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Old 11-16-2012, 05:34 AM   #2
echwel
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Netherlands
Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Forma (sold), Kobo Aura One, Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch
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Anyway, what comes in the box, will there be a mini-USB cable included? I'm ordering online btw.
Kobo Glo (obviously, duh...)
Micro-usb-cable
Some paperwork...

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Can you send ebooks wirelessly to the Koboglo over a wifi network?
You can't push them to the device (that is only possible on a USB-cable), on the other hand, with some software (calibre for example) you can download it to the device.

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How often do updates come?
That's various. In the past, some updates came monthly, between the last official updates there was more than 3 months.

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The product spec on the website says it holds a one month charge if you use it for 30 mins a day. I thought eInk technology refreshes and turns power off in between page turns like in the way the Koboglo shows the cover page of the book you're reading when you power it off, what is this conception i'm having?
The kobo is more than just an E-ink screen. You are right that keeping an image (or text) on the screen does not use power.

To have books in memory uses battery-power, to be able to use the touch-screen uses battery-power...

When you power off, you can't use the touch-screen, no book is being kept in memory (no battery-use, other than the normal drain for re-chargable batteries).

When the device is being put to sleep, you can't use the touch-screen, but the current book is being kept in memory (battery is being used).

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Is there anything you Koboglo owners are not satisfied with with the Koboglo?
I don't own one, so I can't tell, but from what I've heard, most users are satisfied.

Last edited by echwel; 11-16-2012 at 05:38 AM. Reason: adding comment about e-ink-screen
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