Amazon is making two additions to its lineup of writing tablets: the Kindle Scribe 3, and the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. The company showed off the new ereaders at its fall hardware event in New York.
The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is the first time Amazon has added a full-color display to its notebook-like ereader. According to the company, the full-color display is meant to look crisp but "subtle," without the harsh brightness of a typical tablet. The included pen will support writing in 10 different colors and five different shades of highlighter.
Meanwhile, the new Scribe 3 has been redesigned to be significantly thinner and lighter than its predecessor. It's also been revamped for a faster writing and page-turning experience, according to Amazon. During the event, the company said that writing latency "is down to under 12 milliseconds."
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Both tablets come with a new "texture-molded glass" display and a redesigned LED light system at the front of the display. They also both come with an updated processor (Amazon described it as a "quad-core" chip) and increased memory.
Like last year's Scribe 2, both new models will come with a bunch of AI features, including the ability to generate summaries and search through your notes. Amazon also plans to integrate the Scribe devices into its Alexa+ service so users can ask Alexa questions based on the contents of their notebooks. Amazon is also adding an AI-powered summary feature for ebook readers, called "So Far," that will deliver summaries based on how much of a book you've already read, so you don't have to worry about potential spoilers.
The third-generation Kindle Scribe will start at $500 and the Scribe Colorsoft starts at $630.The company also plans to sell a version of the Scribe 3 without a light for $430.
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Amazon is hosting a hardware event in New York City where we expect the company to unveil new Echo, Kindle and other devices. There may also be updates to Alexa+ even though there was already a special event dedicated to the smarter assistant in February this year. Follow Engadget's Amazon event liveblog for real-time updates.