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Old 04-13-2016, 08:12 PM   #406
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Those who burn through their current PW or Voyage battery in a day or two or three may be forced to use to it with the cover on and give up the benefits of it being lighter. Not a big deal in some ways, but it sure takes away a lot of the incentive to pay a big premium for the Oasis.
Hmmmmm. Good point there. On weekends when I'm in a good book, I might read from noon to 11:00. Sometimes that's 20% of the Voyage's battery (seems to use more battery with this latest firmware version, grrr). I'm turning pages pretty rapidly, reading about a book per day (on weekends), at a not very small font ( my eyes are aging too). I wonder if I would be forced to go get the Oasis cover at hour 7 or so.

It *might* still be worth it, to have 7 hours of ergonomically beneficial reading (I'm only 59, but meds are aging me). We'll see. With the shipping delay, I'm going to wait a skosh before I order anyway. Since I can't get it soon, no matter what.
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Marvy!!! I don't listen to podcasts (takes too long) but I'm glad somebody wrote it down. Lets see if it proves true. Maybe it's via those 5 magnetic connecting dots ....
Too bad about not listening to the podcast, because he interviews members of the design team (the Vice President, for one) and asked about waterproofing, which some want, but he said it added weight to the device, and they weren't interested in that. He also asked about solar charging, which was a rumor at first, and he said they hadn't been able to find a good enough battery, I guess that fit the parameters they set. Also talked a bit about their philosophy in designing new Kindles.

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Wow. The ergonomics look great, it really seems designed for my use case for ereaders. It's a gorgeous and functional piece of tech. If this had an SD card slot I'd preorder one.

But it doesn't.

So, guess I'm looking at a Kobo for my next ereader. When does Kobo usually announce new tech? Mayish, right?
Kobo usually announce about now for a late April/early May release or in September for an October release. There is another thread discussing a rumour of a release, but, nothing has come and I don't think one will be coming.

And as has been mentioned, the last two Kobo's released did not have an external SD card. I suspect they will continue this for the 6" ereaders. The 6.8" readers have tended to be upmarket devices, so I think they will continue with the card in them.
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I am intrigued by the Oasis, although the por batteri life on the device itself (2 weeks at 30mins per day, see batteries here http://youtu.be/zSVo3_cmKpI). And the lack of a stand in the cover. I read at least four hours a day...

Does anyone know if the automatic screen flipping can be switched off easily? I predict an annoyance reading in bed with the Oasis lying on your side...
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As far as I can tell, there's no way to turn of auto flipping.

But it will not change orientation (between Portrait and Landscape) as a tablet or smartphone does. It remains in Portrait or Landscape according to the 'Page' orientation Display Option. If you switch hands or roll over while you are horizontal, you may need to 're-orient' the device by pointing the desired 'top of screen' towards the sky/ceiling. Probably that will become automatic after a while.

If you read while hanging by your feet from the ceiling (in the manner of vampires), it will be a problem. Vampires may want to stick with the Voyage.
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For $290, is it an ad-free device?
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If you read while hanging by your feet from the ceiling (in the manner of vampires), it will be a problem. Vampires may want to stick with the Voyage.
Or monkeys hanging from trees
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For $290, is it an ad-free device?
No. For $310 it is an ad free device. See the first page or two of this thread, where there was confusion about different links being posted, some to "with ads" and some to "without ads" pricing.
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For $290, is it an ad-free device?
No, that will be $20 extra.. this is like original kindle which was $400
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Not every new release is going to push the technology forward. Some are just to provide the consumers with new options in other areas.

We're tech fans. Not all Kindle users are, and other things matter to them...like look & feel.
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No. For $310 it is an ad free device. See the first page or two of this thread, where there was confusion about different links being posted, some to "with ads" and some to "without ads" pricing.
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Oh OK... I thought they said $310 was the original price, and $290 was a special offer.
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Too bad about not listening to the podcast, because he interviews members of the design team (the Vice President, for one) and asked about waterproofing, which some want, but he said it added weight to the device, and they weren't interested in that.
Notice how form wins out over functionality.

Jeff is obsessing about "thin" the way Jobs used to. What a shame.
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But in landscape mode, both buttons are on the bottom. Now what
I'm ure the anual has a olution for hat. Hey always put out ood manuals.
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