I recently had a major issue with
my Kobo Wifi (they don't even sell it any more!)
Overall, the reading experience on
the Kobo WiFi is its best quality.
To be honest, I really wasn't expecting much from
the Kobo WiFi because I know that it falls into the category of a basic ebook reader.
What it comes down to is
the Kobo WiFi is designed to be a low - cost ereader and to be easy to use — even for those without computers — and at that it does its job well.
For organization,
the Kobo WiFi has different sections for books, newspapers and magazines, and documents.
The Kobo WiFi is a budget ebook reader that is one of the lowest - priced E Ink ereaders on the market.
It replaces
the Kobo WiFi but maintains many of the same features while adding some software and hardware upgrades.
To top that off the things
the Kobo WiFi does do it does well.
I have only ever briefly used the Libre Pro and the Kobo and
Kobo Wifi.
The PDF functionality of
the Kobo WiFi is basic compared to other ereaders, but it does do a serviceable job.
Yes, source code has been published for both the Kobo and
Kobo Wifi as dumps on GitHub.
More information is being written here on the wiki:
Kobo WiFi Hacking, Kobo eReader disassembled
The newspapers from Kobo load fast and navigating through them is easy with the touchscreen, much more intuitive than on
the Kobo Wifi having to use the nav button for everything.
I decided to do a test between the Kindle 3,
Kobo WiFi, and Sony Daily Edition to compare which offered the best newspaper reading experience.
Another option to consider would be
the Kobo WiFi.
I was finally able to stop reading for long enough to finish up
the Kobo WiFi Review.
The Kobo WiFi is the first E Ink ereader priced under $ 100 but there are a number of LCD - based ereaders under $ 100 today, including monochrome ereaders like the Aluratek Libre and Ectaco jetBook.
In another 6 months or so
the Kobo WiFi might be down to that.
Here's an interesting device I stumbled upon at Walmart.com while checking out the new listing for
the Kobo WiFi, the Ematic EB101B 7 ″ eBook Reader.
E Ink's other brand of ereader display is called Vizplex, used on
the Kobo WiFi and many others.
This is
the Kobo WiFi's Vizplex screen next to the SiPix screen.
And if no WiFi is a deal - breaker, Borders also has
the Kobo WiFi for $ 99.
This SiPix vs E Ink review compares the Kindle 3 and
Kobo WiFi's E Ink screens with the new Pandigital Novel's SiPix screen.
I just ordered one —
the Kobo wifi feels much better than the Nook Touch to me, and I didn't want to face constant book ads on the front screen of the Nook or only have 25 % of the memory available for sideloaded books.
This year the Kobo eReader was a very popular gift with people around the world receiving new Kobo Touch, Kobo Vox eReader and
Kobo Wifi devices, driving company sales to a record high.
In this review we take a solid look at the new
Kobo WIFI ereader!
I bought
a kobo wifi in January 2011 read a bout 4 books on it then the screen developed a ghost image.
The new Kobo e-reader comes one year after the company initially launched its first e-reader and then a few months later issued out the wildly popular
Kobo WIFI.
I returned my first
Kobo WiFi eReader and now the second
Kobo WiFi eReader only shows me half of the page.
Kobo is offering refurb
Kobo WiFi readers for $ 50, and I also found an older Sony Reader device for $ 72 today.
SiPix vs E Ink — eReader Screen Technologies Compared This SiPix vs E Ink review compares the Kindle 3 and
Kobo WiFi's E Ink screens with the Pandigital Novel's SiPix screen.
i bought
a kobo wifi and it is great.
I hate
the KOBO wifi reader.
Kobo has told us that pulse will be implemented in their entire product line of readers, such as the Kobo Touch and
Kobo WIFI.
In the end, there are plenty of new reading features to appeal to people who have previous iterations of
the Kobo WIFI or Kobo Touch.
Starting October 17th over 750 WH Smith stores in the UK and Ireland will begin selling the Kobo Touch and
Kobo WIFI e-readers.
For comparisons sake,
the Kobo WiFi is also selling for # 99 from WHSmith and -LSB-...]
Kobo primarily markets their e-readers via international markets and has created a huge demand for their legacy e-readers, such as
the Kobo WIFI, Kobo Glo and Kobo Touch.
It simply could not legally do business with any other major retailers to put
the Kobo WIFI and Kobo Vox on the shelves.
Received
a Kobo Wifi for Christmas 2011.
They have just put
the Kobo WIFI on Sale from # 67.00 to # 49.00.
The Kobo WIFI edition was released on October 15th 2010.
The Kobo WIFI was the second model the company ever made and has enjoyed fairly robust sales in Canada and overseas.
Not exact matches
I now have a
Kobo Touch and I keep the
wifi off.
I have never owened any other e-reader but
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First up is the $ 79
Kobo Mini, which sports a 5 - inch E-Ink touch display along with 2 GB of internal storage (sorry folks, no expandable memory here),
WiFi, and
Kobo's now - standard social reading features.
Kobo * claims * they will have an upgrade sometime in May that will allow direct download for the newer
wifi Sony eReaders, but I'm thinking it will be more like May - be.
One of the hidden blessings of the software on the
Kobo Glo is the ability to surf the internet on a
WIFI connection.
This is because there is now a proxy between the main
Kobo servers and your own
WIFI network.
If you have already installed the update via the
Kobo Desktop Software or pushed via
WIFI, the build you have is safe.