PaidContent.org has posted a nice table comparing the features and capabilities of a number of tablets and e-readers from Amazon (various Kindles, including the Fire tablet), Barnes and Noble (various Nooks, including the Nook Tablet), Sony (the WiFi reader), and Kobo (Touch and
the Vox tablet.)
Kobo made the move from E Ink to LCD touch year with
its Vox tablet, but its newest offering gives us everything the Vox was missing.
Kobo Vox — The Kobo
Vox tablet is on sale at Walmart for $ 169.
When Kobo released
the Vox tablet, many of our sources at Kobo told us they were close to releasing their ebook lending program.
Today the Good e-Reader staff was in Toronto getting exclusive hands on time with the Kobo
Vox Tablet.
Kobo Pulse has been a huge success for the company and was originally featured in the release of
their Vox Tablet last year.
The iPad display that has played host to so many of our fingerprints is based on IPS panels, while a key rival to it is the FFS (fringe field switching) LCD panel that has gone into the making of the recently launched Kobo
Vox tablet.
Pretty nice to look at, the Kobo
Vox Tablet looks sleek the Kobo signature quilted back panel.
Recently with
their VOX Tablet they unleashed «Pulse» which allows you to read comments other users made about the book.
This new tablet is the spiritual successor of the company's
Vox tablet.
Kobo is definitely moving in the right direction by integrating
the Vox Tablet with the premier Google Android ecosystem.
The Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet was announced on Monday as the bookseller's answer to the coming Amazon Kindle Fire and Kobo
Vox tablets.
Not exact matches
But with the introduction of the
Vox, Kobo is suddenly up against every mega-tech company in the world that's after a piece of the hot
tablet market.
Kobo recently revealed the
Vox, which although described as an eReader has some suspiciously
tablet - like features, such as e-mail, video, Web browsing and the ability to run Android apps.
With iPad and the launch of all the Android
tablet / readers — Kobo's Vox, Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet, Sony's Tablet S, and yes, Amazon's Kindle Fire (which may one day at least run an app that will read ePUB)-- each of the major eBook retailers has a device that should have no trouble supporting
tablet / readers — Kobo's
Vox, Barnes & Noble's Nook
Tablet, Sony's Tablet S, and yes, Amazon's Kindle Fire (which may one day at least run an app that will read ePUB)-- each of the major eBook retailers has a device that should have no trouble supporting
Tablet, Sony's
Tablet S, and yes, Amazon's Kindle Fire (which may one day at least run an app that will read ePUB)-- each of the major eBook retailers has a device that should have no trouble supporting
Tablet S, and yes, Amazon's Kindle Fire (which may one day at least run an app that will read ePUB)-- each of the major eBook retailers has a device that should have no trouble supporting ePUB3.
Furthermore, the Kobo
Vox clearly has its own development issues (hardware and software) that make it less attractive vs. B&N Nook
Tablet overall (which could be imported for use in Canada as an alternative choice until we are deemed a Fire - ready market by Amazon sometime in the future... Your audience in the UK and Australia may appreciate the above analysis also... Thanks for the informed buying decision advice!
THE KOBO
VOX — AMAZING PRICE of # 149.99 STARTING TODAY Perfect for families on the go and those who want to blend tablet functionality with their eReading experience, the Kobo Vox offers a seven - inch, FFS + multimedia touchscreen for a dynamic reading experience in vivid col
VOX — AMAZING PRICE of # 149.99 STARTING TODAY Perfect for families on the go and those who want to blend
tablet functionality with their eReading experience, the Kobo
Vox offers a seven - inch, FFS + multimedia touchscreen for a dynamic reading experience in vivid col
Vox offers a seven - inch, FFS + multimedia touchscreen for a dynamic reading experience in vivid color.
We know a ton of people use their Kindle Fire, Kobo
Vox and many other
tablets.
This new model completely blows away the Kobo
Vox, which was the company's first
tablet.
You might not buy a
Vox, but if you can use the Kobo App Store on any Android
tablet, then the brand still gets advertised.
IS the reason for the unique charger that the Kobo
Vox is meant to be an international ereader /
tablet and this way they can manufacture one «transformer» unit with exchangeable heads for sale in countries that use a different type of plug?
Sadly this site mentions nothing about the elephant that is Kobo who will coming crashing the glass house in October with their
Vox eReader
tablet.
Kobo has been developing
tablets since 2011, with the advent of the Kobo
Vox.
Toshiba might also have a contender for the likes of the Kindle Fire, Nook
Tablet, or the Kobo
Vox in the form of a new 7 inch device that it intends to launch during CES.
We are talking about the Kobo
Vox and Nook
Tablet.
The likes of the Kindle Fire, the Nook
tablet, or the Kobo
Vox have proved beyond doubt that there does exist a market for a low cost
tablet, and we will see if Apple will indeed go ahead and produce such a device.
The other big story from last week is the good showing of Android
tablets like Amamzon Kindle Fire, B&N Nook
Tablet or the Kobo
Vox.
I have a ton of experience with seven inch devices, such as Blackberry Playbook, Kindle Fire, Acer Iconia A100, Nook
Tablet, Skytex Alpha, Kobo
Vox, and many more.
Currently, the segment is dominated by the Kindle Fire, Nook
Tablet, and the Kobo
Vox.
The Nook
Tablet edges out the Kobo
Vox meager 800 MHZ CPU Processor with its dual - core 1 GHZ CPU and has double the amount of RAM with 1 GB.
The Kobo
Vox is the first
tablet offering from Canadian based Kobo.
On the LAPTOP Battery Test (Web surfing via Wi - Fi), the Kobo
Vox lasted just 4 hours and 40 minutes, about two hours less than the Android
tablet average.
As eReader manufacturers ease their way into the
tablet space, Kobo has introduced the
Vox, a competitively priced eReader powered by Android to go up against Amazon's Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble's Nook.
Kobo just announced the Kobo
Vox, an Android
tablet / ereader hybrid very similar to the Nook Color and Kindle Fire.
I read your preliminary review of the
Vox with interest as I'm planning to get a
tablet soon to use as a magazine and newspaper reader, since neither my Sony Touch nor the current Kobo ereader have colour and I like gardening books and magazines.
Kobo says that the
Vox weighs 0.89 pound, which puts it about even with the Nook
Tablet (0.88 pound) and the Kindle Fire (0.91 pound).
The
Vox has a microSD card slot and actual physical volume buttons which a lot of
tablets surprisingly lack these days.
We made it our mission to cater to people who have lower - end
tablets or devices such as the Kobo
Vox, Kindle Fire and Pandigital Novel.
It really kills the Kobo
Vox, Velocity Micro CRUZ and Elocity
Tablets in terms of processor speed and access to better quality apps.
I do nt know yet if I am keeping my
Vox (I am considering the Acer Iconia A100, which is just a few bucks more, anyone has any thoughts on this
tablet?)
I think it was important for B&N to offer a
tablet for the same price as the Amazon Kindle Fire and Kobo
Vox and not lose money on the whole deal.
The main reason we are carrying it in our own APP Store is because we know many
tablets like the Kobo
Vox, Kindle Fire, and Pandigital Novel can't access the real Google Market.
The Amazon Kindle Fire, Nook
Tablet, and Kobo
Vox certainly do a great job at satiating your literary thirst, but the gaming opportunities are very gratifying.
Though the
Vox may catch up with a few firmware upgrades, right now I'd recommend spending $ 100 more for another 7 ″
tablet that will do so much more.
Remember, the Kobo
Vox is an open Android
Tablet.
Kobo will be releasing their first
tablet dubbed «
Vox» this Friday at Chapters / Indigo locations and from their website in the USA.
What attracted me to the
Vox was its lower priced tag in terms of having an e - reader /
tablet combination.
I would recommend this more then the Kobo
Vox, Pandigital Novel, Micro Cruz and many other
tablets that cost $ 200 or less.
I almost prefer this
tablet then the kobo
vox, due to the dual cores and snappy resolution.
This game is compatible with most Android e-readers, including the Nook
Tablet, Kindle Fire, and Kobo
Vox.