09-01-2021, 12:43 AM | #16 |
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I don't think so.... but sooner or later it will.
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09-01-2021, 07:48 AM | #17 |
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09-02-2021, 07:47 PM | #18 |
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I wish somebody, anybody would roll out a new device using the new e-ink on-cell touch screen just to see if it's worth holding out for.
If they updated the Forma with the new screen (assuming it's worth it) and a type C connection I would buy it in a heartbeat. I really do not want to buy a "new" device with a micro USB connection. If something isn't announced soon I'll probably just give up and get one of the Boox Novas. |
09-03-2021, 07:01 AM | #19 | |
the rook, bossing Never.
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If you don't have an eink, or only have an old 800 x 600 6" model, then buy a 300 dpi ereader now. Don't wait for a marginal improvement. Sometimes a new model isn't as good. The PW4 does have BT audio and PW3 has only USB audio, but the audio feature isn't very important for reading books. The PW3 actually has a better screen. So after comparing son's PW4 and wife's PW3 I bought a PW3 just after the PW4 came out. Though I mostly read on a Kobo Libra which is also a better screen than the PW4. |
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09-03-2021, 07:53 AM | #20 |
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Color 10" e-ink screen, 32 GB memory, design similar to Forma.
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09-06-2021, 09:12 PM | #21 | |
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I really hope it's the Forma that's up next, because I want one and I can't justify paying full price for three-year-old hardware. I'll keep waiting until they release a Forma with Elipsa-equivalent internals. |
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09-08-2021, 03:04 AM | #22 | |
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09-08-2021, 06:45 AM | #23 | |
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09-08-2021, 07:26 AM | #24 |
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Call me crazy, but I would love to see an ereader with a solar cell that would recharge itself. Make it waterproof and super rugged for outdoor use.
Kobo meets REI. |
09-10-2021, 08:36 AM | #25 |
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09-10-2021, 09:35 AM | #26 |
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09-10-2021, 05:44 PM | #27 |
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I'm thinking of the calculators with the solar strip on them. With a plastic substrate screen it seems it would be doable. Though I don't know how large a solar panel would be needed for a reader and what would the cost be?
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09-11-2021, 04:52 AM | #28 | |
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On the other hand, encouraging people to leave an e-ink device in full sun in a hot climate is not necessarily a good idea. |
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09-11-2021, 06:48 AM | #29 | |
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Given Kobo's penchant for readers whose names end in "a", "Speranza" would work. Then Kobo sellers in said hot climates could advertise with "lasciate ogni Speranza, voi ch'entrate" |
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09-11-2021, 08:55 AM | #30 |
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I have a waterproof powerbank with a solar panel. Cost about €16. You could put two on a cover. Then even without sun charging you'd have months of reading time. About 4800 mAH each.
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