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Intrepid hackers have found a couple surprising functions buried inside Amazon’s new e-book reader, the Kindle. Apparently, the ugly-but-popular gizmo can use its cellular communications equipment to determine its own location and find nearby gas stations, restaurants, etc.
Here are full though technical details on how to hack your Kindle. I’m not sure this is enough to change the recommendation I made when I reviewed the Kindle earlier this month — wait for the next-generation device — but it could be handy for folks who don’t have Internet access via their cellphones.
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