10-18-2011, 01:15 PM | #1 |
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So whats happening with Kobo Vox?
About six weeks or a month ago an e-commerce site announced Kobo would be out with a android tablet called "Vox". The supposed launch date was 10/17. Since then pretty much absolute silence.
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10-18-2011, 01:51 PM | #2 |
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It's not ready yet. That release date was completely fictional.
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10-18-2011, 03:42 PM | #3 |
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I wonder if the Kindle Fire has sent it back to the drawing board.
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10-18-2011, 06:03 PM | #4 |
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I doubt it, afv011. It cleared the FCC with a 45 day hold only a few days before the Future Shop "leak". I am pretty sure that we will see what passed through the FCC, and in the time frame Kobo actually planned on. If not, we will see another FCC clearing in advance of whatever is released--and that has not happened.
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10-19-2011, 09:39 AM | #5 |
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I think,
The answer to this thread has just been revealed on the kobo webpage: http://www.kobobooks.com/kobovox |
10-19-2011, 10:00 AM | #6 |
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Now what market? And what is an AFFS screen?
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10-19-2011, 10:15 AM | #7 |
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This starts shipping on October 28th. Has there been a formal announcement with a demo?
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10-19-2011, 10:17 AM | #8 |
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There is a demo on the website. It was announced on Twitter, not sure where else. Click on the "view demo" on http://www.kobobooks.com/kobovox. I don't know what market it is using and it looks like it will have to be rooted for Android Market access.
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10-19-2011, 10:17 AM | #9 |
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I wonder if it's based on this --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance...ing_.28AFFS.29
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10-19-2011, 10:18 AM | #10 |
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From the Financial Times: http://business.financialpost.com/20...h-of-kobo-vox/
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10-19-2011, 10:21 AM | #11 | |
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Advanced fringe field switching (AFFS)
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10-19-2011, 10:22 AM | #12 |
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10-19-2011, 10:26 AM | #13 |
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That "Read freely on any open reader" is truly insulting and misleading... What does Canadian False advertising tort say again?
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10-19-2011, 10:28 AM | #14 |
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Android Market has over 250,000 apps; so Kobo is referring to an app store that isn't Google.
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10-19-2011, 10:33 AM | #15 |
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15,000 apps... hmmm
How many apps in Amazon's Appstore? |
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