The Kobo Touch is the third generation of the Kobo

Kobo eReader

The Kobo eReader is an e-book reader produced by Toronto-based company Kobo Inc. The original version was released in July 2010 and was marketed as a minimalist alternative to the more expensive e-book readers available at the time. , fifty-eight percent of Kobo Inc is owned by Indigo Books & Music...

 e-reader

E-book

An electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital...

 device by Kobo Inc.

Kobo Inc.

Kobo Inc. is the company that makes the Kobo eReader, and its headquarters is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 2009. The majority shareholder is Indigo Books and Music. Before being spun off, Kobo was a division of Indigo...

A new Kobo model featuring an infrared touch-screen interface was revealed on May 23, 2011 and hit shelves in the U.S on June 10 for $129.99. Other improvements include an E Ink

E Ink

E Ink is a specific proprietary type of electronic paper manufactured by E Ink Corporation, founded in 1997 based on research started at the MIT Media Lab...

 Pearl screen, a faster processor capable of smooth PDF panning, 802.11n Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...

 capability, and reduced size and weight.

15 free previews of select books are included, rather than the 100 public domain books included on previous models.

Specs

• Screen: 6-inch, 800x600 Pearl E Ink Display
• Weight: 184g (7.05 Ounces)
• Size: 114mm x 165mm x 10mm (4.5 in. X 6.5 in. X 0.4 in.)
• Processor: 800 MHz Freescale i.MX508
• Storage Capacity: 2GB (1GB for content)
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
  
  , MicroSD, Micro USB
• Formats: ePub, PDF, Adobe DRM, RTF
  Rich Text Format
  The Rich Text Format is a proprietary document file format with published specification developed by Microsoft Corporation since 1987 for Microsoft products and for cross-platform document interchange....
  
  , HTML
  HTML
  HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
  
  , TXT
  Text file
  A text file is a kind of computer file that is structured as a sequence of lines of electronic text. A text file exists within a computer file system...
  
  , Comic Book Archive file, JPEG
  JPEG
  In computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality....
  
  , PNG, BMP, GIF
  GIF
  The Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability....
  
  , TIFF
• Kobo Store Library: Approx. 500,000 Premium Books and 1,800,000 Free Books
• Battery Life: Up to 2 weeks, varying by use (Touch. According to product box, 1 month on website))

Like the original Kobo model, the Touch is manufactured in China.