Amazon just revamped its e-book family in a big way by announcing the first Kindle with stylus support. Its about kindle scribea device with an electronic ink screen (E Ink) 10.2 inches and 300 dpi that can be used to take notes by hand in a natural way, as if we were writing on paper.
In other words, we are dealing with a device that is presented as a kind of hybrid between a tablet and an electronic book reader. €369.99 which will initially be available later this year. This is the first 300 dpi front-lit display to have an adjustable warm light,” said Kevin Keith, product manager at Amazon.
Kindle Scribe Data Sheet
kindle scribe |
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DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT |
Device: 196 x 230 x 5.8mm 433g Stylus: 162 x 8.8 x 8.4mm 14g |
SCREEN |
Paperwhite display technology with built-in light 300 dpi optimized font technology 16-level grayscale |
STORAGE |
16GB, 32GB, or 64GB |
DRUMS |
“Up to 12 weeks based on half an hour of reading per day” |
CONNECTIVITY AND PORTS |
Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz networks USB-C |
WATERPROOF |
Nope |
SUPPORTED FORMATS |
Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, MOBI unprotected, PRC natively; PDF, DOCX, DOC, HTML, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP via conversion; Audible Audio Format (AAX). |
PRICE |
€369.99 |
The first Kindle with stylus support
Amazon is confident that the new Kindle Scribe is capable of offering the screen contrast and clarity that Kindle users are accustomed to, but also can be written on its entire surface. Precisely, in this sense, two types of optical pencils can be purchased. The basic will be included with the device.
But you can also purchase a $30 “Premium” version that includes a customizable shortcut button and a draft sensor on top. In either case, users will be able to magnetically attach the pen to the device, which features Wacom’s EMR technology.
The stylus will not only work for taking notes by hand, but will also be useful for writing and highlighting PDF documents. Also, Amazon says it’s partnered with Microsoft to enable starting next year export Word documents directly to Kindle.
Price, versions and availability of the new Kindle Scribe
The new Kindle Scribe can now be booked on Amazon for a price that starts at 369.99 euros. You can choose between versions of 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB of storage. In addition, as mentioned above, the premium stylus will also be available for purchase separately.
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George is Digismak’s reported cum editor with 13 years of experience in Journalism