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davidfor · 03-21-2014, 05:28 AM

Kobo have said that the Aura HD sold a lot better than they expected and that they planned to continue with it. I think the only reason it would disappear is if the couldn't source the screens. But, I could see a new version with a different shaped case.

The only hint of anything new coming is in the firmware package. "bin/kobo_config.sh" has the following code:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
PCB=`ntx_hwconfig -s -p /dev/mmcblk0 PCB`
case $PCB in
	E60610D*) echo trilogy;;
	E60QB*) echo kraken;;
	E606B*) echo kraken;;
	E5061*) echo pixie;;
	E606C*) echo dragon;;
	E606F*) echo phoenix;;
	*) echo trilogy;;
esac

"kraken" is the code name for the Glo. Previous versions of the file only had the "E606B" line for the Glo. The other suggests there is a hardware revision coming for the Glo. It probably means internal changes like the Touch has gone through.

03-21-2014, 05:28 AM	#6
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Kobo have said that the Aura HD sold a lot better than they expected and that they planned to continue with it. I think the only reason it would disappear is if the couldn't source the screens. But, I could see a new version with a different shaped case. The only hint of anything new coming is in the firmware package. "bin/kobo_config.sh" has the following code: Code: #!/bin/sh PCB=`ntx_hwconfig -s -p /dev/mmcblk0 PCB` case $PCB in E60610D) echo trilogy;; E60QB) echo kraken;; E606B) echo kraken;; E5061) echo pixie;; E606C) echo dragon;; E606F) echo phoenix;; *) echo trilogy;; esac "kraken" is the code name for the Glo. Previous versions of the file only had the "E606B" line for the Glo. The other suggests there is a hardware revision coming for the Glo. It probably means internal changes like the Touch has gone through.