Kobo Glo

The Kobo Glo is one of the most recent additions to the e-reader market. It is also proving to be one of the most competitive additions by offering everything we have come to expect of an e-reader and much more. As the name suggests, the Glo offers front-lit technology enabling readers to use their Kobo day or night. And because the device utilizes a pearl e-ink screen, there is no more strain on your eyes than reading off of a piece of paper.

Design of the Kobo Glo

The first thing you will notice about the Glo is how compact and sleek the unit is at 4.5 x 6.2 x 0.39 inches. But this unassuming frame carries a lot of power; with a 1 GHz processor and 2 GB internal storage, users can store and access thousands of e-books instantaneously. And if need even more space for your e-book library, the Glo offers an SD card slot with maximum memory capacity of up to 32 GB.

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The Kobo Glo is one of the most recent additions to the e-reader market. It is also proving to be one of the most competitive additions by offering everything we have come to expect of an e-reader and much more. As the name suggests, the Glo offers front-lit technology enabling readers to use their Kobo day or night. And because the device utilizes a pearl e-ink screen, there is no more strain on your eyes than reading off of a piece of paper.

Design of the Kobo Glo

The first thing you will notice about the Glo is how compact and sleek the unit is at 4.5 x 6.2 x 0.39 inches. But this unassuming frame carries a lot of power; with a 1 GHz processor and 2 GB internal storage, users can store and access thousands of e-books instantaneously. And if need even more space for your e-book library, the Glo offers an SD card slot with maximum memory capacity of up to 32 GB.

The 6-inch touch-screen offers a 1024 x 768 high-resolution image that competes well with any other e-reader on the market. The touch-screen is highly responsive and includes touch to turn functionality, so you’re able to flip through pages or entire chapters of a text with taps or swipes of your finger

Unique Features

The most unique feature of the Kobo Glo is no doubt the no glare ComfortLight technology that gives the user adjustable backlit settings. This built-in light means that users do not have to strain their eyes at night, and do not have to burn excess power on their Kobo when they are in a well-lit area.

The Kobo Glo’s standard font has been designed specifically for Kobo by typography experts to be one of the most readable and easy on the eyes fonts available. But for those who want customizability, Kobo also offers seven additional fonts in up to 24 different sizes with adjustable sharpness and margin settings. And because Kobo utilizes the WHSmith eBooks store and offers support for ePub format books, there is a virtually bottomless supply of e-books in all genres available for the Kobo.

The Kobo Glo also comes with everything else that we’ve come to expect of e-readers as well, from Wi-Fi functionality to a competitive battery. One charge of the battery offers maximum life of one month, or a whopping 55 hours when used at full power. The bottom line for the Kobo Glo is that it brings a load of new features to the e-reader market and demonstrates mastery of old features, making it one of the most competitive e-readers to date.

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