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Old 07-02-2019, 01:54 AM   #1
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[Hardware Mod] Physical page turning buttons/poor man's Forma
Hi,

I have modded a Kobo Glo HD to have physical page turn buttons on one side, similar to Forma or Kindle Oasis. Unlike SW based methods, I directly tap into the touch screen analog signals to induce fake touches, thus this method has no power consumption penalty. Here's a small video of the mod in action.





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This should be applicable to all IR touch screen based readers, and with some ingenuity to capacitive screen ones as well.

I also have the build instructions on my blog https://awildelectron.blogspot.com/2...utton-mod.html in case anyone is interested
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Old 07-02-2019, 04:10 AM   #2
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Amazing idea!
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Old 07-02-2019, 12:38 PM   #3
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I definitely like the Lo-Fi approach to handling the IR grid .
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Old 07-10-2019, 05:21 PM   #4
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Great! A neat and logical approach.

Might give an idea to those who are looking to have a remote control for their ereader.

Luck;
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