![]() The software is available in eight languages and two variants: English, French, Canadian French, Japanese, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese. Kobo Aura HD runs on the Kobo Firmware, based on the Linux kernel. Battery life was estimated to be up to two months, assuming 30 minutes of reading a day and Wi-Fi turned off. The ComfortLight introduced in the Kobo Glo was also present in the Kobo Aura, allowing a user to read in the dark. This was expandable via microSD card slot adding up to 32 GB of storage was possible. Built-in memory totalled 4 GB, allowing 3,000 books to be stored on the device. This was accompanied with an angular back design, resembling crumpled pages of a physical book, used for added grip. It was made of a new material whereas previous Kobo eReaders used a soft touch matte plastic, the Aura HD's body was made of a harder, shinier, plastic. The Aura HD shipped in three colours: espresso, ivory, and onyx. This screen was marketed as the "ClarityScreen+" by Kobo. It was also of a much higher resolution, with a WXGA+ 1440 × 1080 screen offering 265 ppi with Pearl E ink technology, the screen allowed for a much improved text rendering. The screen offered by the Aura HD offered 30% more screen area than the 6 inch screens of competitors. The hallmark feature of this device was the display - at 6.8 inches (diagonal) it was larger than other popular e-book readers such as the Kobo Glo, Kindle Paperwhite, and Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight with screens of 6 inches. Kobo's CEO announced in March 2015 that the Kobo Aura HD was officially discontinued. The marketing slogan of the Kobo Aura HD was "The eReader, reimagined." In October 2014 the Kobo Aura H2O was launched, it has a similar screen resolution to the Kobo Aura HD but has a waterproof coating. It arrived in stores in Canada and the United Kingdom on 25 April 2013. It was revealed 15 April 2013 and allowed for preorders the next day at a price of 169.99 USD/ CAD. The Kobo Aura HD (also called the Aura HD) is a limited-edition Kobo eReader device designed and marketed by Kobo Inc. If you want something functional to protect your Glo and hold it more like a book, this case will do it.Not to be confused with Kobo Aura. Much nicer to have a case which fits properly and exposes the power switch. The sleep/wake magnets were positioned wrong for the Kobo, and I had to push the reader up to the top and press the power button through the case. I had been using an old Paperwhite case which was too big, and covered the power switch. The Glo fits perfectly, and all ports and the power switch are easy to access. It’s too small for a pen, and who uses a stylus on an ereader, assuming you could find one small enough to fit? It’s not intrusive, though. I’m not crazy about the tiny stylus loop. You could run out to your local coffee shop with just the Glo and have everything you need. It has a nice little pocket on the inside of the front cover which is handy for receipts, a few bills or the like. That’s a minor quibble, though, and it doesn’t affect the function of the auto sleep/wake magnets, which have performed flawlessly. I say “mostly not a problem,” because the thickness of the padding does mean that the case doesn’t always close flush unless you make a point of adjusting it. It will certainly protect the Glo from a fall. It’s thicker and more padded than it looked in the picture on Amazon, but that’s mostly not a problem. Yes, at that price it’s synthetic leather, but there was virtually no smell out of the box, and it feels like leather to my hands. That brought the effective price down to $7.99. ![]() I opted for No Rush shipping and got $2.00 in Promotional credit, which was immediately used on a book. The only one I could find was the Omoton Kobo Glo HD Sleeve.Īt the time I ordered it, there were no reviews, so I was a bit apprehensive, but some folks on MobileRead raved about Omoton cases, so I figured I’d give it a try.Īt $9.99, you can’t go wrong with this case. I wanted a sleeve-type case because I find my thumb is more comfortable when it’s resting on something covering the bevel instead of on the bevel itself. I didn’t like the look of the official Kobo Glo HD sleepcover case, and my hunting for alternatives uncovered few alternatives. I’m more comfortable reading a device when it has a case, so I wanted to find one for my Kobo Glo. One of the downsides of owning an ereader with less popularity than an Amazon Kindle is finding accessories for it.
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