Thread: A new Kobo reader
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Old 08-29-2013, 06:56 AM   #90
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Originally Posted by GeoffR View Post
First thing I noticed from the new Aure pictures is that the book covers fit the home screen tiles properly, unlike my Glo where all except the top left tile are the wrong size/shape..
They seem to have dropped the status of the books in those screenshots. I also suspect they have selected covers that are exactly the right proportions to look good.
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I suppose the new Aura must be running different firmware, and hopefully it will be released for the other models too.
Yes and probably. 2.8.1 already has code to support it. And I think it was in 2.6.1 as well. Kobo appear to have used the codename "Phoenix" for the Aura. I am pretty sure we will see all these changes on the Glo and AuraHD. The Mini and the Touch, I'm not so sure.
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I don't like the tiled home screen, but it would be less irritating if the tiles were sized to better fit their content.
I like the tiled home screen, but I agree it would look better if they sized them better. I think simply centring the covers would look better as well.
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