Laser-etched Kindle 2

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March 12th, 2009 8

We miss Phillip loads already, as he enjoys his well-deserved MAKEcation. We figured he’d be far from idle. He writes:

Not too long ago there was an xkcd comic featuring the Kindle we knew someone would eventually laser etch a new Kindle 2 but we didn’t expect it to be us! Here’s the first ever laser etched Kindle 2! Sean brought his over to the Adafruit shop today and we “experimented” – it looks great!

First laser etched Kindle 2! The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – “Don’t Panic”

8 thoughts on “Laser-etched Kindle 2”

docpop.myopenid.com says:

March 12th, 2009 at 9:29 pm

Maybe Amazon could be cool enough to make a Hitchiker’s Guide special edition Kindle.
John Park says:

March 12th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

Great point! Actually reading the Hitchiker’s Guide on a Kindle would be pretty meta.
WhatTheF*** says:

March 13th, 2009 at 3:00 am

What is this good for? Dying in beauty or what?
Andrew says:

March 13th, 2009 at 3:14 am

Great idea. WOOT!