Kobo has announced the upcoming release of a new 6-inch ebook reader called the Kobo Clara HD. It’s up for pre-order at Kobo.com for $129 USD and it will get released on June 5th. Kobo decided to go back to using a 300 ppi E Ink screen on this model instead of the 212 ppi […]
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First Look at New Kobo Clara HD
Kobo is expected to release a new ebook reader later this year called the Kobo Clara HD. Yesterday one of Kobo’s Canadian retailers, Chapters.Indigo, uploaded the first video on YouTube showing the Kobo Clara HD. Unfortunately it’s not a real video, more like a commercial with computer generated images, but it does reveal some interesting […]
New Kobo Software Update Adds Fast Page Turn Feature (Video)
Kobo has issued a new software update for their line of ebook readers that adds a couple of new features, most notably a fast page flip feature to quickly scan through pages. The new firmware version is 4.8.10956. It’s available for most models except the Kobo Mini. Like usual you can wait for the update […]
How to Get White Text with Black Background on Kobos – Night Mode
There used to be a simple hack for Kobo ereaders to enable night mode (white text with a black background), but it doesn’t work anymore with the newer models and newer firmware. Update: There’s an easier way to use inverted mode now. All you have to do is enable a hidden developers settings menu. See […]
List of Hacks, Mods and Add-ons for Kobo eReaders
There’s a new post over at MobileRead with a long list of hacks and utilities available for Kobo ereaders. There are a ton of add-ons and mods for Kobo ebook readers so the list is quite helpful if you want to tweak your Kobo. Some of the stuff I haven’t heard of before, and a […]
Kobo Aura H2O 1st gen Has Been Discontinued
It looks like the 1st gen Kobo Aura H2O has officially been phased out, as it’s no longer available on Kobo’s website. Kobo does this weird thing when they decide not to sell a model anymore. They remove the product description page from their website entirely so it just leads to an error page. There’s […]
Older Kobo eReaders Cheap on eBay – Refurbished
Earlier in the week I was reminiscing about the 5-inch Kobo Mini and how Kobo should release a 2nd gen model. I checked eBay to see if the Kobo Mini was still for sale anywhere but the search didn’t turn up anything good, just overpriced pre-owned ones. But I did come across a store selling […]
Too Bad Kobo Never Released a Kobo Mini 2
When you look at Kobo’s current lineup of ebook readers, it feels like there’s something missing at the lower end of the price scale. They used to offer the Kobo Touch 2.0 for $89, which was very similar to the current $79 Kindle (both have the same low-end 167 ppi E Ink Pearl screen with […]