Kobo Remote Confirmed

ownedbycats · Yesterday, 09:37 AM

This new accessory might just be what my Kobo ereader needs

Quote:

Kobo has just announced a remote page turner for its ereaders
It will be available to buy in most major markets from November 4
Kobo, however, is yet to announce any new ereaders for 2025

Cactus Chef · Yesterday, 10:11 AM

Sales of the 8Bitdo Micro Bluetooth Gamepad will plummet!

jackm8 · Yesterday, 12:42 PM

$29.99. Hahahaha. It's a joke, yes?

rcentros · Yesterday, 12:47 PM

Now, if there was only a Libra BW to use with it.

Quoth · Yesterday, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackm8

$29.99. Hahahaha. It's a joke, yes?

Not 1st April
€30 plus shipping.

Quoth · Yesterday, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcentros

Now, if there was only a Libra BW to use with it.

Now if it was free with mono 7″ or an improved mono 8″?

Frogm4n · Yesterday, 05:24 PM

https://us.kobobooks.com/products/kobo-remote

DJUNGELSKOG · Yesterday, 06:37 PM

I’m actually going to buy it unless it gets really bad reviews, I’ll have to macgyver an air tag to it with some double-sided sticky tape though.

ownedbycats · Yesterday, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJUNGELSKOG

I’ll have to macgyver an air tag to it with some double-sided sticky tape though.

Any reason why not to attach it to the handle part?

meeera · Today, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJUNGELSKOG

I’m actually going to buy it unless it gets really bad reviews, I’ll have to macgyver an air tag to it with some double-sided sticky tape though.

It's got a lanyard to attach your airtag to if you prefer

maddz · Today, 02:37 AM

Won't work with my Forma...

ownedbycats · Today, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maddz

Won't work with my Forma...

my Libra H2O doesn't have Bluetooth

would've been nice

Renate · Today, 12:32 PM

On my old B&N I used a wired remote.
It was not as nice as wireless, but it was ok.

I had brought out the console UART to a connector on the back of the ereader.
The little box just issued commands like "^Cecho 1 >/dev/inject^J".
This fed an injector daemon which instantaneously clicked the key.

I wrote this when the "input" shell command used to roll out a whole Dalvik VM just to poke a few characters.

Code:

input keyevent 93

I see that on my Onyx Go6 (Android 11) they still do that:

Code:

cat /system/bin/input
#!/system/bin/sh
export CLASSPATH=/system/framework/input.jar
exec app_process /system/bin com.android.commands.input.Input "$@"

"app_process" is what forks a zygote (Dalvik VM). You can see that it refers to a Java class.

While my phone has Android 15 and they fixed that at least:

Code:

cat /system/bin/input
#!/system/bin/sh
cmd input "$@"

And "cmd" is an ELF executable that just directly uses Binder.
The difference is that the first way can take up to a second to react.

Since you're not talking Android, this has little relevance.

Yesterday, 06:37 PM	#8
DJUNGELSKOG Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 443138 Join Date: Nov 2023 Location: Belgium / Vlaanderen Device: Kobo Libra 2 + Vivlio Light HD + (ancient) iPad Pro	I’m actually going to buy it unless it gets really bad reviews, I’ll have to macgyver an air tag to it with some double-sided sticky tape though. Last edited by DJUNGELSKOG; Yesterday at 06:42 PM.

Today, 12:32 PM	#13
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 4,110 Karma: 18764971 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	On my old B&N I used a wired remote. It was not as nice as wireless, but it was ok. I had brought out the console UART to a connector on the back of the ereader. The little box just issued commands like "^Cecho 1 >/dev/inject^J". This fed an injector daemon which instantaneously clicked the key. I wrote this when the "input" shell command used to roll out a whole Dalvik VM just to poke a few characters. Code: input keyevent 93 I see that on my Onyx Go6 (Android 11) they still do that: Code: cat /system/bin/input #!/system/bin/sh export CLASSPATH=/system/framework/input.jar exec app_process /system/bin com.android.commands.input.Input "$@" "app_process" is what forks a zygote (Dalvik VM). You can see that it refers to a Java class. While my phone has Android 15 and they fixed that at least: Code: cat /system/bin/input #!/system/bin/sh cmd input "$@" And "cmd" is an ELF executable that just directly uses Binder. The difference is that the first way can take up to a second to react. Since you're not talking Android, this has little relevance. Attached Thumbnails

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