So any news on a new Kobo reader?

Originally Posted by winsomnia

I'm the opposite. I'm extremely willing to buy a two-year old tech toy, if it is extremely stable and does what it advertises.
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I don't need, the newest, the fastest, the most gigabytes. I just want the old and extremely sturdy, stable, and user-friendly.

For an eInk based ereader, I wholeheartedly agree. Outside of a few people who hack these devices, the only use of these devices is reading books. Since the current model does that well, why would you fret over the latest technology?

That being said, I could understand people who read PDFs or use the web browser wanting better screens and a faster processor.

[filmo]

Best improvement would be more rugged screen less likely to break when dropped. I never worried about dropping paper back book. E-readers should be more like that.

[jackastor]

Originally Posted by filmo

Best improvement would be more rugged screen less likely to break when dropped. I never worried about dropping paper back book. E-readers should be more like that.

Thats interesting as I have seen eink screens rolled up. Infact I was under the impression they all were a flexible type screen. I assumed that they were sandwirched between the glass. Any one know exactly how a kobo screen is manufactured? I have seen btw the people screens for sale for kindle, for those that have broken them on ebay. I wonder if the same is available for the touch now?


REgards

jack

[Danger]

It's not the eInk screen itself but from what I understand the glass substrate that breaks.

Active-matrix displays that are commercially available today are produced with two sheets of thick, fragile glass. Fracture of glass substrates is often reported as the leading cause of field failure of portable devices.

Taken from: http://www.eink.com/press_releases/e...ay_060602.html

I think that there is a little more to it than the glass substraight breaking, since the entire screen stopped functioning when the glass substraight on my Kindle broke. (Yes, I pulled it apart to verify, and the glass was a mess even though the screen was in good shape.)

Then again, maybe you can have eInk bonded to a plastic substraight and not have to worry about breakage as much.

[andrew6800]

I agree for a single-use device, the old technology may be good enough, but there are a couple of things in a (hypothetical) new reader for $40 more that would make me regret buying one today:

-- audiobooks (and music, but mostly audiobooks) which seems to be in the Kindle at only $99
-- a built-in light like the new nook (which I haven't seen in person so maybe an external booklight would be just as good) which is a $40 upgrade from the base nook
-- a "With Offers" version available in Canada (the US version is $70 this week at Best Buy)
-- aside from any of the above features, perhaps another upgrade in the eInk, which would probably drive the current prices down again

=aw

[SameerH]

Originally Posted by Sharkus

Shhhh, don't tell *anyone* this, keep it under your hat, but Kobo is coming out with a 2" eInk reader called the Kobo Ultra-micro, and they are also working on a 20" tablet called the Kobo Ultra-massive. Tagline is "Kobo Ultra, micro or massive, we've got you covered"

You heard it here first!

confirmed.

[taming]

I'm fine with 6 inch, waiting for the Kobo Hover, the one that floats in front of the reader's eyes, no hands needed.

[PeterT]

Originally Posted by taming

I'm fine with 6 inch, waiting for the Kobo Hover, the one that floats in front of the reader's eyes, no hands needed.

Ideal for bathtub usage!

[John F]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Ideal for bathtub usage!

Until the battery dies expectantly!

[taming]

Solar power backup, of course.

[Sharkus]

Originally Posted by taming

I'm fine with 6 inch, waiting for the Kobo Hover, the one that floats in front of the reader's eyes, no hands needed.

That model is due for release on 21 October 2015

I hope they implement telepathic page flipping sensibly. I'd much rather it detect the final words of the page running through my mind, then turning the page at the right point, to having to interrupt my thoughts with: "next page."

[PeterT]

How about a Retina display; one that turns pages based on where you are looking :P

[jackastor]

Originally Posted by PeterT

How about a Retina display; one that turns pages based on where you are looking :P

Not so sure apple would like that.. Seems to be potential for apple to launch another patent infringement lawsuit... which they seem to do all the time when the competition comes out with some thing to compete.

regards

Jack