Can't wait until we can make photo frames out of these for $20/ea
Kobo announces color e-readers
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Re: Kobo announces color e-readers
#162Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is there an artile explaining how this is done? Im more interested in the whole setup.
This would be a good place to start: https://brandonjkessler.com/technology/2021/04/26/setup-kobo... There is also a number of home brew readers and utilities available for the Kobo readers. Plato is a reader written in rust, and covered in this post: https://blog.videah.net/my-e-reader-setup/
Thank you, that first link was great, setup looks very easy to do.
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#163Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wouldn't mind an even smaller screen. I read fiction on my phone in bed to fall asleep at night. In order to do that, I have to lay on my stomach and hold the phone with one hand. I've tried it with my 6" Kobo Clara 2E and it's just a little too awkward to be usable. Maybe if it had some physical buttons on it somewhere, but it doesn't.
> In order to do that, I have to lay on my stomach and hold the phone with one hand. Why? I mostly lie on a side when reading and prop the reader (or the paper book) with the bed sheets. This has the potential to turn into a reading positions subthread :)
> This has the potential to turn into a reading positions subthread :)
Wish granted!
If I lie on my side for more than a minute or two, my hips ache. Only a little at first, but if I ignore it and fall asleep, I will wake up in writhing agony 30 minutes later. Been like this since my 20's. Reasonably healthy otherwise so I don't know what the deal is. Otherwise, yes, this would be the ideal reading position.
Extra credit: I can only FALL asleep on my stomach, but I can only CONTINUE sleeping on my back. Which means almost every night, I somehow flip myself over without waking up.
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#164Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wouldn't mind an even smaller screen. I read fiction on my phone in bed to fall asleep at night. In order to do that, I have to lay on my stomach and hold the phone with one hand. I've tried it with my 6" Kobo Clara 2E and it's just a little too awkward to be usable. Maybe if it had some physical buttons on it somewhere, but it doesn't.
> In order to do that, I have to lay on my stomach and hold the phone with one hand. Why? I mostly lie on a side when reading and prop the reader (or the paper book) with the bed sheets. This has the potential to turn into a reading positions subthread :)
I use a mechanical arm mounted to a nightstand.
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#165Know that while useful in some scenarios, I'd avoid buying a color e-ink display if you're still going to primarily be using it for B&W colors. To quote the eBook Reader Blog [1]: > The main drawback with color E Ink screens is they look darker than regular B&W screens because of a color filter layer that is applied over the top of the screen, which makes the contrast appear lower. Kaleido color screens are really ju…
I have a Boox Ultra Tab C (color) and while true I don't find it problematic in the slightest. I went down the rabbit hole of watcing video comparison etc. but in practical terms once I started using it I never once felt that I wanted a brighter/lighter screen. YMMV.
Also have the Note Air 3C (same screen iirc). Still getting uses to it (never have used eink before) but so far soon good. I don't think I'd want to switch to monochrome even if the contrast is better.
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#166Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wouldn't mind an even smaller screen. I read fiction on my phone in bed to fall asleep at night. In order to do that, I have to lay on my stomach and hold the phone with one hand. I've tried it with my 6" Kobo Clara 2E and it's just a little too awkward to be usable. Maybe if it had some physical buttons on it somewhere, but it doesn't.
Onyx Boox makes a reader that's roughly the size and dimensions of a modern cell phone https://onyxboox.com/boox_palma
Oh, that's interesting. Pretty much exactly what I'm after! It has better specs than my phone. Says it runs Android, so I assume it's reasonably "open".
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#167What's stopping Kobo (or somebody else) from making a calm color e-ink smartphone? Calm as in no animations, b&w + a couple bright accent colors, say like red for icon badges. People seem to like the b&w e-ink smartphones, but a color one would be a homerun.
Boox make a kind of smartphone device. It doesn't have the WAN, so wifi only but it's phone form factor.
Re: Kobo announces color e-readers
#168Know that while useful in some scenarios, I'd avoid buying a color e-ink display if you're still going to primarily be using it for B&W colors. To quote the eBook Reader Blog [1]: > The main drawback with color E Ink screens is they look darker than regular B&W screens because of a color filter layer that is applied over the top of the screen, which makes the contrast appear lower. Kaleido color screens are really ju…
Almost sounds like Pixel Qi, the display tech for the olpc project. Did anything behind of that tech?
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#169Is Kobo Libra supposed to be a play on the "Cuba Libre" beverage?
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#170there have been color ereaders for over a year now...
How is this different? Kobo is a mass seller of ereaders, they sell what are IMHO the only real contender to Kindles. They also sell ebooks, so they are very interested in making content for color ereaders. Before I clicked the link, my though was "OK, another color ereader for 700€, for the headlines". But they are color ereaders for 150€! For the first time ever, I'm very tempted to buy one, even knowing that I don…
I was also pleasantly surprised by the price. I think these are similar to existing ereaders, except that the reliability and support expectations are different for Kobo. I've been watching as other companies have rolled out devices and none of the companies are as reliable as Kobo. There have been botched releases, delayed Kickstarters, etc.
I would not hesitate to get one of these and not worry about warranty issues or other fly-by-night company problems. Kobo will stand behind these devices, and if there's a problem it will be easily refunded. I wasn't willing to risk $450 on a no-name company, but I'll happily plunk down half that (or less) for one of these devices!