Kobo
is attempting to steal the thunder from Amazon and Barnes & Noble
when it comes to 7-inch LCD e-reader domination. News about the Kobo
Vox has been around since it was filed in the FCC weeks ago, but details
about the device has only been sprouting out just now.
The Kobo Vox was accidentally(?) leaked on Canadian retailer website
Future Shop, where its specs were revealed. The listing has since been
removed, but you gotta applaud the quick eyes and copy-paste powers of
the netizens. The device features a 7-inch LCD with 1,024 x 600
resolution, 8GB of internal storage, a microSD slot, and an expected
battery life of up to six hours. A number of Kobo features are
integrated such as Pulse, Reading Life, and the ability to sync content
with other devices that have Kobo reading app installed on them. The
reader supports several e-book file formats, but not images and video.
Sorry about that, graphic novel enthusiasts.
But with a name that comes from the Latin word for “voice,” the Kobo
Vox may have something else up its sleeve, as Future Shop refers it as
the ability to “connect highlighted words to audio.”
The website says the Kobo Vox will cost $250 Canadian, but that may change come actual release.
Source: TechCrunch
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