets.

Does anyone know if the 7th Gen #AmazonFire 7 tablet fits into the case/cover for the 9th Gen?

I have an Amazon Fire 7 gen9. Only the very first gen9 tablets can be modded to run #LineageOS, and mine is too new. Thing is, I've got a pristine case for it.

So, if I get a gen7 Fire 7 (which can be modded pretty easily), will it fit in a gen9 case?

The big screen Echo smart display gets an update as it moves beyond wall mounting to desks and counters, too. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2024/amazons-upgraded-echo-show-15-is-a-little-update-to-a-big-display #home #news #sound #speakers #alexa #amazon #amazonalexa #amazonfire #matter #smartdisplay #smarthome #thread #wifi6e #zigbee

Die eh schon veraltete #Sandmann App auf dem #AmazonFire scheint noch mehr Probleme zu haben als ich dachte...

Amazon's devices business lost $25+ billion between 2017 and 2021, largely because people who buy Echo devices at below-cost prices never end up using them to buy things or sign up for subscription services. That's why Amazon is expected to launch a premium version of Alexa soon for customers willing to sign up for a subscription. https://buff.ly/4fi01dm #Alexa #Amazon #SmartSpeakers #AmazonEcho #AmazonKindle #AmazonFire

Amazon Introduces Fire Sticky: Pre-sticky Tablet Straight from the Factory
https://www.tattletaletimes.com/index.php/2023/11/03/amazon-introduces-fire-sticky-pre-sticky-tablet-straight-from-the-factory/

#amazon #tablettime #whyiseverythignsticky #amazonfire #jeffbezos #bezos #momlife #dadlife #theonion #satirenews #tattletaletimes

Don't own an Xbox? No worries. Provided you own a recent supported TV or media device, you can play without, with Amazon supporting the tech, too. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2024/amazon-adds-xbox-to-fire-tv-for-console-less-gaming #news #tv #videogames #visual #amazon #amazonfire #microsoft #xbox

Amazon Introduces Fire Sticky: Pre-sticky Tablet Straight from the Factory
https://www.tattletaletimes.com/index.php/2023/11/03/amazon-introduces-fire-sticky-pre-sticky-tablet-straight-from-the-factory/

#amazon #tablettime #whyiseverythignsticky #amazonfire #jeffbezos #bezos #momlife #dadlife #theonion #satirenews #tattletaletimes

Amazon Introduces Fire Sticky: Pre-sticky Tablet Straight from the Factory
https://www.tattletaletimes.com/index.php/2023/11/03/amazon-introduces-fire-sticky-pre-sticky-tablet-straight-from-the-factory/

#amazon #tablettime #whyiseverythignsticky #amazonfire #jeffbezos #bezos #momlife #dadlife #theonion #satirenews #tattletaletimes

Amazon Introduces Fire Sticky: Pre-sticky Tablet Straight from the Factory
https://www.tattletaletimes.com/index.php/2023/11/03/amazon-introduces-fire-sticky-pre-sticky-tablet-straight-from-the-factory/

#amazon #tablettime #whyiseverythignsticky #amazonfire #jeffbezos #bezos #momlife #dadlife #theonion #satirenews #tattletaletimes

I order an #AmazonFire HD 8. It arrives, I install the Instacart app on it (after installing Google Play), I try to log in, and I get the error message, "We couldn't validate the security of this request. Sorry!" Great, I just spent over $100 on a tablet which won't let me do the most important thing it was purchased for.
Thinking that maybe there's something wrong with the app, I try logging into Instacart in the browser on the tablet. I get exactly the same error.
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Amazon Introduces Fire Sticky: Pre-sticky Tablet Straight from the Factory
https://www.tattletaletimes.com/index.php/2023/11/03/amazon-introduces-fire-sticky-pre-sticky-tablet-straight-from-the-factory/

#amazon #tablettime #whyiseverythignsticky #amazonfire #jeffbezos #bezos #momlife #dadlife #theonion #satirenews #tattletaletimes

Amazon Introduces Fire Sticky: Pre-sticky Tablet Straight from the Factory
https://www.tattletaletimes.com/index.php/2023/11/03/amazon-introduces-fire-sticky-pre-sticky-tablet-straight-from-the-factory/

#amazon #tablettime #whyiseverythignsticky #amazonfire #jeffbezos #bezos #momlife #dadlife #theonion #satirenews #tattletaletimes

Our new app is on the Amazon Store for Kindle Fire and Android #Amazon #amazonkindle #amazonfire #android #radio #internetradio #streamingradio #onlineradio

Google Play Store and iOS are on there way

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYXRSX2Z/ref=apps_sf_sta?nodl=1&dplnkId=f3d49fce-d1f9-49f1-96db-cf6bd468b747

I've been playing online Scrabble with a relative who uses an Amazon Fire. Although this is an Android device, Amazon has their own app store (which doesn't include the official Scrabble GO app), because chokepoint capitalism.

(I am aware that there is an elaborate workaround for this, but it would involve setting up a gmail account for them.)

So we're sticking with Wordvoyance.

#scrabble #wordvoyance #ScrabbleGo #amazon #AmazonFire #ChokepointCapitalism

#Day206 of #365HappyDays : I can combine this with #3GoodThings again #today.

1. #MUFC crashing out of the #UCL, beaten and bottom of the group. Genuine LOL at this!
2. Finishing another really good #book that I enjoyed very much.
3: Spending time again with The Boy. The photo shows him concentrating on a counting game on his #AmazonFire whilst waiting for his mama tonight. With a hot chocolate from #Starbucks. “Very hot, Grandma,” he said. Then asked “Blow it?” 😁

#ToddlerLife #grandson #JDG