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This open-source app turned my dusty old Fire Tablet into a dedicated desktop smart display

• Amazon
• amazon fire tablet
• Android
• Apps & Web Apps
• Home Assistant
• Technology

This open-source app turned my dusty old Fire Tablet into a dedicated desktop smart display

Adam Davidson July 12, 2026

My dashboard is Fire.

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I set up local voice control in Home Assistant and stopped giving Amazon a live mic in my house

• Alexa
• Amazon
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

I set up local voice control in Home Assistant and stopped giving Amazon a live mic in my house

Adam Davidson July 12, 2026

Alexa, play Good Riddance.

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7 reasons installing KOReader on an old Kindle beats buying a new eReader

• Amazon
• Amazon Kindle (2024)
• Hobbies
• Kindle
• Technology

7 reasons installing KOReader on an old Kindle beats buying a new eReader

Adam Davidson July 8, 2026

In with the old and out with the new.

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Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk

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• Technology

Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk

Anthony Ha July 5, 2026

These may be the last days of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.

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I installed KOReader on a jailbroken Kindle and it reads formats Amazon will never officially support

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• Amazon Kindle (2024)
• Hobbies
• Kindle
• Technology

I installed KOReader on a jailbroken Kindle and it reads formats Amazon will never officially support

Adam Davidson July 5, 2026

You're not limited to reading MOBI Dick.

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I built a daily newsletter for my Kindle with RSS and an LLM—now I actually read the news

• Amazon
• Hobbies
• Kindle
• Technology

I built a daily newsletter for my Kindle with RSS and an LLM—now I actually read the news

Adam Davidson July 5, 2026

I got the news.

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My jailbroken Kindle now has Wikipedia built in—no internet required

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• Hobbies
• Kindle
• Technology

My jailbroken Kindle now has Wikipedia built in—no internet required

Adam Davidson July 4, 2026

An offline encyclopedia in my pocket.

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A warning sign about AI’s real cost, courtesy of Google and Amazon

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• Google
• Technology

A warning sign about AI’s real cost, courtesy of Google and Amazon

Tim De Chant July 2, 2026

AI has made it a lot harder for tech companies like Amazon and Google to deliver on...

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‘Magnificent 7’ Tech Giants Lost $2.3 Trillion in Value in June as AI Concerns Mount

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• Economy
• Google
• Meta
• Microsoft
• nvidia
• Politics
• Tech
• Tesla

‘Magnificent 7’ Tech Giants Lost $2.3 Trillion in Value in June as AI Concerns Mount

Lucas Nolan July 2, 2026

The seven largest technology companies, collectively known as the Magnificent 7, had about $2.3 trillion erased from...

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Your Echo Dot can quietly extend your Wi-Fi—and it costs nothing extra

• Amazon
• Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen)
• Amazon eero Max 7 Mesh Wi-Fi Router
• Smart Home
• Technology

Your Echo Dot can quietly extend your Wi-Fi—and it costs nothing extra

Adam Davidson July 1, 2026

Give your smart speakers a side hustle.

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