What simply occurred? Kobo has launched a premium different to the Kindle Scribe that is only a hair extra reasonably priced than Amazon’s providing. The corporate’s month-to-month subscription service can be now obtainable in additional areas together with the US.
The brand new Kobo Elipsa 2E is described as a best-in-class studying and writing product. It encompasses a 10.3-inch E Ink touchscreen show (1,404 x 1,872 decision, 227 PPI) with a glare-free coating and built-in tech to scale back eye pressure from blue mild. The slate is powered by an unspecified processor clocked at 2 GHz alongside 32 GB of native storage and is claimed to be good for weeks of battery life (your mileage will differ, after all, relying on utilization).
Kobo’s newest comes with 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth baked in, measures 193 mm x 227 mm x 7.5 mm, and weighs 390 grams. It natively helps 15 file codecs, and is simply as a lot about creating as it’s consuming. The included Kobo Stylus 2 permits customers to jot down instantly on eBooks and PDFs or take notes at their leisure. For those who make a mistake, merely flip over the stylus and use the eraser to return in time.
Additionally it is price mentioning that Kobo Plus, the corporate’s all-you-can-eat subscription service, is now obtainable within the US and the UK.
Priced at $9.99 per thirty days, Kobo Plus Learn and Hear grants entry to greater than 1.3 million eBooks and north of 100,000 audiobooks. Optionally, you may get one or the opposite (eBooks or audiobooks) for less than $7.99 a month. The service could be accessed instantly on Kobo readers or through the devoted cellular app for Android or iOS.
The Kobo Elipsa 2E is accessible to pre-order for $399.99. At that value, it is going to compete with comparable choices already in the marketplace together with the Amazon Scribe and the Onyx Boox Nova Air C. For a restricted time, customers can rating a $25 Kobo eGift card with their pre-order. Search for it to ship on April 19.