Upgrade or sidegrade options for Kobo Libra 2

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by John F

I see your point, but I think capactive touch compatible things are fairly common now: gloves, pens, styluses,...

One of my children has a collection of gloves to use with capacitive touch devices. While I can see using the lighter gloves, I still haven't figured out how they can actually type messages wearing the winter gloves—I have enough trouble with a naked finger.

[Starker]

Well, I can tell you for a fact that none of my gloves work with the Libra 2 I have.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Starker

Well, I can tell you for a fact that none of my gloves work with the Libra 2 I have.

Most gloves don't. You need a glove with the capacitive touch capability. Rather often, they look and feel as if the tips of the thumb and index finger have been dipped into a rubbery coating though you can get some where every digit has the coating but some build the touchscreen capability into the glove so an added coating is not needed. My offspring does not recommend the ones where you can pop your fingertip out of the glove to use a touchscreen.

If you check Amazon, for example for touchscreen gloves, they have a mass of them. The image I've attached is what I think is one of the pairs my offspring has.

[Starker]

Well, should the buttons on my Libra 2 ever stop working, I might consider going out to see if any of my local shops sells these kinds of gloves.

[Renate]

Originally Posted by Starker

Well, should the buttons on my Libra 2 ever stop working, I might consider going out to see if any of my local shops sells these kinds of gloves.

Apparently the buttons are capacitive sensing.
So you need something with some conductivity.
You can carry around a breakfast sausage, that will work fine.

If you go to any dollar store you will find cheap "one size fits all" stretch gloves.
For $1+ they have little woven-in finger pads with conductive thread.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Starker

Well, should the buttons on my Libra 2 ever stop working, I might consider going out to see if any of my local shops sells these kinds of gloves.

When the the Libra 2 start using capacitive buttons? Though trying to press an ereader's buttons with ski gloves doesn't work all that well.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by Starker

Well, should the buttons on my Libra 2 ever stop working, I might consider going out to see if any of my local shops sells these kinds of gloves.

You can also buy conductive thread, if you wish to modify a favoured pair of woollen gloves.

This sort of thing: https://smalldevices.com.au/products...tive-thread-2m

[Starker]

Originally Posted by DNSB

When the the Libra 2 start using capacitive buttons? Though trying to press an ereader's buttons with ski gloves doesn't work all that well.

What do you mean? They are just regular physical buttons. You put physical pressure them and they depress and the page changes.