05-25-2011, 12:07 AM | #61 | |
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05-25-2011, 12:32 AM | #62 | |
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As for battery life Kindle has change their page saying the K3 now has 2 months battery life. I guess if B&N claims the new nook does Amazon figure they can too. I think Kobo is being actually truthful on battery life. My K3 with Wifi & 3G off normally last about 2 weeks with me reading 3 to 5 hours every other day. 3 weeks tops if I let it sit and use maybe one to twice a week for a few hours. Two months? No way I wont believe that one. |
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05-25-2011, 01:50 AM | #63 |
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One thing I did like about the Nook Touch is the way they've reduced e-ink page flashes. I saw a video where they quickly paged through several pages and there was no flash or flicker at all. Very impressive as page flash is one thing I don't like about e-ink.
I think it's about time e-reader manufacturers had a standard way of measuring battery life. The number of page flips seems like a pretty good way in my opinion, rather than something like x weeks which is very dependant on how long you use the device each day and what you do (wi-fi access will eat up battery much faster than a page flip). |
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05-25-2011, 05:27 AM | #65 |
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Interesting little beast. Looks even better than my first edition
kobo. I'm aware that I simply ignore wifi and touch screen, but would be keen to get one, if it doesn't glare. I assume it is a bit early for manual. Would be fine to read it, if available on line. Best regards all. |
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05-25-2011, 08:11 AM | #66 |
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Unfortunately it doesn't have any buttons for page turn so you can't ignore the touch (I'm not a touch fan either). It does let you tap to change pages rather than swipe which is good. From the videos I'm willing to at least give it a shot on that front. I really like the pdf handling since it looks like it would work for what I want (reference material rather than reading). Glare shouldn't be worse than current Kobo's since it is using IR touch technology rather than overlay touch screen like the older Sony's.
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05-25-2011, 11:09 AM | #67 | ||
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The video is impressive. The whole design proves the best on the market, at least to my eyes. I could live with changes, even ones I do not like at this moment. What is wanted is side by side review. With all details. Best regards. |
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05-25-2011, 01:27 PM | #68 | |
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In a round about way, I don't think finger prints will be a problem. Just invest in some cheap screen protectors. |
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05-25-2011, 01:38 PM | #69 |
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05-25-2011, 01:44 PM | #70 |
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If it helps, there seem to be a lot less fingerprints with e-ink's matte-like screens -- I can only see fingerprints on my 350's screen in the light if I tilt it at an extreme angle, and never when reading normally. It's different than from my Android AMOLED smartphone and Nook Color LCD screen, where the fingerprints and finger streaks are clearly visible when the brightness is too low.
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05-25-2011, 01:50 PM | #71 | |
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Is this for e-ink readers? Does it matter if the unit is touch? I never used a protector for my kobo since it wasn't a touch unit. I have not had problems reading on my touch with screen protectors. |
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05-25-2011, 02:43 PM | #72 |
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Darn it, I've had my Kobo for less than two months and they do this to me I wonder if they'll do an upgrade price
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05-25-2011, 04:32 PM | #73 |
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When is the Kobo Touch supposed to hit stores in the USA? I'm interested in checking out if some of the ADE bugs in the previous models still exist or if they have been fixed.
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05-25-2011, 04:38 PM | #74 |
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