Last night Kobo announced several new tablets and a new eReader during a press event in New York City. TechnoBuffalo was in attendance at the event and we were able to snap a few pictures of some of the new products, including the Android-powered Arc 7, Arc 10HD and the Aura eReader. Unfortunately, the Arc 7HD wasn’t on hand for hands-on opportunities. Arc 7 The Kobo...
Kobo just announced three new tablets and an eReader during a press event in New York City. The company currently sells both Android tablets and eReaders, and these new devices will replace some of the aging products. The new tablets include the Arc 7, the Arc 7HD and the Arc 10HD. Kobo isn’t typically a name associated with the mobile market, but the company does more than okay for...
The following post is sponsored by Best Buy. Head over to Best Buy for your back to school needs. No matter how you boil it down, you’re going to be reading something when you go back to school. Maybe it’s classic literature for English class, or maybe it’s an engineering text book. We’ve already covered full size tablets and mini-tablets that could make great products for reading text...
The Kobo Arc is receiving an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and all of the goodness that goes along with that. Kobo isn't a name you hear that often in the United States any more, but the brand has caught on elsewhere in the world. During a trip to England last Nov., I was shocked at how many different stores I saw selling the full line of devices, some of which I hadn't even heard...
I'm moving. Again. I've never been one to turn down a newer, more interesting city, whether it be New Orleans, which I experienced and got swept out by Katrina, or Chicago, which always will feel like a second home. As I get older, though, my baggage is getting heavier. And by baggage, I mean books. No one is trying to be symbolic here. I have my own books, which, as of this year,...
It seems that just about every where you go this holiday season you’re going to be seeing tablets and e-readers. With the rate Apple is going, we might see the iPad at corner gas stations soon, but this is leaving the stand-alone e-readers in a bit of a pickle. Up until now you have had to go to a bunch of individual stores to see all the different e-readers such as the nook and the...
One of the things Apple is touting in its commercials is how the iPad can carry more books than you could ever read. While they are obviously referring to their own iBooks application, there are a ton of ways to read books and comics on the device. How do you know which one to choose? Once you pick one, you’re locked into their format so if you want to change devices you are making a...
It seems that any company related to books is now required by default to also have a company branded e-reader, no matter what their financial status may be. You can now add the Borders chain of book stores to that list. Borders has had a rough couple of years financially, culminating in the 2009 holiday season being down 14.7 percent from the year previous, and 182 of its retail...