[TechniSol]

I have both a Touch and a Glo. If I wasn't sick of positioning LED lights and buying batteries I might have been happy staying with the Touch. As it was, I managed to put the Glo off until January.

I don't personally see a compelling reason to buy an Aura, considering the resolution on the Glo is fine as far as I'm concerned and I don't have a need to use it as a PDF viewer. I'm also not a fan of the red switch or the case design. I'm a basic black, sleek, simple, and streamlined kind of guy when it comes to design preferences, so prefer the Touch and Glo in those respects. Although, a slim line or band of metallic gold color would really set the Touch and Glo in black cases off nicely. The Kobo logo in metallic gold color would have been really sexy against the black cases or even the white ones. They missed a bet there.

I think they'd do well to pursue the idea of a higher resolution front lit 5" display and bring it out in a nice black case with a minimal non slip surface on the back(maybe just a simple very lightly engraved looking pattern of crosshatched lines) with a nice metallic gold logo inset on the back, or with a slim front cover with the logo -designed to detach and slip on the back when reading. Nice clean look, and the larger logo on the back either way makes for great advertising. A nice chic looking unit that could be positioned as a premium unit and would easily fit a men's suit or coat pocket would be cool.

I think they need to move away from the cheap plastic feel and think higher end. Many people buy Apple products in part for the industrial design. They need to tap that market, and get all their software eggs in a row.

PS. If Dr. Drib has the time, I know this great looking pair of cousins I'd like him to talk to on my behalf...