New Kobo eReader tablet?

afv011 · 09-23-2011, 11:32 AM

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What's this mystery e-reader? It's the Kobo Vox, and it just made its debut on the FCC's site. Is it a reworked version of the relatively recently released Touch Edition? Is it a brand new reader from the company? The device is listed as being an "eReader Tablet," so perhaps it's something more akin to Barnes & Noble's Nook Color or the Kindle tablet reportedly in the works from Amazon.

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stonetools · 09-23-2011, 01:43 PM

Heh, I called a possible Kobo Tablet a couple of weeks ago. Doesn't take any genius skills to predict that, however. Once Amazon ships its tablet, Kobo would have been the only one of the Big Five booksellers, ( Apple, Google, Amazon, B&N are the others) without a tablet. I'm sure Kobo sells ( or wants to sell), magazines, comics, and children's books as well.

wes101 · 09-23-2011, 01:50 PM

All their devices are very simple to use, having very little buttons/features so why would they make a "tablet" that could be semi hard for some folks out there.

I've heard people that have trouble using a ipad which is suppose to be the "easiest" tablet to use

stonetools · 09-23-2011, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by wes101

All their devices are very simple to use, having very little buttons/features so why would they make a "tablet" that could be semi hard for some folks out there.

I've heard people that have trouble using a ipad which is suppose to be the "easiest" tablet to use

WHAAAT!

I personally know of one parent who says his four year old can navigate on the father's iPad. YouTube is full of toddlers using iPads . Tablets are most certainly not "semi hard" for the average user.

As for why a Kobo Tablet, see my post above.
I don't see it replacing the e-ink reader, BTW. Juist like B&N and Amazon, Kobo will have both tablets AND e-ink readers, so rest easy.

wes101 · 09-23-2011, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by stonetools

WHAAAT!

I personally know of one parent who says his four year old can navigate on the father's iPad. YouTube is full of toddlers using iPads . Tablets are most certainly not "semi hard" for the average user

As for why a Kobo Tablet, see my post above.
I don't see it replacing the e-ink reader, BTW. Juist like B&N and Amazon, Kobo will have both tablets AND e-ink readers, so rest easy.

The average user is not what im talking about its the people who buy a mac because they think its easier to use.

SensualPoet · 09-23-2011, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by stonetools

As for why a Kobo Tablet, see my post above.
I don't see it replacing the e-ink reader, BTW. Juist like B&N and Amazon, Kobo will have both tablets AND e-ink readers, so rest easy.

Another reality check here. Kobo, scrappy and ambitious as it is, is a very, very small company. It would be an incredibly expensive investment to launch a tablet at this stage of the market. They are busy building out their platform and interconnecting all the bits (and doing a great job).

I'd guess Kobo Vox is an evolutionary step: an eink reader with sound capability which may facilitate mp3s, background music or efficient playback of audiobooks. I would not expect a tablet in 2011.

stonetools · 09-23-2011, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SensualPoet

Another reality check here. Kobo, scrappy and ambitious as it is, is a very, very small company. It would be an incredibly expensive investment to launch a tablet at this stage of the market. They are busy building out their platform and interconnecting all the bits (and doing a great job).

I'd guess Kobo Vox is an evolutionary step: an eink reader with sound capability which may facilitate mp3s, background music or efficient playback of audiobooks. I would not expect a tablet in 2011.

They describe it as a " Reader Tablet". Doesn't sound like an eink reader to me. Come on, SP, you've got to believe in your fellow countrypersons. O Canada ! Go maple leafs A!

icedtea · 09-23-2011, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by stonetools

They describe it as a " Reader Tablet". Doesn't sound like an eink reader to me. Come on, SP, you've got to believe in your fellow countrypersons. O Canada ! Go maple leafs A!

I think you mean 'eh,' not A.

taming · 09-24-2011, 10:42 AM

In the realm of wild speculation...Pixel Qi? Kobo was in talks with Notion Ink at last year's CES.

At the other end of this particular rumour http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...lears-the-fcc/

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It’s my guess that this is a device that Kobo worked on and then decided not to release. I suspect that Wistron sent it through the FCC becuase they have a business partner that is interested.

RainingLemur · 09-24-2011, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by icedtea

I think you mean 'eh,' not A.

What are you talkin' aboot?

A Kobo tablet would be interesting to see. I imagine it'd be rather simple to use.

J. Strnad · 09-25-2011, 11:58 AM

I'm still reeling at the thought, a few posts above, that anyone would let their 4-year-old within grasping range of their iPad!

Then again, I was walking in front of the first row of the theater yesterday and nearly stepped on someone's iPad, on the floor in front of their seat. So, go figure!

SensualPoet · 09-29-2011, 04:36 PM

Boy, was I wrong! The Kobo Vox really is a tablet, not an enhanced touch screen ereader. Looks like it will have a very nice implementation of Reading Life and Pulse, the enhanced social networking tool that Kobo announced at Facebook f8 last week.

taming · 09-29-2011, 05:53 PM

Not much in the way of details, yet--not even what flavour of Android. Nothing even mentioning a browser, though it comes with Twitter and FB preloaded. I'm thinking more enhanced book reader with an emphasis on social media, but who knows.

pvs · 09-29-2011, 06:06 PM

Looks interesting, at least it comes with a SD card slot. My main problem with the Kindle Fire is the lack of a SD card. I'm hoping for a IPS screen, I didn't like the screen on the iconia 7" A100 tablet.

afv011 · 09-29-2011, 07:36 PM

Here's a leak with pictures: source.

09-23-2011, 01:50 PM	#3
wes101 Zealot Posts: 121 Karma: 42214 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: CANADA Device: Kobo touch	All their devices are very simple to use, having very little buttons/features so why would they make a "tablet" that could be semi hard for some folks out there. I've heard people that have trouble using a ipad which is suppose to be the "easiest" tablet to use Last edited by wes101; 09-23-2011 at 01:55 PM.

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stonetools Wizard Posts: 2,016 Karma: 2838487 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Ipad, IPhone	Heh, I called a possible Kobo Tablet a couple of weeks ago. Doesn't take any genius skills to predict that, however. Once Amazon ships its tablet, Kobo would have been the only one of the Big Five booksellers, ( Apple, Google, Amazon, B&N are the others) without a tablet. I'm sure Kobo sells ( or wants to sell), magazines, comics, and children's books as well.

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J. Strnad Guru Posts: 915 Karma: 3537194 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo, Kindle 3, Paperwhite	I'm still reeling at the thought, a few posts above, that anyone would let their 4-year-old within grasping range of their iPad! Then again, I was walking in front of the first row of the theater yesterday and nearly stepped on someone's iPad, on the floor in front of their seat. So, go figure!

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taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Not much in the way of details, yet--not even what flavour of Android. Nothing even mentioning a browser, though it comes with Twitter and FB preloaded. I'm thinking more enhanced book reader with an emphasis on social media, but who knows.

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