Yesterday on FriendFeed, one of our readers was joking with me that I stole a picture of her Kindle 2. She posted a pic of her Amazon Kindle that looked extremely similar to mine in the way we were both holding the device. Then I realized that all those Kindles out there look identical. Without turning the device on or using a case, you really can’t tell them apart. Seems rather impersonal for a personal reading device, no? That’s why my Kindle now has my cartoon head on it!
This little hack comes courtesy of a MobileRead forum member who offers a small file to make the magic happen. You have to supply the picture(s) of course and I recommend making them 800×600, which is the Kindle’s native resolution. The hack also provides a method to restore the original screensaver pics if you want to view famous authors. It took me all of three minutes to do this and it’s simple to do; there’s an included ReadMe file that explains the process. My Kindle (see my first impressions of the device) really is my Kindle now.
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