"Kobo Aura HD" adopts touchscreen of 265 ppi · resolution 1440 × 1080 and starts reservation sale in North America from today

Rakuten's subsidiary Kobo is the e-book reader kobo's limited edition "Kobo Aura HDWe began reservation sale on April 16 in North America. Using 6.8 inch electronic paper, the resolution is 1440 × 1080 at 265 ppi, and three kinds of colors are available: ivory, espresso and onyx.

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This is Kobo Aura HD. The thickness is about 1.2 cm, and the weight is about 240 g. On the touch screen, the paper space is 30% wider than before, and with 1 GHz processor, it is 25% faster than conventional products and page turning can be performed smoothly. Backlight,802.11nWi - Fi, microUSB port, 4GB storage, microSD card can be expanded to 32GB. It is a specification that can store thousands of e-books. The battery will last up to two months.


Because of the quick response, Internet connection via Wi-FiKobo eBookstoreYou can use comfortably. All 10 types of fonts are adjusted in 1 pixel units and letters are displayed smoothly regardless of which of 24 levels of font size is selected. The home screen is also a new contemporary library screen.


The recommended retail price is $ 169.99 (about 16,000 yen). In Canada and the UK, we will conduct over-the-counter sales from April 25, and release from the United States will be from May.