September 2011: Our Kindle Tips App has this and 130 other Kindle tips. Just $1 and available in the Kindle Store. Also has lots of other useful features.
- Display the time
- Alt-T – This will replace the locations listing with a written description of the time (e.g. “seventeen to nine”).
- On any screen press the search button and enter “@time”. The latter gives the date as well.
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You can also use Alt-T on the Kindle home page, where you’ll get a ‘normal’ looking time, such as 8:43 PM. But it may also take you to the portion of your book list that begins with the letter “T” depending on whether you’re sorting by author, title, or most recent.