Kobo has officially announced the Kobo Arc, their first ever Android tablet, it’s clearly gunning for Amazon’s Kindle Fire. Specs include a 7- inch 1280×800 IPS display, a 1.5GHz processor and 1GB of RAM, plus there’s a 2- megapixel front facing camera for video chat and Skype calls.
The Arc sports Android Ice Cream Sandwich along with Kobo’s own Tapestries interface. There’s access both to the Kobo catalogue where you can download and purchase over 3 million books, and the Google Play Store with over 600,000 applications.
The Arc offers 10 hours of reading and up-to 2 weeks on standby. It comes in two versions – an 8GB model costing just £169, and the 16GB version costing £199.
They also announced to other e-readers, the Gio which will cost just £99, and the Kobo Mini with an ultra-cheap £60 price-tag. The Gio sports a 6- inch e-ink display and has 2GB of built-in storage, plus it’s weighs just 185g and measures in at only 10mm. The Kobo Mini is completely different, it has a smaller 5- inch screen and is available in an array of swappable colours. Both the Gio and Mini will go on sale from the 1st of October.
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