http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/ Engadget Comments for Kobo eReader is Kobo's $149 E Ink play for Borders, we thumb through its virtual pages http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
Honestly, how often does meat work its way into Engadget's photos?]]>Mar 24th 2010 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/lol is it jus me or did the meat make this thing lool a bazillion times better.
Anyway i dont read much but at around 150$ im tempted, just need to see how it stacks up against sony's like-priced reader.]]>Mar 24th 2010 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
Flash would cast too harsh of a light, making photos crappy with glare? (Maybe use a diffuser or something...?)

No flash photography allowed there? (Bump up ISO? Generally max. 800-1600 for a half-decent DSLR, 400 or less for cheap P&S cams. You can usually get motionblur-free shots at 1/30 sec. or faster if you stand relatively still...)

Or is the lighting really that bad at CTIA?

Maybe I shouldn't be nitpicking on Engadget editors... >_>]]>Mar 24th 2010 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
Well at least we have some alternatives, don't we? Reactions: http://bit.ly/kobo-reader-verdict]]>Mar 30th 2010 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
yeah, the colour of the button is a turn off. it could have been something dark to give it the professional look instead of the fisherprice look.

all the same, it DOES look like nice hardware.

and the backdrops for this photo shoot are disgusting. dead rotting animals to stuff in your stomach . . . ewwwww. be healthy, go vegetarian!]]>Mar 24th 2010 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 25th 2010 2:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
All I want *is* a cheap, no-frills ebook reader, and this one seems almost perfect, especially if Kobo can offer a nice book store to go with it.]]>Mar 24th 2010 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/You missed the price?]]>Mar 24th 2010 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
You're right, they just read iPads.]]>Mar 24th 2010 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Give it two years tops. Although I'd estimate it might even get there by this time next year. ]]>Mar 25th 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
I think all of these "also-ran" e-readers will never catch on.]]>Mar 24th 2010 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
Which was Steve Jobs' whole point...when he said people don't read enough books to justify a piece of hardware that only does one thing..]]>Mar 24th 2010 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.koboereader.com here are some more specs. It connect with USB and Bluetooth, and the formats that it will support are ePub, PDF, Adobe DRM. That's enough almost to make me sell me sell my Ectaco Jetbook because it can't do DRM. I'm waiting for a few review.]]>Mar 24th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/The way I see it, I don't need the massive amount of features they cram into devices like the Kindle. When I go read a book, Id rather not be distracted by the fact I can go look at random things - When its time for reading, it is time for reading. ]]>Mar 24th 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
If the page refresh rate is good, and the price drops 50 bucks, I'll take 4.

AC
]]>Mar 24th 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://kobobooks.com/. Also, their eReader specs can be found here: http://koboereader.com/tech-specs.html

One of the neat things I read on their site was that you could transfer book purchase via Bluetooth as well. Apparently it also supports PDF reading as well.

This thing looks great if all you want is a decent eReader connected to an eBook service that offer tons of flexibility in terms of where you can read the content you purchase. I'm all over this once it's released.]]>Mar 24th 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
Check out http://www.Libertynewspost.com]]>Mar 24th 2010 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
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I don't purchase many books so it is important that I be able to check out ebooks from the public library.

If I can review large pdf or txt files that are work related that would be an added bonus.

Make it inexpensive and I'm there. Is this the device? ]]>Mar 24th 2010 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
Kindle 2 buttons are perfect, because you can keep your finger over them without pressing down. When it's time to press, simply press. No need to move hand(s). Personally, I'd like the Kindle buttons positioned a little higher on the device, but that's a preference. Side buttons, on the other hand (no pun intended) seem ergonomically misplaced.

Unfortunately, with so many readers, companies seem to be doing things different just to stand out instead of focusing on how a user will actually use the device.]]>Mar 24th 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
Nice to see they are focusing on a budget model.]]>Mar 24th 2010 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
It is pretty nice knowing in the midst of a digital revolution that my entire profile as a reader is backed up in real time. It helps with getting over not having physical content anymore.

Kindle is by far the best digital reading experience. ]]>Mar 24th 2010 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 25th 2010 2:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 24th 2010 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
"up here" being Canada.]]>Mar 24th 2010 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.koboereader.com/comparisons.html
Looks like the price they're advertising is what *we're* going to pay.]]>Mar 30th 2010 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
Wow - that's a first - I'm so used to things being priced in USD. Thanks for the info! I might just pick one of these up.]]>Mar 31st 2010 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/Mar 25th 2010 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
You should really try your local library :)]]>Mar 25th 2010 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/kobo-ereader-is-kobos-149-e-ink-play-for-borders-we-thumb-thr/
I'd love a cheap e-ink device for book reading, gameFAQs, etc.

I didn't see any mention of any sort of light though. It could use an LED book light of some sort built-in. Somehow they always miss that.]]>Apr 11th 2010 7:11PM