Turning a Kindle Fire HD Into a Power Tablet

jfruh writes "The Kindle Fire HD is in theory a powerful device at a reasonable price — but its Android-based OS is so oriented towards Amazon's ecosystem that it can be tricky to unlock its full potential. Still, with a little savvy you can get underneath the covers, improving battery life, getting full access to cameras and other devices, and even listening to music you've purchased through iTunes."

I tried

[Chrisq]

Turning a Kindle Fire HD Into a Power Tablet

I tried but I couldn't swallow the damn thing

Whoa there

[Antipater]

Hold on a second. If you want full access to cameras and other devices after getting under the covers, that's your business. "Unlock [your] full potential" all you want, but I don't want to hear about it!

Re:I tried

[virgnarus]

It's not an oral medication.

Re:Good grief

[rwise2112]

To save you some trouble, this is basically "how I like my Kindle Fire HD set up." I particularly enjoyed this gem:

Caps lock: Just double-tap on the SHIFT key and it'll turn into the caps lock key!

I TRIED THIS, BUT HOW DO YOU TURN IT OFF?

Re:Why support proprietary systems?

[JazzLad]

But the Kindle has HD right there in the name, it has to be a better screen!!!11@

Re:Good grief

[tippe]

With that kind of attitude, I'm not telling you! Why are you mad at me anyway?

Re:Good grief

[sootman]

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO?