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Old 02-07-2015, 08:56 PM   #31
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I see the days of the 800x600 Reader are dead.
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Old 02-07-2015, 09:26 PM   #32
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With a name like Pika (super-cute miniature rabbit) how can it be anything but an updated Mini?
Yes, that was part of my reasoning as well. But, "alyssum" is the first time they've used a plant, so I don't know what to make of that.

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I see the days of the 800x600 Reader are dead.
Which is what I said. But on a smaller screen it gives a similar DPI to the higher resolution of the larger screens. That would make sense.
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Old 02-07-2015, 09:36 PM   #33
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Which is what I said. But on a smaller screen it gives a similar DPI to the higher resolution of the larger screens. That would make sense.
Maybe, but a Carta HD screen would make even more sense.
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There isn't much evidence in libnickel to suggest which way they are going.
I found an interesting clue in libnickel: In MainWindowController::loadView(), if IsAlyssum() == true then the main window size used is 1072x1448. For other devices this corresponds to the screen resolution, e.g. for Kraken it is 758x1024.

So my guess is that Alyssum has the same screen as the Voyage.
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I found an interesting clue in libnickel: In MainWindowController::loadView(), if IsAlyssum() == true then the main window size used is 1072x1448. For other devices this corresponds to the screen resolution, e.g. for Kraken it is 758x1024.

So my guess is that Alyssum has the same screen as the Voyage.
That would make sense. And if it is a 6" screen, it could be they are replacing the Aura with something to match the Voyage.
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I found an interesting clue in libnickel: In MainWindowController::loadView(), if IsAlyssum() == true then the main window size used is 1072x1448. For other devices this corresponds to the screen resolution, e.g. for Kraken it is 758x1024.

So my guess is that Alyssum has the same screen as the Voyage.
The Voyage is 1080x1440 for 300 dpi.

1072x1448 is also 300 dpi at 6". But it is an odd resolution.
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The Voyage is 1080x1440 for 300 dpi.

1072x1448 is also 300 dpi at 6". But it is an odd resolution.
This screenshot from the Voyage is 1072x1448:
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This screenshot from the Voyage is 1072x1448:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...4&postcount=24
So it is. Then yes, it a new 6" Kobo with that resolution would be using the same screen as the Voyage.

If a 6" screen can have that high a resolution, I think any new 5" screen should be 758x1024.
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I am Italian, and I noticed a curious fact with this fw: some voices in the menu are in English and are not translated in Italian as it was in previous firmwares.
I also tried to select an another language (French) and the same voices are always in English and not translated.
I think it's a little bug. I cannot post photos because I returned at 3.12.0

Another strange behaviour (tested only for two days): I noticed a strong reduction of battery performance: in two days, for about 3 hours of reading, it passed from 97% to 79% (wifi and light off)
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I am Italian, and I noticed a curious fact with this fw: some voices in the menu are in English and are not translated in Italian as it was in previous firmwares.
I also tried to select an another language (French) and the same voices are always in English and not translated.
I think it's a little bug. I cannot post photos because I returned at 3.12.0
This has been reported to Kobo and fixed for the next firmware.
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Another strange behaviour (tested only for two days): I noticed a strong reduction of battery performance: in two days, for about 3 hours of reading, it passed from 97% to 79% (wifi and light off)
I haven't seen any problems with my Glo or H2O.
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That would make sense. And if it is a 6" screen, it could be they are replacing the Aura with something to match the Voyage.
I am so excited. I read these posts just in time, too. I was almost ready to buy a Paperwhite (and hope it wasn't up to date, so I could jailbreak and hack it). I will not even consider doing that, now. I want the 6" Kobo with 300 dpi Carta screen!

Any wild guesses on how long before it will be up for pre-order? What is the usual time frame between firmware hinting and device announcement?
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Old 02-08-2015, 08:19 AM   #42
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Yes, that's the problem with the theory. I just can't think of another good reason to release an 800x600 device. Unless they have plans for a really cheap 6" device. Maybe they think a full-featured 5" device will sell. People might be more interested in a 5" device with light and SD card. We'll just have to wait and see.
The Touch is selled by our local Bol.com for 79 euro's, and they sell refurbished too, 39 euro's with full warranty.. how much cheaper will u go ?
The glo is selling for 139... 5 inch is almost impossible to buy here, and I read so fast that even with the Glo you must tab or swipe a lot, with a 5 inch there will be less txt on a page,it would not be handy in my opinion.
In my country only the Bullit ( 4,3 inch OED e-Paper, don't know the difference between e-ink or e-paper) Pocketbook mini and Difrnce are 5 inch.. and the Bullit's screen is very small but the buttons are really big with the bottom bezel ,so the touch is in total size almost the same.. so with a 4,3 inch screen but a huge casing you can better buy the Glo or Touch.
The Difrnce is TFT so in my opinion may not even be sold as an e-reader.
So a six inch with higher resolution must be in price between the Touch and Glo if they want to jump in the gap. (between 79 and 139) or put the Touch in the special offers corner and let it die.
But the main reason here in my country is that the market drops, for tablets and readers,I think the most of the people here that would buy one,already did so and a new model will not pull them back to store..
They don't sell the Glo anymore at Bol.com so maybe that is a clue that there will be a new reader instead of the Glo ?
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Thanks for the info.

I don't use FB so is that the extent of the info? And I note the hashtag so they've tweeted it as well.

The 10th is tomorrow and is it also Valentines Day? So something to do with Valentine's Day?
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