Kobo Arc

Kobo Arc is Kobo 2nd attempt at tablet PC. Much like Amazon Kindle Fire, it have a custom skin over Android OS powering the tablet, called Tapestries.

It’s called Tapestries, and it breaks down your content on the device into categories like books, music and social and puts it in folder-like shortcuts on your screen. When you activate a Tapestry folder, it takes you to another screen that is immediately filled with your books, video, or your social networks. It sounds simple, but it’s such an interesting way to get at your content. 

One of the most frustrating things for new Android users is where all their stuff is being stored on the device. Is it in Gallery? File Manager? Can I search for it? With Tapestries, those questions are rendered moot. 

Source: Gizmodo Australia

Considering that Kobo is geared towards ebook, this is no surprise. As for the specs, it comes with dual core 1.5GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and Android 4.0 ICS powering the device. The screen is 7-inch, 1280 x 800, IPS display. Similar to the screen powering Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD.

The price ? Kobo Arc 16GB is available for $199, while the 32GB at $249 and 64GB at $299. Very friendly price for the specs.

If you are using your tablet for e-book reading, do consider Kobo Arc. For further review, you may want to check PC Magazine review of Kobo Arc.

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Barnes and Noble cuts NOOK prices

Barnes and Noble is cutting prices on their Nook Tablet for $159. The Nook Color is now $139. The price cut was made after Barnes and Noble releases their Nook HD, priced from $199. The Nook Color and Nook Tablet are similar to Amazon Kindle, they are primarily e-book reader.

Both the Nook Tablet and Nook Color are 7-inch tablet running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. At the current price range, these tablets are the best deal on the block. You can also get them with 24-hour shipping and same day delivery in Manhattan area.

While the company’s new tablets have even faster processors, software based on Android 4.0, and higher resolution displays, the NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet are probably some of the best tablets you can find for $159 or less. 

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As I said above, the Nook is a lot like the Amazon kindle. They are primarily e-reader and run customized version of Android to tie closely to Barnes and Noble catalog of e-books. So, if your primary use for tablet is e-book reading and you are on a budget, please consider Barnes and Noble Nook Color or Nook Tablet for your purchase.

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