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The Kobo Libra Colour is a colored e-reader and notebook with long battery life and a waterproof design. Learn more about my experience using it to download and read books via OverDrive.
The Kobo eReader is an e-reader produced by Toronto-based Kobo Inc (a subsidiary of Rakuten).The company's name is an anagram of "book". The original version was released in May 2010 and was marketed as a minimalist alternative to the more expensive e-book readers available at the time.
An e-reader, also known as an e-book reader, is a portable electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading e-books and periodicals.E-readers have a similar form factor to a tablet; usually use electronic paper resulting in better screen readability, especially in bright sunlight; and have longer battery life when compared to a tablet.
Kobo Touch runs on the Kobo Touch Firmware, based on the Linux kernel. The software is available in 8 languages and 2 variants: English, French, Canadian French, Japanese, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese. The main screen shows tiles that automatically update based on actions the user has performed.
Today, Rakuten announced a new Kobo e-reader called the Clara HD. It's a 6-inch device with an HD 300 dpi screen at an affordable $130. In a world full of full-color tablet displays, it may seem ...
Images are converted to GIF format and have a maximum size of 64K, [21] sufficient for mobile phones with small screens, but rather restrictive for newer gadgets. Mobipocket Reader has electronic bookmarks, and a built-in dictionary. The reader has a full screen mode for reading and support for many PDAs, communicators, and smartphones ...
The screen offered by the Aura HD offered 30% more screen area than the 6-inch screens of competitors. It was also of a much higher resolution, with a WXGA+ 1440 × 1080 screen offering 265 ppi; with Pearl E ink technology, the screen allowed for a much improved text rendering. [1] This screen was marketed as the "ClarityScreen+" by Kobo.
The product lineup went on to consist of the base model Kobo Touch, the smaller Kobo Mini, and the Kobo Glo, which has an illuminated screen. On the higher end, the Kobo Aura; the Kobo Aura HD, which added a higher-resolution screen, the waterproof Kobo Aura H 2 O; and the waterproof Kobo Forma which added physical buttons and a choice of ...