That's great! I saw Kobo's pic on facebook of the pool. Terrific device, and I'm very glad to see it'll be in stores in time for Christmas. The unit I held had firmware 3.7.0 installed (3.5.0 is the current public firmware for the Aura and Aura HD). The Kobo logo is unobtrusively done in gloss finish against the matte bezel in dark type, centered at the bottom it looks classier than on the HD. The H2O will come only in black (no espresso, no white), although it's really a very deep charcoal, not a solid black. The companys name is an anagram of 'book'. Plus, the refurbished Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 lets you carry up to 6,000 eBooks wherever you go with 8 GB of storage. The Kobo eReader is an e-reader produced by Toronto-based Kobo Inc. We give you a full hands on and show you the menus, st. Eyestrain is minimized with adjustable ComfortLight PRO with blue light reduction. Today we look at the yet unreleased Kobo Aura H20 This is the brand new 6.8 inch waterproof e-reader. The multitouch screen can detect when it has numerous points of contact simultaneously the device interprets that circumstance as it being under water, or dappled with water spots, and can show a screen message to that effect (which can be disabled).Ĭase is slightly smaller and thinner than on the Aura HD, but the texture of the bezel and back is pretty much the same, as is the shape of the back. It features an impressive glare-free, 6.8' Carta E Ink touchscreen that reads like print on paper, even in direct sunlight. The micro-SD slot and micro-USB connector are on the bottom, and, to maintain the waterproof seal, there's a hatch cover that goes over them. However, all of this can also be said of the cheaper Amazon Kindle. It’s light, it’s easy to read, and it has decent battery life. I gave this to my wife as christmas present as shes an avid bathtub reader. The new Carta screen does noticeably whiter whites and blacker blacks than the screen on the HD. The Kobo Aura H2O is a solid addition to the ereader market. Only one physical switch (power) light on/off is now done by running a finger up the far left-hand side of the screen (from 0%, or off, at the bottom to 100% at the top). Shipping October 1 Canadian retail price of $179. While not indestructible, this Kindle competitor can survive being submerged in water. The launch party was held poolside, with a synchronized-swimming team going in and out of the water with H2O units. In the two plus weeks since I got this review unit from Kobo, I have found many reasons to like the Aura H2O, but. ![]() Like its predecessor this ereader asks for a premium price, and like the Aura HD this device offers a value which more than makes up for the extra cost. ![]() Beautiful machine, very similar in form to the Kobo Aura HD, which it replaces. The Aura H2O is Kobo’s second ereader to use the 6.8 E-ink screen. Kobo’s offering is the peak in terms of e-reader hardware right now Amazon’s device is slightly smaller and lighter, but you get a far superior screen from the Aura H2O, as well as the. I was a guest at the Kobo Aura H2O launch party in Toronto (where Kobo is headquartered) this evening, and have now held the device in my hands.
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