PocketBook has launched one other ereader with a coloration E Ink display known as the PocketBook Verse Professional Colour, and it’s now obtainable to order from PocketBook’s official Amazon retailer.
This mannequin contains a 6″ E Ink Kaleido 3 display just like the Kobo Clara Color that was launched a number of months in the past. At $169, the PocketBook is $20 costlier than the Kobo, nevertheless it does have a number of issues the Kobo lacks, like bodily web page buttons and text-to-speech assist. The construct high quality of PocketBooks tends to be a bit nicer as effectively.
The Verse Professional Colour runs PocketBook’s Linux-based software program, not Android like some PocketBooks, so the software program doesn’t assist putting in Android apps sadly, however apps like KOReader often work on PocketBooks.
This mannequin has 16GB of space for storing and a quad-core CPU, so it must be a bit zippier than older fashions, and it’s additionally waterproof, nevertheless it doesn’t have a reminiscence card slot like some PocketBooks.
It has an indented display as a substitute of a flush entrance like some fashions. It additionally has a Smartlight with adjustable coloration temperature. There’s Bluetooth for TTS and audiobooks, and the USB port helps audio adapters as effectively. PocketBooks assist Adobe DRM for bought ebooks and library ebooks, alongside a variety of extra DRM-free codecs.
Right here’s the complete checklist of specs and PocketBook’s introductory video:
PocketBook Verse Professional Colour Specs
- 6″ E Ink Kaleido 3 Display.
- Decision: 300ppi – 1072 × 1448 (greyscale); 150ppi – 536 × 724 (coloration).
- Capacitive touchscreen.
- Quad-core 1.8 GHz CPU.
- 1GB RAM.
- 16GB inner storage.
- 2100 mAh Li-Ion Polymer battery.
- Rotation sensor.
- Twin band WiFi.
- Bluetooth 5.4.
- USB-C port.
- Waterproof: IPx8 rated.
- OS: Linux 4.9.56.
- Supported e-book codecs: ACSM, AZW, AZW3, CBR, CBZ, CHM, DJVU, DOC, DOCX, EPUB (DRM), EPUB, FB2, FB2.ZIP, HTM, HTML, MOBI, PDF (DRM), PDF, PRC, RTF, TXT.
- Supported audio codecs: MP3, MP3.zip, OGG, OGG.zip, M4A, M4B.
- Textual content-to-speech.
- Dimensions: 108 x 156 x 7.6mm.
- Weight: 182 grams.
- Worth: $169 at Amazon
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