11-03-2011, 07:45 AM | #16 |
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I must admit I like that photoshop'd layout of the books on a shelf.
@timlegge: thanks for the Calibre work. It's very much appreciated. Out of interest do you work for Kobo or just work on this on the side? |
11-03-2011, 08:31 AM | #17 | |
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In addition, their beta program allows me to test and code for upcoming releases before they are made available. I particularly weird areas I have been able to ask for clarification on how things work. All in all they have been remarkable helpful. Tim |
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11-03-2011, 09:18 AM | #18 |
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I jut hope that Kobo doesn't start to ignore the Touch now that the Vox is out and getting all the attention.
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11-03-2011, 10:27 AM | #19 |
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Well, we're getting at least one more big firmware update - to add (*spit*) Pulse.
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11-03-2011, 04:14 PM | #20 |
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I hope so too. Curious what the track record is with regards to the older Kobo models when new ones came out? |
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11-03-2011, 07:53 PM | #22 | |
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Kobo typically supports earlier hardware but there is a limit. We have not seen any updates for the original kobo in a while. Tim |
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11-03-2011, 08:21 PM | #23 | |
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11-04-2011, 12:26 AM | #24 | |
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The Vox is running Gingerbread with a Kobo/Kindle App (Unless I really got something messed up). So really Kobo will just be updating the reading App which has been around for quite awhile. |
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11-04-2011, 05:28 AM | #25 |
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There are some differences between the stock Android reading app and the one on the Vox. For example, Vox has pulse and the other Android App does not (yet). We know that Kobo is planning another Kobo WiFi update and is continuing to develop the Touch.
In the realm of wild speculation, I would not be surprised if, at some point, we saw a 6 inch eINK Android reader. PS: The iOS App has support for collections and more stats for reading life. The big question, for me, has to do with ADE support (present on our Kobo Touch, not on Vox (and not expected, from what I hear) and how they end up supporting sideloaded books, in general. They have different teams working on the various platforms, and even if they are all heading in the same direction, they may not get there at the same time. Last edited by taming; 11-04-2011 at 05:56 AM. Reason: PS |
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That would be cool. Though the user should not expect it to run all android apps, those that do not require extensive animation and are relatively basic could be supported. (e.g. a simple dice rolling app, Other casual puzzle games, simple tools like English/Metric conversion)
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11-06-2011, 06:01 PM | #27 |
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11-07-2011, 11:58 AM | #28 |
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