{"slug": "amazon-kept-shutting-down-a-tablet-so-he-spent-266-on-four-ai-models-to-own-it", "title": "Amazon kept shutting down a tablet, so he spent $266 on four AI models to own it", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "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 […]", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-kept-shutting-down-a-tablet-so-he-spent-266-on-four-ai-models-to-own-it", "canonical_source": "https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/24/amazon-kept-shutting-down-a-tablet-so-he-spent-266-on-four-ai-models-to-own-it/", "published_at": "2026-08-24 14:39:49+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-24 14:43:51.039165+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Eric Pardee", "Amazon Fire HD 10", "Amazon", "Home Assistant", "Fully Kiosk Browser"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-kept-shutting-down-a-tablet-so-he-spent-266-on-four-ai-models-to-own-it", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-kept-shutting-down-a-tablet-so-he-spent-266-on-four-ai-models-to-own-it.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-kept-shutting-down-a-tablet-so-he-spent-266-on-four-ai-models-to-own-it.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-kept-shutting-down-a-tablet-so-he-spent-266-on-four-ai-models-to-own-it.jsonld"}}