The Kobo Vox is an Android-powered color eBook reader designed to access content from the Kobo online book store. It doesn’t get as much attention as the Amazon Kindle Fire or Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet because… well, because it’s not affiliated with Amazon or B&N. It also has a slower processor and a less […]
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Even Kobo had a good year in 2011
Amazon and Barnes & Noble have both announced that their latest tablets and eReaders sold like hotcakes over the holiday season. But what about Kobo? While Kobo doesn’t get as much attention as its peers, the company’s latest product lineup actually looks a lot like its peers’. Kobo sells an E Ink eReader for $100, […]
You can root the Kobo Vox $200 tablet, run the Android Market
The Kobo Vox is a $200 color Android tablet that’s marketed as an eBook Reader bundled with the Kobo book store. It can run Android apps downloaded from the GetJar app store, but it turns out it’s also possible to install the official Google Android Market and download hundreds of thousands of apps. You’ll notice […]
Kobo Vox tablet teardown reveals an internal SD card slot
The Kobo Vox is the other $200 tablet from a digital bookseller to come out this fall. While Amazon and Barnes & Noble have been grabbing a lot of headlines with their upcoming Kindle Fire and NOOK Tablet, the Kobo Vox has already been on sale for a week. The tablet showed up at the FCC […]
Japan’s Rakuten buys Kobo for $315 million
Electronic bookseller Kobo is about to be sold to Japanese internet service company Rakuten. The Japanese firm is going to buy all outstanding shares of the company for $315 million. Currently Canadian bookseller Indigo is the largest shareholder. Kobo’s digital book platform allows customers to purchased eBooks on a wide range of devices in a […]
Kobo Vox tablet now available for $199.99
Looking for a $200 Android tablet with a 7 inch color screen for reading eBooks, but don’t feel like handing your money over to Amazon for a Kindle Fire? Kobo’s got you covered. The Kobo Vox tablet went on sale today. It comes from the company that’s probably the third best-known eBook provider, after Amazon […]
Kobo launches Vox 7 inch tablet for $200
Kobo is the latest eBook company to throw its hat into the Android tablet ring. The company has introduced the Kobo Vox, which is its answer to the Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble NOOK Color. The Kobo Vox features a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel multitouch display, 8GB of storage, and 512MB […]
Kobo has a 7 inch Android tablet too
Barnes & Noble launched one first. This week Amazon followed suit. Now Kobo wants in on the action. The digital bookstore is launching a color eBook Reader with a 7 inch display and Google Android operating system. The Kobo Vox showed up briefly on Canadian electronics store Future Shop’s website. The page has been removed, […]