Kobo Aura H2O

Kobo Aura One eReader to Feature 7.8″ Screen (or Is It Six Inch?)

24 June, 2016 // 38 Comments

Kobo has new FCC filings this week which are bound to set the ebook community buzzing. Most of the useful details are concealed, but according to one set of paperwork, the Kobo Aura One (model [Read More ...]

DIY Solar Case for the Kobo Aura H2O

19 April, 2016 // 1 Comment

Amazon is reportedly planning to release a solar-powered case for the Kindle Oasis, but thanks to one industrious hacker it's going to be the second premium ereader with a solar case, rather than [Read More ...]

Best eBook Readers of 2015

28 November, 2015 // 12 Comments

A couple days ago I published an open topic post where I invited readers to ask any question they wanted. One reader asked me which device I thought was the best ereader on the market. That's [Read More ...]

Onyx Boox i86ML vs Pocketbook InkPad (video)

6 May, 2015 // 7 Comments

Onyx's new 8" ereader proved to be very disappointing when I reviewed a beta unit in late March, but the following video suggests that the production unit will be a lot better. A new video showed up [Read More ...]

The Kobo Aura H2O Survives Being Put On Ice (video)

30 March, 2015 // 3 Comments

Next up in the "even I'm not crazy enough to go there" category comes the tale of the Kobo Aura H2 SubZero. Inspired by the site of the Pocketbook Aqua surviving a near death experience with [Read More ...]

Review: Kobo Aura H2O

20 September, 2014 // 38 Comments

While many ebook reader makers have settled on the 6" screen as the standard. Kobo continues to buck the trend, first by releasing the 5" Kobo Mini in 2012 and then by jumping on the chance to [Read More ...]

Comparison: Kobo Aura HD vs Aura H2O, Frontlight and Screen Quality

14 September, 2014 // 16 Comments

Kobo's amazing new ereader is in many ways an improvement on its predecessor and on competing devices like the Kindle PW2, but it's not always easy to quantify how much better. While working on my [Read More ...]

A Brief Hands On Video of the Kobo Aura H2O

5 September, 2014 // 4 Comments

Reviews of Kobo's new waterproof ebook reader are still few and far between, so when this next video came across my desk yesterday I knew that everyone would want to see it. I'm still working on my [Read More ...]

Kobo Aura H2O Now up for Pre-order – My Review Unit Has Arrived

3 September, 2014 // 16 Comments

As promised by Kobo, their latest and greatest ebook reader the Aura H2O went up for pre-order on Monday. And much to my surprise my loaner review unit arrived today from Kobo, meaning that I [Read More ...]

Kobo Aura H2O to Go Up for Pre-Order 1 September, Will Ship 1 October

26 August, 2014 // 12 Comments

Kobo has yet to officially admit that they have a new ebook reader on the way, but that's no longer important now that just about all of the interesting details have leaked. Update: The product page [Read More ...]

New Leaks Show Kobo Aura H2O Coming 1 September, Will Cost $179

20 August, 2014 // 16 Comments

When Kobo's newest ereader cleared the FCC last week I knew it was going to be one of the more interesting ebook readers to launch this fall, and now that the specs have crossed my desk I can see [Read More ...]

New Kobo Aura H2O eReader Clears the FCC, Has Wifi and a 6.8″ Screen

18 August, 2014 // 20 Comments

Meet the Aura HD The drought of news about new US ebook readers ended today with the discovery that Kobo's next ebook reader has made an appearance on the FCC website. Kobo (or rather their hardware [Read More ...]

Next Kobo Aura Rumored to be Dust & Water Proof

6 July, 2014 // 5 Comments

The rumor about the next Kindle Paperwhite (Ice Wine) may have come to naught but I expect we'll have better luck with the latest rumor about Kobo. The font of all leaks, @evleaks, shared a new rumor [Read More ...]