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Kobo Mini review
If you'd rather not travel with a high-end tablet and think that even a Kindle is too big to carry on the daily commute, the touchscreen Kobo Mini could be the e-reader for you. At a mere five inches across the diagonal, it's the tiniest e-reader we've seen since the Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-300, though it's not the slimmest. At just a ... Читать дальше
Обзор. TechRadar, автор: Jamie Carter
Kobo Mini review - Pocket rocket
This, the smallest e-reader on the market at around 5 inches, is gadget nirvana for book-loving commuters. The secret is in its size, which is carefully judged to fit into a handbag, a chest pocket of a shirt, or even the back pocket of a pair of jeans. Design Built around a E Ink screen with a 600x800 resolution and 16-level greyscale, the Kobo ... Читать дальше
Миниобзор. Pocket-lint, автор: Jamie Carter
Kobo Mini review: does the world need a smaller e-reader?
While tablet and smartphone manufacturers battled it out over screen sizes, e-reader makers seem to have settled on an industry standard of 6-inch displays. It's a trend that Kobo, at least, is trying to buck. The company is supplementing its flagship device with a smaller model, the $79 Kobo Mini, which has a more diminutive 5-inch screen, and ... Читать дальше
Обзор. Engadget, автор: Brian Heater
Kobo Glo review - Scared of the dark?
When we first saw a prototype of the 6-inch, touch-screen Kobo Glo and its built-in ComfortLight a few months back, we asked a simple question to its makers: why didn't anyone think of this idea before? As it turns out, they did – you only have to check the subsequent Kindle Paperwhite and the Nook SimpleTouch with GlowLight for proof of that. ... Читать дальше
Миниобзор. Pocket-lint, автор: Jamie Carter
Kobo Glo review
It may sound like something to do with discrete illumination in a toilet bowl, but the ComfortLight on the Kobo Glo brings the e-reader bang up to date. In fact, with the arrival of the Kindle Paperwhite, it seems that Amazon thinks that backlighting is really the only way to sell e-readers. Barnes & Noble is following suit by selling the Nook ... Читать дальше
Обзор. TechRadar, автор: Jamie Carter
Kobo tries to take on Amazon and Barnes & Noble with its new Android tablet and e-readers (hands-on)
Kobo looked to take some of Amazon's thunder by announcing a couple of new e-readers and a 7-inch Android tablet just before Jeff Bezos took the stage a couple of weeks ago, and now we've had a chance to try out the new devices for ourselves. The Canadian company has a tall task in convincing consumers to consider their products in the face of ... Читать дальше
Предобзор. The Verge, автор: Dante D'Orazio
Kobo Glo review: another illuminated e-reader lights up the market
There's nothing like a good underdog story. Aside from last year's failed Vox tablet, Kobo has made some quality devices, but has still failed to make a huge dent in the e-reader market -- a space dominated by Amazon and Barnes & Noble. In the case of the Glo front-lit e-reader ($129), Kobo might just be hampered by unfortunate timing. Though the ... Читать дальше
Обзор. Engadget, автор: Brian Heater