Okay, I'm annoyed by my Kindle Fire. I can't use a mini-USB cable to connect to it. WTF. How am I supposed to port stuff over onto it?
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Consuela - Dec 29, 2011 6:21:00 pm PST #19032 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
§ ita § - Dec 29, 2011 6:23:11 pm PST #19033 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
With a micro USB cable?
Consuela - Dec 29, 2011 6:24:47 pm PST #19034 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
... which was not included with my Kindle. I knew Amazon didn't want people putting anything different on the machine, but this is ridiculous.
NoiseDesign - Dec 29, 2011 6:46:47 pm PST #19035 of 25501
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It's one of the ways they are hitting the low price point. They don't include the cable. On the Kindle Touch they don't include the power adapter.
Liese S. - Dec 29, 2011 7:02:15 pm PST #19036 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
That's the same with the Nook Simple. It came with the cable but not the wall plug.
But the Nook Color came with its own, proprietary USB cable & adapter. Which, what part of "universal" are we not understanding here? Yes, I know, different power requirements. But nonetheless, I stand on the principle.
Polter-Cow - Dec 29, 2011 9:14:13 pm PST #19037 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
On the Kindle Touch they don't include the power adapter.
Yeah, that's annoying. Although I wonder whether I can just use the same adapter I use for my Shuffle. If it has a plug and a USB port, that's all I need, right?
§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 4:36:26 am PST #19038 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If it has a plug and a USB port, that's all I need, right?
You might want to check they charge with the same current first. Just in case.
Gudanov - Dec 30, 2011 4:52:31 am PST #19039 of 25501
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I'm glad they used a standard connector on the Kindle Fire, but I do prefer mini-USB over micro-USB. It's not that much bigger. (Says I who doesn't design hardware.)
§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 5:17:16 am PST #19040 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I hate having them both, because I forget to check which cable is which before packing my bag, and only my camera is mini and the rest of the standards are micro.
At least I have one car charger unit that will juice my Tablet, and I can connect the rest of the USB cables to that. Juggling cables and chargers for the trip home was irritating.
Gris - Dec 30, 2011 5:35:07 am PST #19041 of 25501
Hey. New board.
I've used the iPhone charger to charge my kindle, and vice versa. It seems to work fine. I think the kindle charger is slower, but it gets the job done.
Now, my kindle and phone are both micro-USB which makes me extraordinarily happy.