If Kindle had an SDK, What would you do with it?
Here is the million dollar question. Knowing the success that Apple is having with the iPhone SDK, what program would you write for the Kindle, if Amazon developed an advanced API for the Kindle platform. Let’s assume that you know programming inside and out or have access to someone who does. What app(s) would you write for the Kindle?
I would create interactive applications (games) for educational purposes. I would like to create textbooks that adjusts to the achievements of the learners. Imagine a physics book that quizzes the reader as they digest the information. And alters the learning objectives and delivery methods based on the user’s mastery of the content.
Exactly. Interactivity is going to set Kindle apart from paper books.
We at GadgetTrak would expand our anti-theft support for the device. Our current software works when in USB mode, but would like to expand this using the Whisper network.
I was going to write a post about Kindle and anti-theft. I wonder if it’s possible to track a single Kindle device using its wireless connection.
At Emageo we would sync it with our document management software so that people could take their documents with them with a very easy to read and use device
Our software is designed for meeting planners to talk to hotels, and we would love to see an SDK so we can deliver custom reports to Kindle users from our software. In effect, let them see their orders for services for their conventions and meetings without hauling around a laptop.
A forms solution to allow field personnel to fill out electronic forms. If the forms could be linked with an in-house server that works over the built-in cellular connection, you have a whole new market for the device.