Get the NewsletterĪll of the Arc tablets will run Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 with a custom Kobo skin – called Reading Life – which puts books and magazines at the forefront of the user experience. Get briefed on the story of the week, and developing stories to watch across the Asia-Pacific.
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The front of the slate is all screen, plus a glossy, flush bezel that also houses the device's one webcam, a 1.3-megapixel offering that can also shoot 720p,” said Engadget. It's also a pretty nice piece of hardware with a solid build. “Compared to the offerings we've seen from other e-reader makers, really is a beast. It will retail for $400 with 16GB of internal storage – but with the added benefit of a microSD slot (and an HDMI port).
Beneath the screen, the Arc 10HD will be powered by a 1.8GHz NVIDIA Tegra 4 quad-core processor, coupled with 2GB of RAM. It will come equipped with a 10-inch display that is packed with an impressive 2560 x 1600 pixels.
The non-HD model will retail for $150, while the HD version will sell for $200 with 16GB of storage or $250 with 32GB of storage.Īt the top of the line will be Kobo’s Arc 10HD. As the names imply, both will have screens that measure 7 inches diagonally.
In the middle will be the Arc 7HD – with a 1920 x 1200 pixel display. The entry-level Arc 7 will sport a 1024 x 600 pixel display with 8GB of built-in memory. Last night, Kobo hosted an event in New York City to show off three reading-focused tablets and a dedicated eReader. The Rakuten-owned company will aim for the higher-end market, likely hoping to steal some attention from eReader and budget tablet pioneer Amazon. They really need to iron out a new agreement when their contract officially expires in 2012 in order to secure more stores to peddle their wares.Kobo has some attractive new hardware on the way for the upcoming holiday season. Since the collapse of the company Kobo has really been without a home in the retail sphere. Kobo had an agreement with Borders to exclusively sell its devices in their retail locations. market already saturated with inexpensive e-readers and tablets: The tablet will stand out in Canada, where the selection of e-readers is sparse, but as columnist Michael Kozlowski of points out, Kobo faces an uphill battle in a U.S. 15, it is being made immediately available to Canadian consumers. Unlike the Kindle Fire, which begins shipping in the U.S. The Post‘s Tech Desk editor, Matt Hartley, goes on to point out that the WiFi-only Kobo Vox is half the price of the least expensive versions of Apple’s iPad and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook. Users will also be able to access their email via the device ” it supports Microsoft ActiveSync, IMAP and POP technology ” whether they’re using Gmail, Yahoo or corporate email.
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The Kobo Vox is built on the Gingerbread version of Google Inc.’s Android operating system and will enable users to download applications, watch movies and listen to music in addition to read digital books. The Financial Post has the technical specs: The device retails at $199.99 and is available for pre-order in Canada and the U.S. The device’s name comes from the idea of the vox populi, or “voice of the people.” Kobo is billing the device as the world’s first “social e-reader,” as it will allow readers to plug into Facebook and Kobo’s unique social platform, Reading Life. The Kobo Vox will tie into Kobo’s online store of more than 2.2 million e-books, and will allow users to surf the Web, check e-mail, and download apps for its Android operating system. Just months after launching a touchscreen e-reader at BookExpo America, Kobo has unveiled its latest e-reading device, a 7″ colour tablet that will go head-to-head against the Kindle Fire and other tablet devices.
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