Kobo Vox: release date, pricing, and more – The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2011-10-31T15:26:03+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/2290866 https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Joanna Stern <![CDATA[Kobo Vox delayed until November 7th]]> https://www.theverge.com/2011/10/31/2526766/kobo-vox-delayed-until-november-7th 2011-10-31T11:26:03-04:00 2011-10-31T11:26:03-04:00
Kobo Vox

If you were counting down the days until the Kobo Vox went on sale, you're just going to have to keep counting. Kobo has quietly told those who pre-ordered the 7-inch tablet / e-reader that it will not be shipping until November 7th, 11 days after its promised October 28th ship date. It's not a huge delay, but let's not forget that its closest competitor (and more anticipated) - Amazon's Kindle Fire - starts shipping not too far after on November 15th. We're planning to review the Vox as soon as we can get one in hand, but in the meantime, check out everything we know about it in our database.

Update: Looks like November 7th is going to be a …

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]]> David Pierce <![CDATA[Kobo launches Vox, a $199.99 Android tablet for readers]]> https://www.theverge.com/2011/10/19/2500348/kobo-launches-vox-a-199-99-android-tablet-for-readers 2011-10-19T11:37:35-04:00 2011-10-19T11:37:35-04:00
Kobo Vox

Amazon has the Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble has the Nook Color, and now Kobo, never wanting to be left behind, has the Vox. The $199.99 tablet has a 7-inch AFFS+ display, which is designed to use less power and be more readable in sunlight than traditional LCDs. The interface looks to be a heavily modified version of Gingerbread, much like both Kindle Fire and Nook Color, and it's taken a similar app route as well - rather than full access to the Android Market, Kobo has curated 15,000 free apps that you can download to the device. There's 8GB of internal storage (with a card slot for up to 32GB more), which you can fill with content from Kobo …

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