Kobo Recognized for Innovative Design: Kobo Aura HD Named CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Award Honoree
Toronto, ON (PRWEB) November 13, 2013 -- Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced that its Kobo Aura HD eReader has been named an International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree. The Kobo Aura HD, touted as The Best eReader by the Wall Street Journal, is the world’s first high definition E Ink eReader – pushing the boundaries of design and technical capabilities to bring the best reading experience to the most passionate Readers. The device was selected by a panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of trade media for its outstanding design and engineering innovation.
“Our goal at Kobo is to create the best experience for the world’s most passionate Readers, and we’re thrilled to be honored by the CES Innovations Awards for our product design,” said Pamela Hilborn, Vice President of UX and Design, Kobo. “This eReader is meant to be visually beautiful while remaining comfortable to hold in your hands for long reading sessions. When designing the Kobo Aura HD, we drew inspiration from cues such as the raw beauty of folded paper. When reading, we want you to forget about the technology so you can truly enjoy and immerse yourself in your favorite stories.”
The influential Innovations Design and Engineering Awards are sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the producer of International CES, the global gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technology and have been recognizing achievements in product design and engineering since 1976. The Kobo Aura HD also recently won the German Design Award 2014.
For more on the inspiration behind Kobo’s design of the Kobo Aura HD, watch this video with Pamela Hilborn and Damian Lewis, Director of Product Design at Kobo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdpjaSn9w6w.
KOBO AURA HD – THE eREADER RE-IMAGINED
Designed for the most passionate Reader, the Kobo Aura HD delivers a superior eReading experience with the highest resolution display available on the market in an E Ink eReader. At 265 dpi and 1440x1080 resolution, and with a 6.8” Pearl E Ink touchscreen, the Kobo Aura HD offers 30 percent more reading surface and the closest experience to print-on-paper. Images and text are showcased beautifully and the ClarityScreen+ delivers a crisp, clear and glare-free eReading experience. The display has the most durable E Ink eReader screen on the market as proven by an independent test that revealed the screen stood up to drops from 3’ up to 2.4 times better than the competition. Available in Ivory, Espresso and Onyx, the Kobo Aura HD was designed to fit perfectly in the Reader’s hand, just as a hardcover book does, offering a truly ergonomic design and immersive reading experience. The Kobo Aura HD retails for $169.99 MSRP and is available at kobo.com as well as at top booksellers and retail partners around the world.
About Kobo Inc.
Kobo Inc. is one of the world’s fastest-growing eReading services offering nearly 4-million eBooks, magazines and newspapers to millions of customers in 190 countries. Believing that consumers should have the freedom to read any book on any device, Kobo provides consumers with a choice when reading. Kobo offers an eReader for everyone with a wide variety of E Ink eReaders and Google-Certified Android tablets to suit any Reader’s style including the award-winning Kobo Touch™, Kobo Mini, Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Arc, Kobo Arc 7, Kobo Arc 7HD, and Kobo Arc 10HD. Along with the company’s free top-ranking eReading apps for Apple®, BlackBerry®, Android®, and Windows®, Kobo ensures the next great read is just a page-turn away. Headquartered in Toronto and owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten, Kobo eReaders can be found in major retail chains around the world.
For more information please contact:
René d’Entremont
Public Relations Manager
rdentremont(at)kobo(dot)com
René d'Entremont, Kobo Inc., 416-977-8737 Ext: 3587, [email protected]
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