The Kobo Glo is a 6-inch ebook reader that looks to be a big contender this holiday season with its built-in frontlight and high-resolution E Ink screen, especially with the Kindle Paperwhite on backorder until mid-December, but up until now the Kobo Glo has been unavailable for purchase in the United States despite the fact […]
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Kobo Mini Review and Video Walkthrough
The Kobo Glo still isn’t available in the United States yet, although it should start becoming available as soon as this week, but the Kobo Mini has been available from Best Buy for nearly a month now. I picked one up a few weeks ago and have been testing it out. Today I just finished […]
It Doesn’t Look Like I’ll be Reviewing the Kobo Glo Anytime Soon
It seems that whenever Kobo launches a new ereader device, it takes longer for it to become available in the United States than other countries, but this year with the Kobo Glo they are taking it to a whole new level. The Kobo Glo was released at the beginning of October. Right now it is […]
Kobo Glo and Kobo Mini Now Available in Select Regions
Kobo’s latest E Ink ebook readers, the Kobo Glo and Kobo Mini, are now available from certain retailers in Canada and the United Kingdom, and possibly some other European countries will be getting them soon too. Neither of Kobo’s new ereaders have reached the United States yet, however. Best Buy has them listed but they […]
Kobo Touch Firmware Update 2.1.4
If you own a Kobo Touch ebook reader you can expect it to get a firmware update this week, firmware version 2.1.4. Hopefully this update goes a lot smoother than the 2.0 update that gave many Kobo Touch owners problems over the summer. This isn’t a major update by any means, but it does add […]
Kobo Doubles Storage Space of Kobo Arc Tablet, Keeps Same Price (Video Review)
Remember a couple of weeks ago when Kobo unexpectedly announced two new ebook readers and the Kobo Arc tablet on the morning of Amazon’s big Kindle press conference? Now that Kobo knows what they are up against with the 7″ Kindle Fire HD, they are upping the storage configurations for their Kobo Arc tablet while […]
First Look at Kobo Glo, Kobo Mini, and Kobo Arc (Videos)
For some odd reason Kobo decided to announce their new ereaders out of the blue on the same day that Amazon demoed their new line of Kindles at a planned press conference with dozens of tech reporters in attendance. As a result, the new Kindles are getting a lot more coverage. Kobo is often overshadowed […]
Kobo Glo, Kobo Mini, and Kobo Arc Tablet Incoming
Kobo just announced a compelling new line of ereaders coming out this October, two ebook readers with monochrome E Ink screens and a tablet that runs open Android 4.0. First up is the Kobo Mini. It’s the lightest and smallest E Ink ebook reader and is designed to “fit in your pocket” thanks to its […]