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Kobo Reveals Aura HD, 'Po(...) Mon Apr 15 19:38:54 2013 No.3661950 [Reply] [Original]

>6.8" E-ink display
>1440x1080 resolution
>$169

My body is ready.

http://www.kobo.com/koboauraHD

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 19:39:54 2013 No.3661951 File: 143 KB, 956x1150, 1366062911744.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >le specs

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 19:42:53 2013 No.3661958 File: 40 KB, 362x362, 1341207200884.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >limited edition preodered 2 hours ago, suckers.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 19:46:53 2013 No.3661974 File: 1.29 MB, 482x344, 1337655175201.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 19:48:53 2013 No.3661977 File: 6 KB, 251x251, 1337419531974.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] More pictures here. http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/15/kobo-limited-edition-aura-hd-e-reader/

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 19:49:54 2013 No.3661980 I dont care if this is viral. I came.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 19:56:53 2013 No.3661993 File: 115 KB, 500x332, ipad4.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:02:54 2013 No.3662002 >>3661950 Why does a book reader need that high of a resolution?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:04:54 2013 No.3662007 >>3661993 >tablet >reading nah

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:07:54 2013 No.3662020 I'll buy one when it's out I'm sick of the kindle 3

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:15:53 2013 No.3662037 >>3662002 zoom? for old people? it's a gimmick to sell more kobos nothing else

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:19:53 2013 No.3662043 >>3662002 More comfy on the eyes. Do want.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:23:53 2013 No.3662051 >>3662037 hi-res isn't for old people. It'll render shit more clearly and truly. It's really important for pdf's, I find that putting a textbook on a kindle makes it nearly impossible to read.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:25:53 2013 No.3662057 >>3662002 because why not? If they're selling themselves on being high end that's like asking "does the new ferrari really need that many horse powers?" of fucking course it doesn't

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:27:53 2013 No.3662059
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meh, still doesn't compare to my high-res, colour e ink Hanvon.

If I didn't have to read so many pdf textbooks I might downgrade to this Kobo, though the new Shanda ereader looks better.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:35:53 2013 No.3662072 Is this available in europe, at all? I can't seem to find a store that sells it

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:43:53 2013 No.3662090
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>>3662059
This. Why the fuck are companies like B&N and Kobo dragging out shitty displays like this? Our ereader market still has these godawful black and white displays with a half-assed 'glow' function, and our tablets and phones are shiny and unusable in the sun.

Meanwhile Japan and Korea have been using color e-ink displays for ages, and the Mirasol screen is perfect for both e readers and tablets; it looks better in the sun, and it completely reduces any eye strain. This is one of the screens in bright sunlight, and they have 4 different ereader models that use either that screen or a variation of it.

We are going to have another 10 'cutting edge' products before we have anything like that, just so the companies can squeeze out every penny with 9 intermediary models. Fucking Amazon could have gone straight there instead of making the paperwhite. And look at Kobo, making this piece of shit AND shitty fucking tablets instead of trying to compete with Kyobo - their Korean counterpart.

I hate companies conspiring to slow technological progression because it's more profitable to do so. Especially when there are companies on the other side of the globe laughing at them.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:52:53 2013 No.3662100 >>3662059 OPs tablet has a higher res that the tablet in your picture though. Is it just the color and sheer size that makes it for you?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:55:53 2013 No.3662103 >>3662090 They know they can sell cheap to make products in the west for large prices...thats why we can't have nice things

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:56:53 2013 No.3662106
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I just bought a Kobo Mini, sexy as fuck. No regrets. Don't plan on buying another e-reader for another 5 years, or until the Kobo Mini breaks, which ever comes first

>tfw I had the first generation Kobo Mini with the button, but the USB cable got loose and I can't re-charge so I bought the kobo mini

>feels good man

Anonymous Mon Apr 15 20:59:53 2013 No.3662114
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>>3662090
>I hate companies conspiring to slow technological progression because it's more profitable to do so.

Patient, young grass hopper. The new tech shall come. You do your part by not buying, and merely waiting.

Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:25:53 2013 No.3662699

I have a Glo and love it, but this is too big and heavy and expensive for my taste. I will tell my dad about it as he's losing his near-in vision like all old people and uses HUGE text on his ereader.

I'm most impressed to see that they've increased the DPI significantly over the Glo (which was already high for an eink reader). Bodes well for the next-gen mainstream reader.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:26:53 2013 No.3662703 >>3661993 >>>/g/

Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:32:54 2013 No.3662717

>>3662090
>I hate companies conspiring to slow technological progression because it's more profitable to do so.

I'm still pissed that people accept charging for ebooks and music and games. Humanity's greatest library, the age of information, cut down to another marketplace.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:34:53 2013 No.3662725 >>3662114 >that based feel when you enjoy technology but are detached enough to wait patiently almost indefinately

Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:40:53 2013 No.3662732

Wow, I'm so surprised that people are even buying ereaders any more...
I'm of the opinion that new ereaders, especially so quickly after the glo, would just fail to sell and send kobo bankrupt...
Clearly I am mistaken...
I love my glo but I have the screen refresh rate at every page so the battery dies fast - the text is distractingly disgusting without the refresh rate

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:43:53 2013 No.3662738 File: 52 KB, 479x350, image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] ASIAN + SMILING NIGGER = BOOKZ

Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:51:53 2013 No.3662759

>>3662732
I noticed this much more with my Glo than the Touch I had before. With the higher DPI screens, the ghosting looks way way worse; you pretty much need a full refresh every page to make it look good. Although when you do a full refresh the text looks VERY nice at the high dpi.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:54:53 2013 No.3662769 >>3662759 Aha, glad I'm not the only one... Yeah it's a real shame - it's a total mess without the refresh, my old Sony prs1 never had this noticeable a problem, as a result I end up barging my ereader about once a week (the light is always on too)

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 00:55:53 2013 No.3662775 Legit viral advertising :/ GJ guys, wait til we sic Anonymous on your ass. Your website will be down for hours.

Anonymous Tue Apr 16 01:01:54 2013 No.3662788

Don't think it's viral dude, I get an email every two hours from kobo telling me to buy some new shit.

I even got an email asking me if I was sure I didn't want to buy 'the picture of Dorian gray' a few hours after I browsed it in the book store.

Stay classy, world.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 01:01:54 2013 No.3662791 I liked the 'old' quilted Kobo backs. Should never have moved away from that.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 01:24:53 2013 No.3662829 >>3662090 It's so that they can sell it for cheaper and reach a wider audience to sell their books to. I remember reading somewhere that they barely make any money on each device; they rely on the percentage they make on each e-book sold

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 13:53:53 2013 No.3663837 bump

Anonymous Tue Apr 16 18:56:54 2013 No.3664528

>>3662090
Reflective LED has been a failure because it sucks with a backlight indoors and it sucks in reflective mode outdoors. Better to just have two devices: a tablet for your YouTube and an eink reader for reading.

There's simply no technology in >2013 that does both well

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 18:56:54 2013 No.3664531 >>3664528 *reflective LCD

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 18:58:54 2013 No.3664532 File: 122 KB, 1280x1024, 2013-04-03-020748.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Nice battery life. Though Im quite satisfied with this.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 19:02:53 2013 No.3664543 >>3664532 why the fuck is your font so large ?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 19:06:53 2013 No.3664553 >>3664532 Looks like a childrens' book (re. typesetting)

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 19:12:54 2013 No.3664571 >>3664543 Because I dont like using my glasses in bed. >>3664553 Pretty much is. Calvino's Invisible Cities.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 22:29:53 2013 No.3665070 oop @ me literally receiving my kobo mini in the mail today

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 22:34:53 2013 No.3665087 >>3664571 is dat my ocr'd version of Invisible Cities? did you download it off /lit/?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 16 23:26:56 2013 No.3665216 >>3661950 fookin nice mate I just bought a Kobo Glo a couple months ago, no regrets though. I've used it a ton. Maybe in a year or two I'll change it up, no need to now.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 00:17:53 2013 No.3665353 >>3665087 Yeah I think so. Why?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 00:20:53 2013 No.3665358 >>3665353 found any errors?

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