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Amazon kept shutting down a tablet, so he spent $266 on four AI models to own it

Eric Pardee spent $266 on four AI models to keep his Amazon Fire HD 10 (11th gen, 2021) tablet running as a Home Assistant dashboard after Amazon's protected packages caused it to shut down. Pardee used the AI models to bypass Amazon's shutdown controls, restoring the tablet's intended function.

read1 min views6 publishedAug 24, 2026

Eric Pardee bought an Amazon Fire HD 10 (11th gen, 2021) to serve one purpose: Fully Kiosk Browser, displaying his Home Assistant Smart Home dashboard, plugged in 24/7. Last winter it started powering itself off. Something on the device with shutdown permissions was choosing to shut it down. Amazon protected packages were the culprit. A […]

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