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An e-reader on open software, with a model you can ask. Highlight a line and ask your model to explain it, summarize the chapter or translate it. Highlights sync to a local Git repo or Obsidian vault over Wi-Fi.
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- OPEN SOURCE
- CLOUD-FREE
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Ships in 3–5 days · 4 bench hoursStock vs VALADIR
Out of the box, and off our bench.
| Stock | VALADIR VLD-102 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reader app | Store reader, store formats | KOReader: EPUB, PDF, CBZ, DjVu, any font |
| AI | None | Ask your own model about any passage |
| Highlights | Locked in the vendor cloud | Synced to Git or Obsidian on your network |
| Telemetry | On, with forced updates | Blocked, updates on your terms |
The build
What we start with, and what you get.
01 · Sourced hardwareKobo Clara BW / Libra ColourCurrent Kobo readers, checked for screen, front-light and battery health.
02 · The VALADIR modAsk your model, KOReader, Telemetry blockedKOReader installed next to the stock reader, store telemetry and forced updates blocked, and an assistant plugin that sends a highlighted passage to the model on your own server.
03 · The valueAn e-reader on open software, with a model you can ask.Highlight a line and ask your model to explain it, summarize the chapter or translate it. Highlights sync to a local Git repo or Obsidian vault over Wi-Fi.
Spec sheet
VLD-102, line by line.
- Reader
- KOReader, with the stock reader one tap away
- AI
- Assistant plugin to Ollama or any compatible endpoint you run
- Sync
- Highlights to Git or Obsidian over local Wi-Fi
- Telemetry
- Blocked at the host level, updates off
- Storage
- 16–32 GB depending on unit
- Drop
- DROP 01 · The Workspace
- Lead time
- Ships in 3–5 days
- Warranty
- The original manufacturer may refuse warranty work on a modded unit. VALADIR bench support covers what we changed for 12 months.
In the box
- 01E-reader
- 02USB-C cable
- 03Server setup card
- 04Stock firmware backup
- 05Provenance report and mod log
Bench log
4 hours on the bench.
What happens to every unit, step by step, with roughly how the hands-on hours split. The 72-hour burn-in runs unattended on top of this.
- SourceUnit graded: screen, front-light and battery at 90% or better~0.5hOK
- UnlockStock firmware backed up~1hOK
- ModKOReader, assistant plugin and sync script installed~1.5hOK
- TestAssistant tested on 50 passages, sync tested end to end~1hOK
- PackFonts and dark modes set, mod log written, sealed~0.5hOK
- Burn-in72 hours unattended, then sealed and shipped72hPASS