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tomsem · 06-25-2014, 04:33 AM

I'll have one waiting for me Friday. Really looking forward to playing with it.

As for it being 'more expensive than Kobo Aura HD', IMO this has a lot more going for it because of audio/TTS capability, page turn buttons, the ability to run most if not all Android reading apps, Dropbox etc., Google Play, BlueTooth (probably supporting both audio and external keyboard/mouse). For just $30 more. For sure you can get a lot more in an android tablet for $200 but this is to compare apples and oranges.

It appears that Audible app can be told to use SD card for storage (assuming it will run).

I'm curious if they have seen fit to include Android accessibility features (explore by touch etc.) and if a headset with mic works (for voice search, skype, etc.).

I am happy without page turn buttons but it will be interesting to have them again for the first time since I stopped using my Kindle Keyboard. I've pre-tested a number of reading apps on my Android tablet and it looks like those should work with everything but Kobo and Nook apps (which I'm not planning to use).

06-25-2014, 04:33 AM	#8
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,947 Karma: 27060153 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I'll have one waiting for me Friday. Really looking forward to playing with it. As for it being 'more expensive than Kobo Aura HD', IMO this has a lot more going for it because of audio/TTS capability, page turn buttons, the ability to run most if not all Android reading apps, Dropbox etc., Google Play, BlueTooth (probably supporting both audio and external keyboard/mouse). For just $30 more. For sure you can get a lot more in an android tablet for $200 but this is to compare apples and oranges. It appears that Audible app can be told to use SD card for storage (assuming it will run). I'm curious if they have seen fit to include Android accessibility features (explore by touch etc.) and if a headset with mic works (for voice search, skype, etc.). I am happy without page turn buttons but it will be interesting to have them again for the first time since I stopped using my Kindle Keyboard. I've pre-tested a number of reading apps on my Android tablet and it looks like those should work with everything but Kobo and Nook apps (which I'm not planning to use). Last edited by tomsem; 06-25-2014 at 04:40 AM.