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Old 10-23-2018, 09:49 AM   #346
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Old 10-23-2018, 09:50 AM   #347
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Just like with the ClaraHD, hdblog.it is the first to give us a good look at the insides.

https://www.hdblog.it/2018/10/20/kob...-ebook-reader/

https://hd.tudocdn.net/799248

If someone can tell me how I can link images but have smaller previews, that'd be cool.
I have no intention of buying one, but it's fun trying to keep up with his rapid Italian at 01:50 - great practice!
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Old 10-23-2018, 12:24 PM   #348
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Looks like no internal sd card
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Old 10-23-2018, 01:02 PM   #349
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That HDBlog article claims it's an IR touchscreen and not a capacitive touchscreen. Can anyone confirm if you can use any object to interact with the screen? Also, the article claims 1500 mAh battery, but I'm pretty sure it's 1200 mAh.
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Old 10-23-2018, 01:24 PM   #350
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Looks like no internal sd card
Yes, no internal sd card. I posted a summary of the video in the previous page of this thread.
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Old 10-23-2018, 03:01 PM   #351
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That HDBlog article claims it's an IR touchscreen and not a capacitive touchscreen.


That can hardly be true since the screen is flush with the edges. You need a bezel for the IR beams to be coming from somewhere...
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Old 10-23-2018, 04:21 PM   #352
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Does anyone have any info/intel on when the 32GB version will be available in the U.S.?
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Old 10-24-2018, 01:57 AM   #353
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Does anyone have any info/intel on when the 32GB version will be available in the U.S.?
Rumour has it that in Canada, it will be available in time for me to buy one for a Christmas present.
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Old 10-24-2018, 06:29 AM   #354
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New review (again, in Italian): here

Noteworthy stuff:

- Battery confirmed to be 1200mAh; the reviewer estimates 3 weeks of battery life with 1 and a half hours of reading per day.

- About PDF: yes, the reader still uses an old processor, but reading a textbook-size PDF is much more confortable than before because the software automatically zooms and splits the page in two as soon as you turn it in landscape mode. You simply press the buttons without fiddling with the screen. That, with the 8", makes it better than the Oasis 2 (according to the reviewer; never tried one myself). See from minute 7:00 onwards in the video.
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Old 10-24-2018, 09:47 AM   #355
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I have purchased the Kobo Forma on monday.
I returned the first Forma cause I thought the display had big problems of uniformity.
See image for yourself.
Click image for larger version Name: DqMJaB4XcAAH6cq.jpg Views: 632 Size: 83.9 KB ID: 167169
The new device has the same problem to a lesser extent.
I would not call this one of the most beautiful e-ink seen so far.
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Old 10-24-2018, 10:12 AM   #356
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I have purchased the Kobo Forma on monday.
I returned the first Forma cause I thought the display had big problems of uniformity.
See image for yourself.
Click image for larger version Name: DqMJaB4XcAAH6cq.jpg Views: 169 Size: 83.9 KB ID: 167170
The new device has the same problem to a lesser extent.
I would not call this one of the most beautiful e-ink seen so far.
It seems another failure as they did with KA1. A 300€ gadget shoudn't have these flaws. I wish these are just some units and most of them come as they shoud.
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Old 10-24-2018, 10:20 AM   #357
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I have purchased the Kobo Forma on monday.
I returned the first Forma cause I thought the display had big problems of uniformity.
See image for yourself.
Attachment 167169
The new device has the same problem to a lesser extent.
I would not call this one of the most beautiful e-ink seen so far.
I got mine in Japan (32GB). It looks pretty much the same.
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Old 10-24-2018, 10:56 AM   #358
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I have purchased the Kobo Forma on monday.
I returned the first Forma cause I thought the display had big problems of uniformity.
See image for yourself.
Attachment 167169
The new device has the same problem to a lesser extent.
I would not call this one of the most beautiful e-ink seen so far.
Yes, this defect is also mentioned in this thread "Just ordered new Kobo Forma" (with photos also):

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...=311573&page=6

at posts #77 and #79.
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Old 10-24-2018, 11:55 AM   #359
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Can anyone confirm if cartoons are easy to read on the Forma (e.g. Tintin with lots of text)?
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Old 10-24-2018, 05:23 PM   #360
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Different Nate then I guess.
Nathan G runs The eBook Reader.

I am the Nate that runs The Digital Reader.

Yeah, it is confusing, and it's my fault - when I chose my name I didn't even think about similarities. Sorry about that!
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