Ever since Amazon divulged the fact that its latest tablet e-book reader called the Kindle Fire was running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a lot of people have wanted to learn one thing: can it be rooted? Well, actually, some people would say that it’s only a matter of time until the Kindle Fire gets rooted, since the device is indeed running some form of Android, has a USB port, and can go into mass storage mode once connected to a computer. But there are cases wherein rooting is prohibited due to a device having a locked bootloader (this has happened to devices from other manufacturers several times in the past).

The director of Amazon’s Silk browser Jon Jenkins has shed some light on the matter in a talk with PC Magazine. “It’s going to get rooted,” says Jenkins, “and what you do after you root it is up to you.” Well, that certainly clears one thing up: if you want to root the Kindle Fire, Amazon won’t get in your way. After all, when you pay a good $200 for an electronic device, you should be able to do with it whatever you want. No matter if certain companies tell you otherwise (and after charging you much higher, at that).

Via PCMag

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We’ve all seen the need for extra screen space for our netbook. There are even a couple of models that come with a dual screen. For those who feel the need for another screen, check out Cinq.

Like other mini monitors in the market, this connects via USB and can be placed on a stand to expand your monitor space. It also can be attached to the side of your laptop or netbook in either portrait or landscape mode in case you don’t have anywhere to stand it on. The screen itself is 10.1″ 1024 x 600 and LED backlit. It has a limited color range though plus taking input via USB will make it unsuitable for media. It probably works best as an info screen for mail, Twitter and other notifications.

It has a built-in SD card reader too so you can turn it into a digital picture frame. It’s on pre-order now for $250 though I can’t seem to find the product website.

source GottaBeMobile

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If Futurama’s Bender was a a flash drive, this is close to what we’d get. Apparently, if you combine the idea of netbook controlled robots and USB keys, you’d actually get something that doesn’t suck so bad. Enter this generic, silver-looking USB flash drive, which looks like it doesn’t have a care in the world. Other than having shiny metal assets, this flash drive can carry up to 4GB of user data. It costs just $25 a piece.

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