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I'm trying to figure out what alternate universe I've landed in. Less than 2 years ago Kobo was an international upstart with a single generic eInk reader with catch-up technology and fun colored backs. Sony was the designer brand name with the cutting edge features that covered the small, average and high end market.
Now Sony has one generic model with old tech and multiple colors, but Kobo has cutting edge tech, a range of devices to cover all the eInk sizes AND products for the tablet market.
I'm very tempted by the Aura. If the Kobo firmware history didn't scare me, I'd have already bought the Glo. When my T1 isn't requiring regular use of the reset button, it's an absolute joy to read on.
But even if Sony does put out a lit reader, my experience with the T1, and those stupid buttons on the T2 - I feel the quality on the Sony hardware has gone down enough that I'm not sure I'd want it for the price Sny would charge.
If they aren't going to bother with producing quality hardware with new technology, I wish they'd license their Reader software to Kobo and B&N, and get out of producing devices.
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