TL;DR
- The DuRoBo Krono is available now in the US for $279.
- It comes with a smart dial to turn pages and can record and transcribe voice memos.
- It runs on Android 15, has Play Store support, built-in speakers and Bluetooth.
When DuRoBo demonstrated the ambitious new Krono e-reader At IFA in Berlin last year, it was only on pre-sale from Kickstarter. Now the company is actually opening regular retail sales of the device and it has also received some useful new updates.
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The features remain almost the same as last year. The Taj The 6.13-inch Carta 1200 ePaper display has a resolution of 300 ppi. It has an octa-core processor paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage doing the heavy lifting—not numbers you typically see in e-readers. It is powered by a 3,950 mAh battery.
However, in the months since it was first introduced, Krono has received many updates. First, the software has been upgraded from Android 13 to Android 15. It’s not the latest, but it’s pretty fresh.
It now also comes with a native browser app, the ability to pin apps to the home screen, and support for the Korean language. More importantly, the unusual smart dial button now has a smoother page-turning experience in third-party apps like the Kindle. Users can also change the scrolling direction of the smart dial – something DuRoBo says many users want.
You still get all the other features showcased at IFA, including the Spark AI-powered note-taking tool that lets you record voice memos and transcribe them automatically. It offers adjustable front lighting and has a minimalistic UI. Krono is equipped with built-in speakers and provides Bluetooth support for audiobooks, podcasts and music.
On paper, at least, the Krono appears to have many of the right ingredients to be a fairly capable e-reader. Available from today DuRoBo website and Amazonand the price is $279.
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