Kobo Aura One review

[Nate the great]

Originally Posted by meeera

I prefer to hear from e-ink oriented sites first - I find PC/tablet focused sites often have little of use to say about e-ink devices, because they're expecting the lighting evenness and speed of high-powered LCD/AMOLED devices.

I love how their video demonstrates the lighting temperature controls... with the device in full sunlight. Doh!

And they claim that the device is poor value because it offers "the same experience" as a Paperwhite. Ooookay then, PCMag.

Yes, I had to shoot a video in a dimly lit room - and try multiple settings on my camera - just to make sure I could catch the night-reading mode on video.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Nate the great

Yes, I had to shoot a video in a dimly lit room - and try multiple settings on my camera - just to make sure I could catch the night-reading mode on video.

I like how in that video it shows that the light that comes off it can be blinding :P In the dark video, you first see the table the device is resting on, until you start playing with the brightness

[freekobo]

Have any reviewers noted what firmware version the Aura One is using? I haven't found one that has yet.

[Shadowjack]

I love my H2O and its size is just right for me. I don't think I want to move to the bigger screen. What I would like is an update to the H2O with some of the new features in the Aura One (water-proofing without the port cover, more memory, the new lighting system, etc). What is the likelihood of an H2O update? Maybe next year at this time?

[Nate the great]

Originally Posted by freekobo

Have any reviewers noted what firmware version the Aura One is using? I haven't found one that has yet.

3.20.7280

[freekobo]

Originally Posted by Nate the great

3.20.7280

Thanks Nate!

[Ken Maltby]

Originally Posted by MrDrWatson

My only problem with my Kobo is the way to organise and find books in its library. Will it be the same for this new one? I wish it could be like koreader where it is organised by folders.

I am pretty sure that KOReader's Kobo version will be adapted to include the new Kobos, shortly after they are available. Assuming that they are using a SOC from the same ARM family.

Luck;
Ken

[JSWolf]

Is there any way to download this new firmware for the Aura One so the patches can be written for it?

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Is there any way to download this new firmware for the Aura One so the patches can be written for it?

That would be fairly pointless. It is unlikely that this is the release firmware version. Kobo will probably have another version available on the day the device is available.

[freekobo]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Is there any way to download this new firmware for the Aura One so the patches can be written for it?

I don't think it's online yet. I wrote a quick wget batch file;

for /L %%n in (7000,1,9999) do wget http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwa...-3.20.%%%n.zip

checked for june, july, august, and september, kobo5/6/7/8 folders.

came up a bunch of 404 errors.

[jscris]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Here you go.


https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=405

Thanks! That's interesting. Wonder if it will stand landscape like the Origami cover. It increases my interest in the Aura One.

[chrisridd]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

I am pretty sure that KOReader's Kobo version will be adapted to include the new Kobos, shortly after they are available. Assuming that they are using a SOC from the same ARM family.

Luck;
Ken

The press release from Kobo says the One is using the "Solo Lite processor". A google for that phrase comes up with http://www.nxp.com/products/microcon...9-core:i.MX6SL

So an A9 core.

[tnforpaul45]

I have to say I am immensely surprised by the "night mode" on the Aura One. I personally can't recall hearing that in any of the pre-announcement leaks or media, so Kobo really kept that under wraps very well. This feature added to the 7.8" screen diagonal really peaks my interest in buying the device. I have an original Kobo Glo and a Kindle DX, and a little nexus tablet + lots and lots of physical books, so I don't think my Fiancee' would look too kindly on another eReader arriving lol.

Kudos to Kobo, way to innovate! Keep it up! Keep thinking out of the box and you will assail the Amazon mountain effectively. Now watch the kindle have this feature by Christmas ^_^ Kobo caught them off guard!

[koboy]

Originally Posted by Shadowjack

I love my H2O and its size is just right for me. I don't think I want to move to the bigger screen. What I would like is an update to the H2O with some of the new features in the Aura One (water-proofing without the port cover, more memory, the new lighting system, etc). What is the likelihood of an H2O update? Maybe next year at this time?

hi, i very much doubt if Kobo will update the H2O and even if they did there is no guarantee it would be a step in the right direction worthwhile upgrade, to give you an example just take a look at the new Kobo Aura Edition 2 which will be released soon, it is definitely a backward step device nowhere near as good as it's predecessor.


sadly you won't get much unbiased objectivity on here.


best wishes koboy

[Nate the great]

FYI: Kobo said the Aura One has 9 white LEDs and 8 RGB LEDs.
http://the-digital-reader.com/2016/0...ght-mode-video

In comparison, the Kindle Oasis has 10 LEDs.