Showing posts with label ereading. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

New Kobo Tablets

Earlier this week Kobo formally showed off their three new eReaders/tablets: the Kobomini, Koboarc, and Koboglo. Being a huge fan of everything Kobo I immediately checked out the new tablets and they look awesome. But how do the stats compare? Well I'll let the facts talk for themselves.



Koboglo:


Size: 114 x 157 x 10mm
Weight: 185g
Processor: 1GHz
Display: 6'' E Ink XGA Pearl screen, 1024x768 resolution
Light: ComfortLight technology
Screen: Non-glass touchscreen
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Micro USB
Storage: 2GB built in, 32GB expandable with Micro SD card
Battery: Over 1 month (55 hours of continuous use)
Colours: Black Night, Pink Sunset, Blue Moon, Silver Star

Kobomini:



Size: 102 x 133 x 10mm
Weight: 134g
Processor: 800MHz
Display: 5'' E Ink touchscreen, Vizplex V110 display
Screen: Non-glass touchscreen
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Micro USB
Storage: 2GB
Battery: Over 2 weeks
Colours: Black or white

Koboarc:


Size: 189 x 120 x 11.5mm
Weight: 364g
Processor: 1.5 GHz dual-core, 1GB RAM
Display: 7'' IPS
Screen: 1280 x 800 HD resolution, 215 ppi
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Micro USB
Storage: 16GB, 32GB or 64GB
Battery: 10 hours of reading
Colours: Black or white

Audio: dual front-facing speakers and universal 3.5mm stereo headphone jack with SRS TruMedia sound
Camera: 720p HD front-facing camera (1.3MP)
Operating System: Android 4.0
Software: Tapestreis (Kobo's interface)
Media: Music Player, Photo Gallery, Video Player
Web-Browsing: Android 4.0 browser