sabreW4K3 ( @sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al ) to Technology · 2 years agoKobo's new color E Ink eReaders start at only $150www.pocket-lint.comexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up193
arrow-up193external-linkKobo's new color E Ink eReaders start at only $150www.pocket-lint.com sabreW4K3 ( @sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al ) to Technology · 2 years agomessage-square38linkfedilink
minus-square IrritableOcelot ( @IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoAll kobos use a custom OS built on Android…8 (lol). Its not recognizable as Android, but it is the base.
minus-square hamsterkill ( @hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI’m dubious Android even serves as a base for Kobo’s OS. I’ve seen no evidence to support that claim. EDIT: if you are referring to Tolinos, they are not simple rebrands of Kobos.
minus-square IrritableOcelot ( @IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoNo, I forget where exactly it was, but at some point last year I was deep in Rakuten’s documentation and it referenced that the Clara HD’s OS is based on a modified Android 8 kernel.
All kobos use a custom OS built on Android…8 (lol). Its not recognizable as Android, but it is the base.
I’m dubious Android even serves as a base for Kobo’s OS. I’ve seen no evidence to support that claim.
EDIT: if you are referring to Tolinos, they are not simple rebrands of Kobos.
No, I forget where exactly it was, but at some point last year I was deep in Rakuten’s documentation and it referenced that the Clara HD’s OS is based on a modified Android 8 kernel.