Amazon fire can do more than that.
Turn kindle into wall clock.
If you have an old kindle e reader lying about then you d best dig it up.
I downloaded it onto my kindle fire and it just works.
The show mode charging dock is available for pre order now and.
Turn it into a night clock.
In landscape mode the font fills the screen so it s extra large.
An explanation to jailbreak the kindle and a zip file with the necessary files can be found here.
This night clock app is wonderful.
In order to change the kindle into a clock we need to get into the system files.
In order to do that we need to open it up through a process called jailbreaking don t worry it s not illegal if it s your property.
There is no need to buy a fluorescent bedside alarm clock.
It s a completely functional super advanced mini computer with a wonderful screen speakers microphones and a ton of sensors built in.
Alarm clock free for kindle fire allows you to customize the background image in the app with the pictures you have on your device or use some beautiful pre installed nature images.
Turn old iphones into wall clock or wall art.
And if you use your tablet you can always change it up.
One of the most obvious ways to repurpose an old device is to turn it into an alarm clock.
When we travel we use our ipad as the bedside clock.
It s large and thanks to the internet it always has the correct time.
Touch the screen and it goes into night mode much dimmer.
Some people including me want to know the time when they wake up in the middle of the night.
You d actually be hard pressed to find a quality wall clock for less than 38.
A kindle is already a great reading device but if you want to get a little more out of it blogger matthew petroff shows off a hack that turns a kindle into a simple useful weather display.
So you ll want to plug a speaker into your kindle fire tablet s 3 5mm headphone jack or pair a bluetooth speaker for better audio.
The clock will stay on until i turn it off.
Do you have an old functional iphone that s sitting around collecting dust.
Altogether you can set the image you want and turn your device into a great nightstand.
Of course there are an astounding array of apps out there to transform your tablet into a bedside clock so we ve curated the best of them in this week s handy dandy tablet app feature.
You can use amazon fire.
This cool hack can turn your dead e reader into a living clock that scours hundreds of books for exact times and displays.